A FestivalThe sound of drums is drowned out by the noise of the crowd . Holding a Bible, a sword and a monstrance, Hussite preachers march forward.
Waggons carrying Hussite warriors armed with flails and halberds rattle over the cobblestones.
High above all this commotion, only the stone statue of the Hussite military leader Jan i ka of Trocnov, mace stretched out over the crowds, remains silent. The seventh T bor Festival has begun, a historical celebration held as part of the European Heritage Days.