CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague's annual Zombie Walk marches through the streets of the Czech capital

Record ID: 860893

  • Title: CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague's annual Zombie Walk marches through the streets of the Czech capital
  • Date: 7th May 2012
  • Summary: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (MAY 5, 2012) (REUTERS) PEOPLE AT KAMPA PARK IN PRAGUE ZOMBIES ENTERING THE PARK MASKED ZOMBIES GIRL WITH NEEDLE THROUGH HER TONGUE WOMAN DRESSED AS LARA CROFT ZOMBIE REGISTRATION (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) ORGANISER JAKUB KRASNY, SAYING: "This is the fifth Zombie Walk here, we started in 2008. This is the oldest walk in the country even we have another walks in other towns like Pilsen and so on. This is the oldest one. Last year we had one thousand of participants and will see if we succeed to break this number today." GIRL BEING SPRAYED WITH RED PAINT (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) STUDENT ZOMBIES IVA AND SABINA, SAYING: "We had a lesson about first aid in the school and the lecturer told us how to do mix for this make up and blood. You need flower, a bit of lemon and some salt." MASKED GIRL (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) ZIPPER ZOMBIE MARIA KRON, SAYING: "This design is not my idea, I found it on YouTube a year ago." ZOMBIE GIRLS KISSING (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) ZOMBIE JAKUB, SAYING: "I drink only Metaxa with blood." (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) SMOKING ZOMBIE, SAYING: "Smoking can kill you." ZOMBIE DOG TECHNICAL ZOMBIE ZOMBIE WALKING LEADER ANNOUNCING ZOMBIE WALK TO TOURISTS KAMPA SQUARE FILED BY ZOMBIES WOMAN TAKING PICTURES VARIOUS OF ZOMBIES WALKING THROUGH CHARLES BRIDGE TOURISTS TAKING PHOTOS VARIOUS OF ZOMBIES AT THE BRIDGE MAN TAKING PHOTO ZOMBIES SHOUTING WOMAN WITH UMBRELLA TAKING PHOTO VARIOUS OF ZOMBIES APPROACHING TO RUDOLFINUM MUSIC HALL (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) ORGANISER ANNOUNCING NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, SAYING: "762 zombies are here now." ZOMBIES SHOUTING
  • Embargoed: 22nd May 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Czech Republic
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  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Topics: Quirky,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
  • Reuters ID: LVA5JPHW2O9O9YB7IG6UUC4S6DRY
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  • Story Text: Prague's historic city centre was taken over by hundreds of the walking dead in the annual festival the Zombie Walk on Saturday (May 5).
    It's the fifth year for the event with participants making their way to the historical city's centre.
    People from all over the country dressed up as the scary creatures, sporting red paint to mimic blood, false teeth and eyes, with one participant seen with a needle through her tongue.
    The zombies walked through the city to the Charles Bridge with residents and tourists following close behind.
    "This is the fifth Zombie Walk here, we started in 2008," organiser Jakub Krasny said. "This is the oldest walk in the country even we have another walks in other towns like Pilsen and so on.
    This is the oldest one. Last year we had one thousand of participants and will see if we succeed to break this number today."
    The rainy weather was blamed for smaller crowd of 762 compared to last year's record-breaking more than one thousand.
    The walk finished at the Rudolfinum Music Hall with many zombies partying the night away into the early hours.
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