STORY: Long table dinner party held in Prague
DATELINE: June 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: Prague
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the event
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ONDREJ KOBZA, Organizer
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Czech): ELISKA, Visitor

STORYLINE:

A roughly 400-meter-long table was set up in the shape of a heart around St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle in Prague, the Czech Republic on Monday.

Prague's residents and visitors joined the event with their own dishes and shared them with others.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ONDREJ KOBZA, Organizer
"After 3 years when we organized a long table on Charles Bridge, we are organizing this long table, 400 meters.
We created a big symbol of a heart. There is nothing possible to buy anything here, you can only bring and share with your neighbors."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Czech): ELISKA, Visitor
"It's an event that revolves around tables and symbolizes the nation's unity. Because people who don't know each other are meeting here, and it works. I see people around the tables tossing food around and enjoying it. I feel that my smile doesn't have to be forced, but it's brought out in me by the people. Even foreigners are here, so there's a connection in an international sense. There's just a nice mood, the sunshine, the music, and I think it worked."

The event took place from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Prague.
(XHTV)