2024 - Czech Republic – Austria – Slovakia
On 28 July
2024 a Peace Road event took place in Moravský Krumlov with over 100 participants from Czech Republic,
Austria and Slovakia. After a walk through a beautiful mountain forest the
meeting took place in front of the St. Florian church overlooking the town. The
official program included speeches by representatives of the Family Federation
and UPF. Then the participants went down to the centre
of the town and visited the gallery, where the paintings of the Slavic Epic by
Alfons Mucha are exhibited. Mother Moon, the co-founder of the involved
organizations, had visited the Slavic Epic a few weeks ago and was intrigued by
the spiritual perception of the history and the author of the paintings.
„Mucha's Epopee had its contemporary significance for Czechs and Slovaks
at the time when the common state was being prepared, established and
developed, but it also contains universal ideas that are relevant today. Why
the name Epopee? It depicts the historical struggle for ideals, twists and
turns, legends and key events in Slavic history. It also depicts the battles,
but does not glorify them, emphasizing the suffering afterwards and thus
expressing its pacifism. The Slavic peoples went through it all, but in the
end, they come together in a community around the Slavic goddess, understand
how to deal with freedom, and in the last painting Christ blesses it in the
form of the symbolic great figure of the Slav. The painting is titled
Apotheosis "Slavism for Humanity!" It implies the global reach of the
message of Mucha's work for today. Christ blesses a deep understanding of man's
role on this earth to create a peaceful world of love and unity, and humanity
will undoubtedly come to that point.“
Europe is
the cradle of Christian values that appeal to people to overcome their hatred,
arrogance, sense of superiority and desire for power. This is the only way to
create a peaceful and prosperous society. However, unless we overcome these
negative aspects of human nature, conflicts and even wars will continue to
persist in our world. One of the last conflicts from the period of the Cold War
is the divided Korea. We believe that strengthening the consciousness of
cooperation and unity can help the reunification process on the Korean
Peninsula.
The purpose
of this year's Peace Road was to recall and revive Christian values in Europe
and to gain a deeper understanding of our national roots. This year's Peace
Road was a joint project of UPF and the Family Federation in the Czech
Republic, Austria and Slovakia.
Peace
Road 2023 at the Austrian-Hungarian-Slovakian Border
Peace
Road 2022 at the German-Austrian-Czech Border
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