The 4th March marks the first Presidential Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself’. The inauguration of Presidents usually takes place in January, but this video documents the 4th March 1933 event.
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| Statue of Wenceslaus |
I am also confused about an event which allegedly occurred on the 4th March 932. Apparently the translation of the relics of St. Wenceslaus took place on that day. It is causing me confusion as some (many) sources claim that the in question, died in 935, so the translation of relics could not possibly have taken place. Duke Wenceslaus, martyr and patron of Bohemia, was murdered by his brother Boleslaw for political as well as religious reasons. This was at the instigation of Dragomir (his own mother). The body, hacked to pieces, was buried at the place of murder, but three years later Boleslaw, having repented of his deed, ordered its translation to the Church of St. Vitus in Prague. The gathering of his relics is noted in the calendars on 27 June, their translation on 4th March; his feast is celebrated on 28 September the day he died, either 932 or 935.
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| Cardinal Miloslav Vlk with the skull of Saint Wenceslaus during a procession on 28th September 2006 |
In Christianity, the translation of relics is the removal of holy objects from one locality to another (usually a higher status location); usually only the movement of the remains of the saint's body would be treated so formally, with secondary relics such as items of clothing treated with less ceremony. Translations could be accompanied by many acts, including all-night vigils and processions, often involving entire communities.
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