BIG VONT - handmade YELLOW PIN made of glass

PURCHASE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
We do not guarantee that if you mark yourself with a yellow pin, it will be safe for you to reappear in the Shadows!


Are you familiar with this legend from Prag and what do you know about it? We've known the phenomenon of Jaroslav Foglar's boyhood novels since the 1940s with the books The Riddle of the Puzzle, The Shadowlands Are Storming, and The Secret of Big Vont.

"In the Shadows, a mysterious urban district, there was constant strife and hostility between the boys of each street. Fights between them were the order of the day, with blows always falling on both sides. The concepts of "friendship", "honesty" and "peace" were unknown to most of the boys there. During one battle, worse and more bitter than all the previous ones, Bert Komour, the leader of one group, went to the enemy group to ask them to stop fighting. On the way, however, he was hit on the head with a rock. The wound became dirty and Bert died a few days later. The boys in the Shadows sobered up from their anger. They stood their ground in the fighting, and through the mouth of a wise and noble boy, Vojtěch Vont, they declared that they would live only in mutual respect, friendship and lasting peace with each other for all time. The coffin of Bert Komour was showered by the Shadow Boys with yellow flowers, which grew all over the Shadows. To remind them of the oath of eternal peace between them, the boys pinned them on the lapels of their coats."

When there were no more yellow flowers in the shadows, the boys decorated themselves with yellow pins. But they still proudly followed the rules of the yellow flower. The seven petals symbolize that the wearer recognizes these values:

    He is a good friend
    Always acts with honesty and integrity
    He is always helpful and courteous to those around him
    Is helpful to those around him/her
    Protects the weak
    He knows how to make good use of his free time
    Does not smoke, drink or use drugs

The one who carries me rejects any kind of violence, injustice, rudeness and dishonesty. He is filled with goodwill to help anyone in need and a desire for peace between individuals and between wholes.


Now that's a heartbreaker :) Sluneční zátoka, where Jaroslav Foglar organized the children's camps of the legendary Prague Two.

Each piece is a handmade original. Glass head size approx 8 mm, steel mandrel length approx 6-7 cm.