How to Celebrate a Czech Christmas
In the Czech Republic, the Christmas celebration is a festive event. It begins on December 24 and lasts through December 26.
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Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Christmas Gifts
- Advent Calendar
- Christmas Tree Ornaments
- Christmas Trees
- Bells
- Brown Sauces
- Carp
- chocolates
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Kick off the holiday season on December 1, with the arrival of Advent. Keep an Advent calendar to count off the days until Christmas arrives.
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Celebrate St. Mikulash (St. Nicholas) Day on December 6. Remember that the evening before, St. Mikulash will come to your home with Angel and Devil, his messengers. Angel leaves candy for well-behaved children, while Devil leaves coal and potatoes for children who have been bad.
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Go to some public Christmas festivals if you live in a large city. Be sure to buy delicious baked chestnuts to eat.
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Collect unique Christmas ornaments for your tree, such as glass balls, gingerbread cookies in the shape of carp, colorful cones and straw figures.
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Prepare a large feast on Christmas Eve, and invite friends and relatives. Serve breaded, fried carp for the main course, and present a platter of strudl or vanocka, traditional Czech pastries, for dessert.
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After dinner, cut an apple horizontally to tell your fortune. If the core looks like a star, that means the coming year will be filled with happy events. A cross-shaped core means your luck will be poor.
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Remember that Jezisek (baby Jesus) or Santa Claus will come to your home to pay a visit. Ring the Christmas bell after dinner to announce that he has already come and gone, then watch the children open their presents under the tree.
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Tips & Warnings
Begin cleaning your house and buying gifts on December 1, when Advent begins.
The Czech Republic is divided into several different regions and the population is roughly 50 percent atheist, so Christmas traditions can be quite diverse. The preceding steps are simply a few examples of local traditions that may or may not be appropriate for your personal celebration of Christmas.
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Comments
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Šárka Hieková I was living in Czechoslovakia, was jailed by communist, you have no idea what this failed system does, you should now that communism is completely atheistic, I am old, but I will NEVER forget !!!! Please study concepts of communism, I do remember life in Czechoslovakia before Russians came, I do remember development of communism, before communism churches were full and people were very religious, in early stage of communism Christian community were very important, communist were trying to persvates even some nuns and priest to teach communism!!!!
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Georgiana Shobris , you shouldn't judge. You know nothing about me. Most of Czech people were atheist BEFORE socialismus. ( There was never communismus in Czech rep, but you already know this)
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That what communist did with Czechoslovakia - now Czech republic and you are terminally influence by them !!!!
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I come from the Czech republic and I am proud to belive in God. All my family belive in God and also my boyfriend and his mother´s family belive in God.And I think, we all enjoy our lives as another atheist people.
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I totally agree with Hucul, I am also from Bohemia and I don't know anybody who does belive in God. Proud to be atheist.
