Czech Christmas
Radio Prague International has prepared a selection of articles on Christmas traditions for you.
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Czech Christmas
Karlštejn museum reflects rich history of Czech nativity scenes
‘Betlémy’, as they are known in Czech, have a long and interesting history – and a large collection of them can be viewed at the Museum of Nativity Scenes in Karlštejn.
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Prague dons its Christmas garb with the start of Advent
Hundreds of people turned out for the official tree lighting ceremony on Prague’s Old Town Square on Sunday.
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Czech Christmas Today
Czechs begin preparing for Christmas early, preferably by the middle of November, at which time they already have money saved that they want to spend on Christmas.
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Advent
The period of Advent coincides with the commemorative days of a number of saints, which also include a number of other popular customs and superstitions.
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Traditional Czech Christmas
The winter holidays, which climax with Christmas Eve, begin with the season of Advent, which is actually a period of preparation for the Christmas holidays.
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Christmas tree
The first lighting of a Christmas tree was in 1812 in the Prague villa of the director of the Theater of the Estates, Jan K. Liebich.
