Czech Christmas
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Christmas in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
Christmas traditions in the Czech Republic are a colourful mix of Christian and pagan rites.
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Czech expats sing Christmas carols
This edition of Sunday Music Show fatures Christmas carols, recorded by children from Czech communities living abroad.
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UNESCO adds Czech glass-blown Christmas beads to ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ list
The holiday season just got a bit merrier in Poniklá, whose blown-glass and beaded Christmas decorations have made UNESCO’s celebrated Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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‘Tis the season for Advent pastorals – on a rare Krkonoše organ
The liturgal season of Advent is upon us, a joyful time, marked by traditional Czech goodies and a bit of church organ music.
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Czech Radio’s charity project helping cheer up lonely seniors
Czech Radio has launched a fourth edition of its nationwide charity project called Ježíškova vnoučata or Santa’s Grandchildren.
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Nativity Scenes
The first Nativity scene appeared in 1223 in Italy, when Francis of Assisi brought in a live donkey and ox, and held Christmas mass at the manger as he would at the altar.