Czechs mark Christmas Day with reflection and tradition

Czechs are celebrating Christmas Day, the most important day of the Christmas season, along with believers across the Christian world. The holiday, known locally as Boží hod vánoční, commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ and is marked by church services, nativity scenes and traditional carols. Together with Easter Sunday, Christmas Day ranks among the most significant feasts of the liturgical year. Believers are traditionally encouraged to spend the day in quiet reflection and family gatherings. In the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV is due to deliver his traditional Urbi et orbi blessing.