Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:36:53 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-children-and-adults-eagerly-await-mikulas-8549067© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalWednesday evening - Mikuláš – the eve before Saint Nicholas’ Day – is being eagerly awaited by children around the country. Each year on December 5, Saint Nicholas accompanied by an angel and a devil, visits Czech families to see if the children have been good. Kids who were well-behaved receive sweets, chocolate, fruit or a present, while those who were naughty (at least in theory) receive a potato or a lump of coal.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/mikulas_2.jpg?timestamp=1591179307 https://english.radio.cz/czech-children-and-adults-eagerly-await-mikulas-8549067 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9