Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:04:43 +0200https://english.radio.cz/why-do-czechs-celebrate-mikulas-8601427© 2026 Radio Prague International Wednesday night, the Eve of Mikulas or Saint Nicolas Day, is eagerly awaited by children all over the country. Each year on the night of December 5, Saint Nicolas, accompanied by an angel and the devil, visits Czech families to see if the children have behaved well during the year. He hands out a bagful of sweets and little presents to those who were good and a lump of coal or a potato to the naughty ones. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/mikulas1_8.jpg?timestamp=1591388480 https://english.radio.cz/why-do-czechs-celebrate-mikulas-8601427 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9