Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:55:47 +0200https://english.radio.cz/alien-figure-santa-claus-encroaching-czech-traditions-says-anti-santa-campaign-8613131© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalWith Christmas fast approaching, the figure of Santa Claus is to be seen all over the place in the Czech Republic - in decorations, on shopping bags and in store windows. But Santa is a relatively new phenomenon in this country. A similar figure, Mikulas (St Nicholas), visits children on December 5, while presents are delivered on December 24 by Jezisek, the Baby Jesus. Some Czechs resent the omnipresence of Santa Claus, among them the Creative Copywriters Club; they have set up a website with a simple message: Santa go home! I spoke to the group's David Konig at a Prague shopping mall.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/alien-figure-santa-claus-encroaching-czech-traditions-says-anti-santa-campaign-8613131 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9