The document describes various Christmas traditions from different cultures, including lighting candles before Christmas Eve, visiting markets with food and gifts, and participating in live Nativity scenes. It mentions the tradition of Mikuláš on December 6th and leaving shoes by the window for gifts. Families clean their houses, watch TV, decorate trees and believe Baby Jesus brings presents. Special foods are prepared like cakes, soup and carp. People sing carols, open gifts, and attend mass, as well as visiting others and lighting fireworks to celebrate the new year. Finally, Christmas trees are removed and remaining treats eaten on January 6th.

2.  Light one candle every Sunday
before the Christmas Eve

3.  Markets with food, cakes, toys
and warm drinks in every city
centre
 Live Bethlehem with Christmas
carols and performances

4.  Mikuláš
 6th of December
 Children put their clean shoes on
the window
 Sweets for good kids
 Coal for bad kids

5.  The Generous Day (Štedrý Deň)
 Clean up the house
 Watch fairytales on television
 Decorate the Christmas tree with
wooden toys, dry fruits, sweets and
candles
 Baby Jesus brings the presents and
rings the bell

6.  The cakes and cookies are baked before the
dawn
 Mother cooks the Christmas dinner
 If you don’t eat anything before the dinner,
you will see a golden piglet

7.  No meat
 Empty plate for the family members
 Garlic for health
 Pieces of bread with milk, honey and poppy
seeds
 Cabbage soup
 A carp is kept in a bathtub and later prepared
for the dinner
 Potato salad
 A cut apple

8.  Sing carols with the family
 Open up the presents
 Midnight mass
 25th and 26th meet with other family
and friends

9.  With friends and family
 Fireworks at midnight at
home or in the city centre

10.  6th of January
 The Christmas tree is put down
and all the sweets are eaten