2. TRADITIONS
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The beginning of the Christmas time is advent - four weeks before
Christmas day on 24th December
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The fourth Sunday we decorate Christmas tree with typical decorations:
lamps, straw ornaments and some decorative chains
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In this time children send letters to Christ Child (Ježíšek)
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The main day of Christmas is 24th December.
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Families come to one table and have dinner together. After that children
go to their rooms and wait for Ježíšek.
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When the bell rings, children come to the Chritmas tree and unwrap the
presents. They also sing Christmas carols.
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In the Czech Republic there are many traditions.
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The most common is fasting on Christmas Day so that you see the
Golden Pig in the evening. Or throwing the shoe to see if you get married in one
year´s time. Another tradition is pouring of lead.

3. DISHES OF CHRISTMAS
• On Christmas Eve many families have
only soup for lunch or a special dish
named Kuba (hail with vegetables and
mushrooms)
• The most important is the supper with
soup and second dish
• Supper consists of fish soup, potato salat
and fried carp with a slice of lemon
• Some families prefer bratwurst, because
they hate carp or other fish

4. CHRISTMAS SWEETS
 In Christmas time every family have various types
of Christmas sweets, one of the traditional sweets are
for example:
 coconut roll – kokosová roláda
 vanilla crescents – vanilkové rohlíčky
 gingerbread - perníčky
 Linz biscuits – linecké pečivo
 wasp hives – vosí úly
 lard balls – sádlové kuličky

5. CAROLS
Modern
Tradition
 These songs project the Christmas tradition.
Most of them come from the time of Baroque:
 Silent Night
 In modern time some songs of popular singers
like folk songs became new carols or singers make
their own new Christmas songs
 Karel Gott – Christmas Tree (Vánoční strom)
 Lullaby/Wanting Him to Sleep (Chtíc aby
 Helena Vondráčková – Scent of Christmas (Vůně
spal)
Vánoc)
 Jingle Bells
 Václav Neckář – The Midnight Mass (Půlnoční)

6. PRESENTS
For women and young girls
For men and young boys
 men´s cosmetic (after shave lotion, deodorant)
 perfume
 toys
 make-up
 dress
 jewells (necklace, earrings, ring)
 shoes
 dress
 car 
 holiday
 electronic (computer, notebook, MP4 player, mobile,
 car 
tablet, playstation)
 dolls
 books
 electronic (computer, notebook, MP4 player, mobile, tablet,
 musical instrument
hair straightener)

7. HAPPY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
ALL OF YOU!