Czechia

  • Traditions

    Nut boats

    People craft a little boat out of the walnut shells and stick candles inside of them. Then as a final step is prepared a bowl filled with water and the boats put on the surface. It is supposed to tell your future.

    Slicing apples

    People take apples and slice them sideways to reveal a star hiding in the middle. If it appears, that means a long and healthy life, if the star does not appear, instead there is a cross, don´t excpect anything good

    Kissing under the mistletoe

    As the tradition says, after kissing with someone under the mistletoe, both of you should have a lot of luck and the love between you two will bloom the whole upcoming year

    How to ensure you will be loved

    It is actually very simple, just put honey on your cheeks on December 24th, and everyone will love you in the next year

    Traditional food

    Many people keep the tradition alive and eat lentil soup, and as a main course a capr with a side of potatoe salad
    People that do not like fish replace it with a chicken or pork schnitzel
    After that the family awaits a ringing bell, signaling the arrival of Ježíšek with presents

    Golden pig

    On the 24th December parents tell their children, that if they won´t eat the whole day (except dinner), they will see a Golden pig