CELEBRATIONS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas Day is celebrated on the 6th of December, but on the evening before (on the 5th of December) angels, devils and St. Nicholas walk from house to house and give presents to the children who have behaved well. The children have to sing a song or tell a poem.

The last day of the year in the Czech Republic is also called Sylvester, because everyone whose name is Sylvester celebrates their name day on this day. It is customary to celebrate the New Year in the Czech Republic with friends. On December 31, on New Year's Eve, in the Czech Republic, residents leave their homes and raise champagne glasses.

Allhallowtide ( Hallowe'en 31 October, All Souls' Day 2 November) Day of the Dead. Totensonntag. All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, [3] the Feast of All Saints, [4] [5] the Feast of All Hallows, [6] the Solemnity of All Saints, [6] and Hallowmas, [6] [7] is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church

One of the Czech Christmas period’s important activities is decorating the Christmas tree. The first Christmas tree was put up in Bremen, Germany, around 1570, and the custom has since spread throughout the Czech Republic. It took two centuries, however, for them to become a standard part of Christmas celebrations in the Czech Republic.
April 30th is Pálení čarodějnic, an outdoor witch-burning event celebrated in various parts of Prague and the Czech Republic. Find or build your own fire – although it is illegal to light fires in Prague city limits, the event is unofficially celebrated on Petřín hill.

Pet a carp. The traditional Czech Christmas meal consists of fried carp. Many families actually buy this fish alive and keep it in their bathtubs for days or weeks until it’s ready to be cooked. In recent years, a lot of families have changed the tradition to avoid animal cruelty – they still buy the carp but on Christmas Eve, they release

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