How It Is Celebrated – Christmas In Czech Republic

The main Christmas celebrations are on Christmas Eve.

The Czech traditional Christmas dinner is eaten during the evening of Christmas Eve. The meal often consists of fish soup (made of carp), and fried carp with potato salad.

Ježíšek ‘Little Jesus’ (the Czech version of Christkind) brings presents during the Christmas Eve dinner and leaves them under the Christmas Tree.

Czech children have their dinner in a different from where the tree is located.

When they hear the bell ring (usually after the children have finished eating their main meal but when they are still at the table), that means that Ježíšek had been and has left their presents under the tree. The presents are normally opened right after dinner.

Religious families also usually sing Christmas carols by the tree, and go to church either at midnight or on Christmas Day.

In the Czech language Happy/Merry Christmas is ‘Veselé Vánoce’. Happy/Merry Christmas in lots more languages.