Veselé Vianoce

Advent Light one candle every

Sunday before the Christmas Eve

Christmas markets Markets with food, cakes, toys

and warm drinks in every city centre

Live Bethlehem with Christmas carols and performances

Saint Nicholas day Mikuláš 6th of December Children put their clean

shoes on the window Sweets for good kids Coal for bad kids

Christmas day 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

Christmas food 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

Christmas Dinner 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

After Dinner Sing carols with the family Open up the presents Midnight mass 25th and 26th meet with other

family and friends

New Year’s Eve With friends and family Fireworks at midnight

at home or in the city centre

The Three Kings 6th of January The Christmas tree is put

down and all the sweets are eaten