Unconventional Czech Nativity Scenes
Czechs love the nativity scene. You can find one at every Christmas fair and there are even special nativity scene museums. There are nativity scenes made from wood and those you can cut out of…
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Muzika, the most traditional Czech Christmas dessert
Have you ever heard of muzika? Although it means "music" in Czech, this time we're not referring to actual music but to a traditional Czech Christmas dessert - a compote that has been half forgotten…
Czech Christmas Traditions 3/4 – Most Important Day
In the first part of the Czech Christmas Traditions series we talked about the Advent traditions. The second part was all about Czech Christmas food and this time we will tell you all about the…
Christmas Walnut Cookies
At Christmas, the walnut cookies are one of the stars of many Czech dinner tables. Here is a great recipe by the Creative Mom, so you can make the nuts at home. (more…)
Vánočka, the amazing Christmas pastry
Vánočka is a typical Czech pastry traditionally made at Christmas. It's similar to the Spanish mona, the German Stollen or the French brioche, although Vánočka is even better. It is rich in butter and eggs, lightly…
Koledy – Czech Christmas Songs
What would Christmas be without the Christmas songs! In Czech Republic they are an important part of the whole Advent time and the time after Christmas. We bring you a list of the most beautiful…
Czech Christmas Traditions 1/4 – What happens during Advent
There are many traditions observed during Advent and Christmas in the Czech Republic. Some of them are more common, other are rather regional but all of them are beautiful and worth experiencing. In this first part…
Prepare for Czech Advent time, make Advent wreath
The Advent wreath is an important part of the Christmas season in the Czech Republic. Together with the Creative Mom we will show you how to make it easily at home. (more…)
Linecké cukroví – the Linzer Christmas cookies
We bring you the recipe for probably the most emblematic Czech Christmas cookies called linecké cukroví (Linzer cookies). (more…)
New Christmas song with the voice of the late Karel Gott
The Czech band Kryštof released a Christmas song with the voice of the Czech legendary singer Karel Gott who passed last year. And it will make your heart soft just like a Christmas song should.…