https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60 en-us 2017-12-11 17:24:14 UTC 2023-03-24 04:51:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215144281 Christmas Eve is the most important day of the Christmas season. It is called “Štedrý deň” (translated as the Generous Day) and its actual evening is called “Štedrý večer” (translated as the Generous Evening). The Christmas season is called “Vianoce”. If you want to wish Merry Christmas to your Slovak friends, remember the phrase “Veselé Vianoce.”]]> 2017-12-11 18:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215144281 https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215147015 Some families still follow a very traditional way and get a live fish (usually a carp) which is placed in the bathtub for kids to play with until the Christmas Day morning. Guys need to man up, kill and gut it. Those preferring convenience and feeling sorry for the fish rather take it out of the freezer. During the day, people cook supper and decorate the Christmas tree (the compulsive ones start days earlier).]]> 2017-12-11 18:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215147015 https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215147903 The Christmas tree is kept until January 6th, which is the Feast of the Three Kings, also called Epiphany. Then children are finally allowed to eat the candies and other sweets from the tree. The religious tradition dictates to fast throughout the Christmas Day. The rumour has it that if you manage to get by without a single bite the entire day, you will see a little golden pig in the evening :)]]> 2017-12-11 18:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215147903 https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215150477 And guess what, it’s not Santa who brings the present. It’s Baby Jesus! A common tradition is that the children leave the room when Baby Jesus comes with the presents. When the gifts are placed under the Christmas tree, someone rings the bell. That’s the cue children are waiting for. They dash to the Christmas tree to open the presents. Majority of Slovak families open their presents after the main Christmas meal, but some just can’t wait and dine surrounded with torn wrapping paper.]]> 2017-12-11 18:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215150477 https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215152018 The Christmas supper varies between regions and families. In general, it has lots of courses including a fish dish, a potato salad (with mayonnaise, pickles and carrots) and a sauerkraut soup – kapustnica, with sausage, meat, dried mushrooms and cream. Every family has its own secret recipe and some might include unusual ingredients such as dried plums or even apples. In some regions, kapustnica is replaced by a milky mushroom soup – mlična hubová polievka.]]> 2017-12-11 18:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/martinazemlickova/dub0a26ejd60/wish/215152018