https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9 Christmas traditions in Slovakia en-us 2018-02-22 19:42:46 UTC 2023-05-30 18:09:21 UTC hello@padlet.com petra_slimakova https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329649953 Slovaks also celebrate St. Nicholas' day on the 6th December. In Slovakia he is known as Svätý Mikuláš. He comes on the evening of the 5th December and gives presents to good children. Young children place their shoes near the door so Svätý Mikuláš can fill them with sweets and fruit.

]]> 2019-02-10 20:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329649953 petra_slimakova https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329651393 Christmas Eve usually starts on 5pm or 6pm o´clock. We start with Christmas dinner. Before dinner we pray and eat wafers with honey. We usually eat kapustnica and fishes with potato salad. After dinner we sit around Christmas tree and sing carols. Then we unpack presents. That's all is on 24th of December.]]> 2019-02-10 20:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329651393 petra_slimakova https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329652236 Christmas is the holiday when people celebration birth of Jesus Christ. Christians go to church because they celebrate feast. Then people go visit they family. They usually have dinner together. In the evening they go home.]]> 2019-02-10 20:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329652236 petra_slimakova https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329652639 Christmas gifts are brought to children by the baby Jesus. Family gifts are put under the Christmas tree. Most people open their presents after the main Christmas meal. During Advent there are lots of preparations to be Made for Christmas. Christmas Eve is the most important day during Christmas for Slovaks.]]> 2019-02-10 20:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329652639 petra_slimakova https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329654659 Traditional Slovak Christmas Trees are decorated with colored lights, fruits, hand-made decorations made of wood, baked goods made with honey in the form of Angels and other religious symbols and sweets. But nowadays, most of them are decorated in the modern way.Christmas Trees are kept until January 6th, the Feast of the Three Kings (Epiphany). Then the children are allowed to finally eat the candies and other sweets from the tree.]]> 2019-02-10 20:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329654659 petra_slimakova https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329654992 The main Christmas supper varies between regions and families. It normally has lots of courses including a fish dish and 'Kapustnica'. Kapustnica is a thick cabbage soup with sausage, meat, dried mushrooms and cream. Every family has its own recipe. Some recipes include ingredients that might seem unusual such as dried plums and apples. Carp is often the fish that is eaten together with potato salad.]]> 2019-02-10 21:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329654992 petra_slimakova https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329656289 Christmas songs In villages, groups of youngsters get together, dress up in folk costumes and walk around the village and sing Christmas songs and wishes. ]]> 2019-02-10 21:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/petra_slimakova/nx4f5figjnl9/wish/329656289