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Prague Christmas
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& New Year's Event Calendar
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• December
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November
26/27 :
Christmas Tree Arrives in the Center of Prague
A spruce from the Krkonoše
Mountains will be transported to Prague's Old Town Square around midnight on
November 26. The tree is about 80 years old and 20 meters tall.
November
27 : Christmas Tree Erected on Old Town Square
The Christmas tree will be put into place to be decorated.
End of November:
Christmas Tree Decorated on Old Town Square
The Christmas tree will be decorated
with lights and ornaments.
December
1 :
Lighting of the Christmas Tree
17:00: The Christmas tree will be
lit on
Old Town Square
December
1 - January 1: Christmas Markets
Prague Christmas markets run from
Dec. 1, 2007 to Jan. 1, 2008 on the Old Town
Square and Wenceslas Square. Other markets take place
at the Havelské tržiště, on Náměstí Republiky and Náměstí
Míru, at the Holešovice Exhibition Grounds, and elsewhere
in Prague. See details on the Prague
Christmas Markets page.
December 5: St. Nicholas
Day (Mikuláš)
17:00 - 19:00: Children's Mikuláš Tradition on Old
Town Square
If you find yourself walking the streets of Prague on the
evening of December 5, you may run into a group of strange
characters. That's when St. Nicholas, the Angel and the
Devil go around and ask children if they were good in
the past year.
Read about St.
Nicholas Day in our Holidays and Traditions section.
December
17 - 24: Christmas Carp Sold
Christmas carp is sold in the streets during the week
before Christmas. Tubs full of live carp are placed
at various locations around Prague.
December 24 - 26:
Christmas Eve and Christmas Holidays
Czech Christmas holidays fall on December 25 and 26, but
start on the evening of December 24 (Christmas Eve). Read
about Czech
Christmas in our Holidays and Traditions section.
December 24: Midnight
Mass on Old Town Square
Evening: The Czech Christmas Mass
by Jakub Jan Ryba (Rybova
Mše Vánoční) will be held on the Old Town Square.
Soloists of the National Theatre Opera and Prague State
Opera will perform at 9:15 - 10:00 p.m.
Midnight mass (půlnoční
mše or simply půlnoční) is held in many churches
around the country on or shortly before the midnight of December
24.
December 31: New
Year's Eve Celebrations on Old Town Square and Wenceslas
Square
16:00 - 18:00: Children's New Year's Eve Party
18:30 - 00:15: New Year's Eve Party
January 1: New Year's Concert
18:00: Soloists of the National
Theatre and Prague State Opera will perform arias and
duets from Czech operas.
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