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Prague Christmas
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• December
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November
22: Christmas Tree Erected on Old Town Square
The Christmas tree will be put into place to be decorated.
November 26:
Lighting of the Christmas Tree
5 p.m.: The Christmas tree will be
lit on
Old Town Square
November 26 - January 1/8: Christmas Markets
The two main Prague Christmas markets run from
Nov. 26, 2011 to Jan. 1, 2012 on the Old Town
Square and until Jan. 8, 2012 on 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)
5 - 7 p.m.: Children's Mikuláš Tradition on Old
Town Square
The St. Nicholas tradition is celebrated on Old Town Square and at other Prague locations on the
evening of December 5.
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 start on the evening of December 24 (Christmas Eve) and continue through December 26. Read
about Czech
Christmas in our Holidays and Traditions section.
December 24: Midnight
Mass
Midnight mass (půlnoční
mše or simply půlnoční) is held in many churches
around the country on the midnight of December
24. Some churches begin the mass at 10 p.m. and some also have a mass for children in the afternoon.
December 31: New
Year's Eve Celebrations on Old Town Square and Wenceslas
Square
4 - 6 p.m.: Children's New Year's Eve Party
6:30 p.m. until midnight: New Year's Eve Party
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