Ježíšek

Ježíšek

Ježíšek (the Child Jesus) is a Christmas gift-giving figure used in the Czech Republic. Similar gift-giving figures also appear in other countries such as Slovakia (Ježiško) or Hungary (Jézuska).

Much like Santa Claus, Ježíšek gives gifts to good people - that is, Czech people send gifts to their relatives and friends and say that the gifts are from Ježíšek. The gifts are unwrapped in the family circle on the evening of Christmas Eve. Traditionally, Ježíšek was imaged as a small child in a crib, but in present time, especially in business advertisements, images of Santa Claus are used.

Ježíšek usually comes after a Christmas Eve dinner. This usually consists of fish soup or pea soup with fried bread pieces and fried carp with potato salad. The meal named Kuba is also popular. Children go to their room and they look for Ježíšek on the streets. Parents put presents under the tree and ring a bell to announce that the children can return to the room.

Since the 19th century, the Christmas tree is set up on the morning of Christmas Eve and taken down on Epiphany (January 6). Decorations are usually glass blown ornaments, garlands, and candles, lit right when Ježíšek puts presents under the tree.

See also

*Christkind - a similar tradition in German-speaking countries

External links

* [http://www.anti-santa.cz/index_en.php Anti-santa.cz] initiative to protect Ježíšek against Santa Claus


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