Christmas Eve is still the heart of Czech Christmas. Many families put up the tree that day, and some fast, hoping to see the golden piglet. Supper is usually fried carp with potato salad. In Moravia, Christmas wafers are still shared, and everywhere Ježíšek brings the gifts after supper.
What they found in America
Leaving was no longer forever. Newcomers found Czech-American communities building closer ties with the old country, and they could visit home freely.
Other decades
Sources listed on the page, same as in the story.
Sources
- Daniela Záveská, National Museum, to TASR (2023)
- Martin Franc, food historian, to Seznam Zprávy
- Martin Šimša, National Institute of Folk Culture, Radio Prague (2022)
- Jana Poláková, Moravian Museum, Radio Prague
- Radio Prague: From Ježíšek to the Golden Pig
- Encyclopedia of the Great Plains: Czechs
- Migration Policy Institute: Czechia