Christmas Eve in Moravia
Christmas Eve in Podluží
In Podluží a straw basket of every grain, with parsley, onion and garlic, sat under the tablecloth, the serving bowl on top — and a little of every dish was put under the soup.
Between eleven and midnight, “when God’s blessing pours over the earth”, people fetched water believed to turn into wine at that hour: whoever drew it could drink it, but must not give it away.
Try it at home
Hide a little dish of grain, garlic and parsley under the tablecloth, beneath the soup tureen.
Part of Slovácko (Moravian Slovakia).
More Christmas Eves nearby
- Christmas Eve on Haná
- Christmas Eve in Wallachia (Valašsko)
- Christmas Eve in Moravian Slovakia (Slovácko)
- Christmas Eve in Horňácko
- Christmas Eve in the Moravian Kopanice
- Christmas Eve in the Luhačovice Zálesí
- Christmas Eve in Moravian Záhoří
- Christmas Eve in the Highlands (Horácko)
- Czech Christmas Eve, hour by hour