Czech Christmas dinner (December 24) is connected with a great number of different customs, rules and superstitions. Very few of them are still observed today. Here are two of them:
The table should be set for an even number of guests. An odd number brings bad luck or death.
No one should ever get up from the Christmas table before dinner is finished. Doing so brings bad luck and death in the family
Christmas Eve is associated with many superstitions that usually relate to love and destiny that awaits one in the year to come. The foretelling of the future is connected with many popular Christmas customs some of which are still practiced today.
They include:
- The Floating of Walnut Shells
- The Cutting of the Apple
- The Pouring of Lead
There are lots of Christmas customs that help young girls in the family find out if they will get married in the year to come. Here are three of them:
Cherry Tree Twigs (Barborky)
The Throwing of the Shoe
The Shaking of the Elder Tree
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