The first lighting of a Christmas tree was in 1812 in the Prague villa of the director of the Theater of the Estates, Jan K. Liebich. Thirty years later, they were being sold commonly in Prague and were referred to as Christ's trees. They first caught on among wealthy Czech families, and started appearing in Moravia around the turn of the 20th century.
The custom made its way to the Czech Lands from Germany, where it had spread from town to town in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 19th century and to the middle of this one, Christmas trees were mainly fir, which in the present day due to its scarcity has been replaced by the sturdier spruce and pine.
The practice of putting up lit Christmas trees in public places caught on in Europe after World War I. According to traditional accounts, the first public Christmas tree was erected in Plzen in 1925. This practice quickly spread during the First Republic to other Czech and Moravian towns and villages. Another Christmas greenery tradition besides the Christmas tree is mistletoe.
They say that even in the warmest winter for Christmas in Prague is snowing. Therefore, a night walk through the mystical city, lay covered with fluffy crunchy snow, you provided.People here prefer to decorate the living plants in tubs. And buy them a countless number of – not only in the central squares of the city, but in every store . Another awesome thing is the device exhibits dedicated to the events of Bethlehem. And, here fantasy has no limits. And in churches you can witness a play with the whole theatrical performances with the wise men, angels and the Virgin Mary. On the streets everywhere selling mulled wine, so it is impossible to freeze.
The custom made its way to the Czech Lands from Germany, where it had spread from town to town in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 19th century and to the middle of this one, Christmas trees were mainly fir, which in the present day due to its scarcity has been replaced by the sturdier spruce and pine.
The practice of putting up lit Christmas trees in public places caught on in Europe after World War I. According to traditional accounts, the first public Christmas tree was erected in Plzen in 1925. This practice quickly spread during the First Republic to other Czech and Moravian towns and villages. Another Christmas greenery tradition besides the Christmas tree is mistletoe.
They say that even in the warmest winter for Christmas in Prague is snowing. Therefore, a night walk through the mystical city, lay covered with fluffy crunchy snow, you provided.People here prefer to decorate the living plants in tubs. And buy them a countless number of – not only in the central squares of the city, but in every store . Another awesome thing is the device exhibits dedicated to the events of Bethlehem. And, here fantasy has no limits. And in churches you can witness a play with the whole theatrical performances with the wise men, angels and the Virgin Mary. On the streets everywhere selling mulled wine, so it is impossible to freeze.
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