Learn how the Christmas village tradition started—and why ... In Moravia (an area of the Czech Republic), families placed large villages around the manger. They included houses made of paper ...

Christmas villages were popular in Germany and what is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic. Retail entrepreneur F.W. Woolworth began importing miniature villages from Europe and selling ...

(This year’s winning city is Brno in Czech Republic, in case you’re wondering.) Encompassing Place Du Marche, Espace Tivoli and Place St Lambert, Liege’s Christmas Village houses more than ...

In an eastern corner of the Czech Republic, St Nicholas leads ... and devil costumes on a journey through the village of Lidecko. The old pre-Christmas tradition has survived for centuries in ...

People visit a Christmas market at the Old Town Square in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Nov. 30, 2024. Photo: Xinhua This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2024 shows a view of a Christmas market at the ...

Revelers depicting devils take part in a traditional St Nicholas procession near the village of Lidecko, Czech Republic, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. This pre-Christmas tradition has survived for ...