The feast of St. Nicholas is celebrated on December 6. It is connected with the tradition of giving, especially to children, small gifts, sweets and fruit. The tradition of Sv. Mikuláš's journey accompanied by his advisors - a devil, who knows about all the mischief of children, and an angel, who knows about all the good deeds - dates back to the Middle Ages. Arriving at each of the houses, Sv. Mikuláš asks the children how they behaved during the year. Depending on the answer and the advice of his assistants, he decides what gift the child will receive. Some for the great number of mischiefs committed during the year receive a stone, a coal, a branch or some other object from the devil's bag. To the children who behaved very well, Sv. Mikuláš asks them to sing him a song or recite a poem and, finally, they too receive their prize and are warned to behave well next year and that the devil will not hear about their mischief. In the Old Town Square in Prague there is a traditiona...
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