If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. ~George MacDonald
It is done everyday.....
...and on this day, Little Children throughout the Czech Republic, who are raised on stories of Mikuláš, will be visited by this roaming gent called St. Nicholas or Miluláš, along with his two cohorts, an angel(Anděl)and the devil(čert). He will ask the children whether they have been bad or good, the most children of course, will say Good...and then will be asked to sing a song or recite a short poem, after which they are rewarded with sweets and other treats.
But if St. Nicholas suspects they have been naughty, well! Naughty children don't get sweets, they get a sack of black coal or hard potatoes. If they have been really naughty, they will be placed in the Devil's sack and sent to hell!
And this is what these little ones fear and I am told they are actually scared to death of Mr. Devil….. as he roams around Prague with Mikuláš and you can see it on their faces!! Have you been good this year?????
This evening will be fun. Old Town Square will fill with Families and children as a pageant is put on by the city. Singing, Food, and Fun visits by Miluláš. I will spend the evening enjoying Mikulas with a friend and seeing first hand, this day through the eyes of her child, as these three visit her home. A nice day and evening ahead, and it is so nice to be here in Prague for this day(yet again).
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