On 5 December the streets of Prague will be overtaken by colourful, costumed trios made up of Svatý Mikuláš, Čert and Anděl (St Nicholas, the Devil and Angel). Why, you may ask?

In the Czech Republic, St. Nicholas doesn’t visit on Christmas. Instead, St. Nick — known as Svatý Mikuláš in the European country — visits on December 6. In Czech tradition, he and an angel descend ...

On Dec. 6, I took my kids to hear the story of Svaty Mikulas in Czech Village. We are not Czech, but Cedar Rapids is their home. Plus, there would be cocoa, cookies and the devil. Svaty Mikulas is the ...