One of the carvers

We did a little sign language routine and he smiled and got up from his work and let me make this photo. Hurrah for him and all carvers!

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Betlems in the Czech Republic-Bethlehems-Creches

December 21st 2008
The Czechs call them Betlems, the French Creches and the Americans Manger Scenes In 2005 when we were going to Prague in January people we met who had lived in Prague for a year on a Fulbright teacher exchange told us they were so sorry we were going to miss Christmas in Prague since we would not, in all likelihood, be seeing any of the famous Betlehems (The Czech spelling of Be ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more

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