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Christmas Spirit Shines Across Eastern Central Europe
Eastern and central Europe retain a festive Christmas despite Soviet era shifts. Grandfather Frost competes with Jezisek for gifts, while many observe December 24–25 with carp meals, trees, and carols. Hungary revived Christmas post 1956 with both state and church shops selling trappings. Bulgaria shifts to December 25 for Christmas, gifting New Year customs, and Yugoslav families blend Orthodox and Catholic traditions.
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Vienna
UPI
Grandfather Frost
Father Winter
Europe
Soviet Union
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Frost
Czechoslovakia
Jezisek
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Bohemia
Poland
Hungary
Germany
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Austria
Glea
Christ