-------------------------------------- Product Name: Spirit of Old Czech_Christmas Copyright 12-13-2022 (c) Robert Blanda By: Robert Blanda Contact: Cybertenko -------------------------------------- System Requirements: any system able to shown jpgs. -------------------------------------- Product Description: Christmas celebrations in the Czech Republic are based on a long-standing tradition that has been formed over the last few centuries, especially in the countryside, which has always maintained more of its national identity compared to the urban environment, which was traditionally more German, since the Bohmian Kingdom was part of the Austrian Empire from the 16th century and later Austria-Hungary. Gifts are brought in the Czechia by Baby Jesus and earlier than in other countries, already in the early evening of December 24 which is called Generous Day. It's a day for festive traditions – tree decorating, carols, presents, fairytales for the kids, and our favorite part: preparing and eating the traditional Czech Christmas food! During the Christmas dinner people half the apples and according to the shape of the seeds they read a prophecy of how healthy they will be in the coming year. If a star appears then the person will be well and healthy. If the cross appears, don’t expect anything good. The same could be done with walnuts – if the inside nut is healthy and fresh, it’s a good sign. If it’s black, guess what could happen to the person in the coming year. Another fateful tradition that is practiced during Christmas Eve (while the parents prepare dinner) is to send boats made of walnut shells and candles in the sink. When the boats stick together, the family will also stick together, if some boats sail away, it means some way for the "owner of the boat"... and so on. And another one: people used to pour the hot molten lead into the water and according to the resulting shape, they would predict events for the coming year. In today's series of pictures and backgrounds, we present to you what such a Christmas celebration looked like at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in country estates, on village squares, or in small village churches. Enjoy this long lost pure spirit of old christmas celebrations. What is included: Backgrounds: 14 backgrounds 9000x6000 pixels Backgrounds 9kx6k, suitable for closeups renders, printing or whaetever else, Unpacked Size: 185 MB. suitable for animations. Original Design. Ownership Statement: All of this product's content was created by Robert Blanda. Installation Instructions: These are background pictures, use them in any way you want. This is standalone product. -------------------------------------- Files Included in the Product: \Documentation LICENSE.txt Spirit_of Old_Czech_Christmas_README.txt \Old Czech Christmas Backgrounds old_czech_christmas01.jpg old_czech_christmas02.jpg old_czech_christmas03.jpg old_czech_christmas04.jpg old_czech_christmas05.jpg old_czech_christmas06.jpg old_czech_christmas07.jpg old_czech_christmas08.jpg old_czech_christmas09.jpg old_czech_christmas10.jpg old_czech_christmas11.jpg old_czech_christmas12.jpg old_czech_christmas13.jpg old_czech_christmas14.jpg \Promo SOCC 01 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 02 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 03 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 04 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 05 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 06 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 07 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 08 FEATURES.jpg SOCC 1600x900.jpg SOCC 800x1000.jpg SOCC 900x900.jpg SOCC CONCEPT.jpg SOCC main.jpg SOCC-THUMB.jpg