The White House is decorated by Czech Christmas ornaments! / Bily dum je vyzdobeny ceskymi vanocnimi ornamenty
My mother-in-law just told me the other day that one of her friends received a Christmas ornament made in the Czech Republic. That led me to do a little research and I found this great article. It - once again - confirms the famous saying: “All roads lead to Prague” (not Rome!!).
For example, did you know that we used to be the #1 bead-making country? During the World War II the major bead-making factory became a shelter for the Japanese prisoners who in the midst of their stay also learned how to make these beads. When the war was over and they went back home where they spread the secret bead recipe and priced the Czechs out of the market! But the relentless Czechs did not close the factory down; instead of beads they started making Christmas ornaments - today’s pride of the country. (more…)
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