ADVENT CALENDAR 2024

December 11

SLOVAK CORN-HUSK NATIVITY

Peter Palka
Bratislava, Slovakia
Corn husk, wood
2009

Slovak folk artists use corn husks to make Christmas and Easter scenes, as well as scenes showing the traditional life in rural Slovak villages. In 1994, Peter Palka designed a Nativity scene like this one, which won first prize at the International Crèche Festival in Bellingham, Washington. The U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia gave Palka the award at a ceremony in Bratislava, the capital city. Palka’s Nativity was also featured on Slovakia’s 1995 Christmas stamp.

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