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The essay speaks about the rounds on 12 December - on the eve of St. Lucy's Day. It is based on the field research running in three villages (Svata Mari, Zdikovec and Zalesi), which are located in the southern part of the Bohemian Forest region, District of Prachatice, between 2007 and 2011. Simultaneously, it summarizes the reports about the rounds from the 1980s, i.e. from the period when the participating...