Puppet Theater

Christmas performance for children [1:27]

Puppet-show booths have existed in Russia since the 17th century. The origins of Christmas puppet theater go back much further, however. In Ukraine, these little theaters have been around since the 11th century. In fact, it was Little Russia that gave Russia this unusual tradition. The Ukrainian puppet-booth theater, in turn, was a successor to the Polish szopka. The tradition of Christmas puppet shows arrived in Poland from the Catholic culture of Europe.