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A small glassware company in Poniklá keeps the tradition of handcrafted blown-glass beaded decorations alive

Video. The real story behind the Czech Christmas glass beads

Updated: 17/12/2021 - 19:19 GMT+1

The handmade production of blown glass beads into Christmas tree decorations in Poniklá, Czech Republic, earned the craft a place on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage last year. But there's more to this.

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