20.12.2023

The mass, composed in 1796, retains the structural features of a traditional Latin mass, but the focus is on the Bohemian character of Christmas and its interpretation and it was intentionally placed by Ryba in the Bohemian (or Czech) setting. Added to this is the fact that it is written in the Czech language. Jakub Jan Ryba was convinced that this is the only way a liturgical mass can find access to the listeners. Over time the fair has become the most popular fair in Bohemia.

Source: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_m%C5%A1e_v%C3%A1no%C4%8Dn%C3%AD

(This is an automatic translation by Google Translator.)