AdvertisementIn Slovakia, Christmas Dinner Starts In The BathtubDecember 22, 2014Meghan Collins SullivanfacebookEmailCarp is a holiday mainstay in several central European nations. Traditionally kept in the bathtub, the fish can become a sort of family pet for a day or two, before becoming dinner. Here, a street vendor shows a carp to customers in downtown Prague in December 2012. (EPA/Corbis)