Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Christmas in Poland

Hi! In Poland we love Christmas!
 It` s our favourite holiday in the year! Streets are full of colourful lamps and christmas trees, shops are ful of people buying presents and choosing christmas cards.
Christmas trees are set up in every home and decorated with sparkling  chains, lights, toys and trinkets.
But everyone waits for Christmas Eve. When the first star appears in the sky, we take seats at the Christmas table and we don` t forget about leaving an empty place for an unexpected guest. The table is covered with white tablecloth and hay is under it.
Another custom is number of dishes- should be twelve. The most popular are: red borsch, pies with sour cabbage and and mushrooms, fish (usually carp) and poppy seed cake.
Before the family starts eating, they share with holy wafer  and say greetings. After the supper we share presents and sing chistmas carols. At midnight we go to church for a special mass. We believe that animals can speak human voices.
On the first day of Christmas we spend at home but on the second we usually visit our families.

2 comments:

  1. Czeisc to all of you! I'm Szymon, a polish pupil of Grumello's school!I'm very happy to know that Poland is in the project!

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  2. Cześć,from Italy.
    School GRUMELLO CREMONESE.


    GOOD BAY MICHELLE E SOFIA.

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