Polish traditions:
Different countries - different traditions, but how do we celebrate Christmas in Poland? For all of us these are exceptional feasts. At this time we can meet our loved ones. During the year some of our family members often work abroad.
At Christmas time many people decorate their homes and gardens. Colourful lights make the Christmas atmosphere. A well-known tradition is dressing the Christmas tree on the day of Christmas Eve, but everyone can't wait for the evening. Before we sit down to the table, we look for the first star in the sky. This first star reminds us of the birth of Christ. The Christmas Eve meal starts with a prayer, the sharing of the blessed wafer and exchanging wishes.
Polish traditions:
Different countries - different traditions, but how do we celebrate Christmas in Poland? For all of us these are exceptional feasts. At this time we can meet our loved ones. During the year some of our family members often work abroad.At Christmas time many people decorate their homes and gardens. Colourful lights make the Christmas atmosphere. A well-known tradition is dressing the Christmas tree on the day of Christmas Eve, but everyone can't wait for the evening. Before we sit down to the table, we look for the first star in the sky. This first star reminds us of the birth of Christ. The Christmas Eve meal starts with a prayer, the sharing of the blessed wafer and exchanging wishes.
Polish traditions:
Our grandmas, mums and aunties bring
to the table twelve traditional Polish dishes e.g. borscht with ravioli,
dumplings, carp. While eating, we talk and sing Christmas carols. Next we rise
from the table and we can finally open our presents. This is the favourite time
for all the children. At that time they are the happiest people in the world.
That day at midnight we go to
church together with our family to attend Midnight Mass. The Midnight Mass is one
of the most important traditions in Poland.
Danish traditions:
Here in
Denmark we celebrate Christmas Eve on December 24. There are special traditions
that repeat them self, year after year. But one of the most important things is
that you have to spend Christmas with your family and the people you love. In
our view, Christmas is the greatest tradition and the one we care about the
most in Denmark.
Later in
the evening we will dance around the Christmas tree, while we sing Danish
Christmas songs and walk hand in hand around the tree. When we have sung for
quite some time, we all sit down around the tree and we are now going to parts
presents out and unpack them. In my family, it is one of the children who start
choosing a package and read who it is to and who it is from and gives the person
the gift, so we continue until all packages are shared. During the package
distribution there will often be served Christmas Cookie
as a Danish Christmas biscuit called “pebernødder”, vanilla wreaths and
Christmas cakes and something to drink, it vary greatly from family to family.
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