Christmas In Poland
Polish Christmas has many traditions. In Poland we have Christmas Eve. It is on December 24th. It is a very important day for Polish Christian people. On this day families decorate Christmas tree-fir or pine trees with paper stars, angels, toys, nuts and glass balls. When the first star appears in the sky, people take their seats at the Christmas table. They share wafer and wish one another the best: good health, luck, big money etc. There is a free seat at the table for an unexpected guest. Traditionally there should be twelve dishes. The most popular dishes are beetroot soup with raviolis, carp, dumplings filled with sauerkraut and mushrooms, hotchpotch, honey cake and poppy-seed cake . An interesting dish is kutia. In it there are nuts, honey, almonds, cooked wheat and dried fruit. There is also a custom of giving presents. At midnight many people go to church. The next day, on December 25, it is Christmas.
Christmas in Britain
Christmas is the most popular family holiday in Britain. In England, 24th December called Christmas Eve. In the evening some people go to church. Children don’t forget to hang up Christmas stockings for presents.
The most important day is the 25th of December. Early in the morning children wake up and open their present. On this day people eat Christmas dinner. Dinner traditionally consists of roast turkey, roast potatoes and many other vegetables. For the dessert they eat Christmas pudding.
The 26 December is called Boxing Day. On this day people give presents of money to paperboys or dustmen. People spend Boxing Day relaxing or visiting friends.
VOCABULARY:
ANGEL – Anioł
CANDLE – Świeczka
CHRISTMAS CAROL - Kolęda
CHRISTMAS EVE – Wigilia
CHRISTMAS TREE - Choinka
BELL - dzwoneczek
CANDY - cukierek
GLASS BALL - bombka
LIGHTS – światełka na choinkę
THE FIRST STAR – Pierwsza Gwiazdka
GIFT - Prezent
REINDEER - Renifer
SANTA CLAUSE– Święty Mikołaj
SNOW – Śnieg
SNOWMAN – Bałwan
WAFER – Opłatek
BEETROOT SOUP - barszcz
RAVIOLIS - uszka
CARP - karp
DUMPLINGS FILLED WITH SAUERKRAUT AND MUSHROOMS – pierogi z kapustą kiszoną i grzybami
HOTCHPOTCH – groch z kapustą
GINGERBREAD / HONEY CAKE - piernik
POPPY-SEED CAKE - makowiec
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