Christmas Eve

In the morning we decorate Christmas tree and put presents under it.

We prepare dishes for Christmas dinner. Traditionally there should

be twelve dishes.

These are: borsch with ravioli or mushroom soup, carp and other fish, cabbage with pea, pierogi

(dumplings) stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms, herrings and

vegetable salad. We don’t eat meat on Christmas Eve.

mushroom soup

borsch with ravioli

carppierogi

herrings

vegetable salad

We always put one extra plate for an unexpected guest, because on this day

nobody should be alone.

We wait until first star appears in the sky to start Christmas dinner.

First we read a fragment of the Bible and pray. Then we share wafer and give wishes to one

another.

After Christmas dinner we sing carols and open our presents.

• Here you can listen to some Polish carols:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsrcbzxWKWk

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjADo8PhlzM

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Nr1XLfdyQ

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqU00XhhRfk

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTLlhfn4WDs

• Some people go to church for the midnight mass to greet newborn Christ.