POLISH POLISH CHIRSTMAS CHIRSTMAS TRADITIONSTRADITIONS

BY MARYSIA EBERHARDT BY MARYSIA EBERHARDT AND POLA SKOWRONEK AND POLA SKOWRONEK

Polish Christmas dishesPolish Christmas dishes• Borsch with ravioli• Mushroom soup• Carp in jelly• Cabbage with mushrooms• Poppy-seed dessert• Gingerbread• compot

Christmas treeChristmas treeIn Poland we decorate christmas tree with colourful

baubles. On the top of tree there is a star of Bethlehem. Sometimes kids are making chains on the christmas tree. Theese christmas trees are usually beautiful.

Put hay under the Put hay under the tableclothtablecloth

In Poland we put hay under the tablecloth. We do it becouse Jesus was born on hay.

WaferWaferAt Christmas we share the wafer and

we make wishes.

One more coverOne more coverFor christmas we leave one free cover

at the table if somebody comes to our home.

Thank you Thank you