Cracovian cribs cracovian cribs- richly ornamented cribs
connected with architecture and referring to monuments of Cracow,
showing mystery play of Christmas.
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Meals for the Christmas Eve
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1. Christmas Eve soups Borscht Christmas Eve soup made from
fermented rye flour Mushroom soup clean Fish soup in Polish Fish
soup with small dumpling Soup of the wholemeal bread Beer soup
Galician cabbage soup Plum soup with the cream Soup of prunes,
pears and apples
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2.Additions to Christmas Eve soup Ears with mushrooms Small
square noodles Pieces of toast Fish meatballs
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3.Fish food Carp in the white wine Carp cooked in Jewish
fashion The carp cooked in the red wine Fried or roasted carp Bream
cooked in one piece Bream cooked with the horseradish and apples
Roasted bream stuffed with the buckwheat groats Tench fried in the
red cabbage The salmon cooked in the creamy sauce
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4.Meals made of mushrooms Mushrooms dried, fried in oil Dried,
stewed mushrooms Cabbage stewed with mushrooms and pea Small
pigeons with mushrooms
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5.Food of the flour Makowczaki with the poppy milk Dumplings
with poppyseed Small square noodles with the cabbage
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6.Christmas Eve compote Boiled wheat with poppy seeds and honey
served on Christmas Eve Compote of dried apples, pears and
plums
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Exchanging wishes with the wafer In Poland a custom of
exchanging Christmas greetings is the most important moment of the
Christmas Eve supper. This activity takes place after reading the
Gospel about the Jesus birth. Christmas Eve supper refers to feasts
of the first Christians, organised in memory of the Last Supper.
This custom means also one should share the last piece of bread
with another. We give each other our best wishes and forgive all
grudges.
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The first star In Poland Christmas Eve supper starts, when in
the sky the first star appears. It is probably connected with the
Star of Bethlehem, which according to the Evangelist, St Mathew,
Sages from East saw.
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Singing Christmas carols It is a Polish tradition to sing songs
about birth of Jesus. We usually do it after supper or during the
holy masses at church.
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Midnight Mass It finishes the Christmas Eve, it is the mass
celebrated at churches precisely at midnight. According to
tradition it commemorates the arrival of shepherds to Bethlehem and
paying homage to the Messiah.
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Free seat at the table At present in Poland a custom of leaving
the free seat during the Christmas Eve table is known and
widespread. This place is intended above all for the casual guest.
By leaving the empty place at the table we also express the memory
about our relatives and friends that cannot spend holidays with us.
This place can also bring dead family members to our mind.