CHRISTMAS INCHRISTMAS IN

POLANDPOLAND ENGLANDAND

WHAT IS CHRISTMAS?WHAT IS CHRISTMAS?

• Christmas is a time of joy for the birth of Jesus Christ. It Christmas is a time of joy for the birth of Jesus Christ. It

is time that begins on Christmas Eve, December 24. is time that begins on Christmas Eve, December 24.

During this time students have Christmas holidays During this time students have Christmas holidays

CHRISTMAS IN THE WORLDCHRISTMAS IN THE WORLD

• Christmas is celebrated in many countries around the Christmas is celebrated in many countries around the

world. Each country has different customs associated world. Each country has different customs associated

with Christmas. They relate to food, decorating houses with Christmas. They relate to food, decorating houses

and various other things.and various other things.

FOODFOOD

• In PolandIn Poland

• At the Polish table at At the Polish table at Christmas we will find: Christmas we will find: herring, borscht soup, herring, borscht soup, mushroom soup, mushroom soup, dumplings with cabbage dumplings with cabbage and mushrooms, carp and and mushrooms, carp and other fish, and a variety of other fish, and a variety of cakes, such as cakes, such as cheesecake, poppy-seed cheesecake, poppy-seed cake, gingerbread cake, gingerbread

• In EnglandIn England

• A traditional English and A traditional English and British Christmas dinner British Christmas dinner includes roast turkey or includes roast turkey or goose, brussels sprouts, goose, brussels sprouts, roast potatoes, cranberry roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, rich nutty stuffing, sauce, rich nutty stuffing, tiny sausages wrapped in tiny sausages wrapped in bacon (pigs in a blanket) bacon (pigs in a blanket) and lashings of hot gravy. and lashings of hot gravy.

Polish Christmas

HABITSHABITS

• With Christmas-related habits are With Christmas-related habits are

different. Many of them are similar in different. Many of them are similar in

many countries. For example, decorating many countries. For example, decorating

a Christmas tree with colorful a Christmas tree with colorful

ornaments. Hangs on her baubles, ornaments. Hangs on her baubles,

chains and other decorations. In chains and other decorations. In

England, richly decorated with houses England, richly decorated with houses

and gardens. and gardens.

This practice happenes only in Poland

HABITSHABITS

• It is also very important habit to meet at the table at It is also very important habit to meet at the table at

Christmas and shared their meals. In Poland it is the Christmas and shared their meals. In Poland it is the

custom of leaving one place for the Unknown Guest custom of leaving one place for the Unknown Guest

GIFTSGIFTS• For children and adults, Christmas time is often For children and adults, Christmas time is often

associated with giving gifts, which puts them under the associated with giving gifts, which puts them under the

tree and opens on Christmas Eve. Most are toys, books, tree and opens on Christmas Eve. Most are toys, books,

CDs, cosmetics and clothes. CDs, cosmetics and clothes.

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