P OLISH TRADICIONAL OF C HRISTMAS E VE Polish tradiciones of Christmas Eve

F IRST STAR, BEUTIFULE ADORN CHRISTMAS TREE AND WAFER IT ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT C HRISTMAS SYMBOL.

First Star

T HERE IS SYMBOL OF STAR B ETHLEHEM, WHICH ACCOMPANIED BIRTHS OF JESUS. P ASTORS AND THE T HREE K INGS COULD REACH TO PLACE OF BIRTH OF SAVIOR. O NLY, WHEN IT SPARKLE, ACCORDING TO TRADITION, WE CAN SIT FOR TABLE AND DIVIDE THE WAFER.

T HE WAFER

O N THE W AFER THERE ARE PICTURES RELATE WITH B IRTH OF J ESUS. T HE GREETINGS WHICH WE MAKE OVERSELVES WHILE SHARING THE WAFER IT TO BE HONEST, WE FORGIVE MYSELF IF ALL THE BLAME TO SIT DOWN TO DINNER AT PEACE AND PURE HEARTS. T HE WAFER O N THE W AFER THERE ARE PICTURES RELATE WITH B IRTH OF J ESUS. T HE GREETINGS WHICH WE MAKE OVERSELVES WHILE SHARING THE WAFER IT TO BE HONEST, WE FORGIVE MYSELF IF ALL THE BLAME TO SIT DOWN TO DINNER AT PEACE AND PURE HEARTS.

HAY O N THE W AFER THERE ARE PICTURES RELATE WITH B IRTH OF J ESUS. T HE GREETINGS WHICH WE MAKE OVERSELVES WHILE SHARING THE WAFER IT TO BE HONEST, WE FORGIVE MYSELF IF ALL THE BLAME TO SIT DOWN TO DINNER AT PEACE AND PURE HEARTS. HAY

W E PUT THEM UNDER A WHITE TABLECLOTH ON THE TABLE WHERE WE EAT C HRISTMAS E VE DINNER. O BVIOUSLY SYMBOLIZES A PLACE IN WHICH J ESUS WAS BORN - NATIVITY SCENE AND HAY, WHICH LAY AT BIRTH.

C HRISTMAS TREE HAY W E PUT THEM UNDER A WHITE TABLECLOTH ON THE TABLE WHERE WE EAT C HRISTMAS E VE DINNER. O BVIOUSLY SYMBOLIZES A PLACE IN WHICH J ESUS WAS BORN - NATIVITY SCENE AND HAY, WHICH LAY AT BIRTH. C HRISTMAS TREE

O N THE EVE OF C HRISTMAS ALMOST EVERY P OLISH FAMILY PUTS IN HIS APARTMENT AND DECORATED C HRISTMAS TREE. I T IS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST C HRISTMAS E VE TRADITION. C HRISTMAS DECORATIONS SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYMBOLISM OF C HRISTMAS, AND AT THE TOP OF THE C HRISTMAS ORNAMENT HANGS IN THE SHAPE OF A STAR OF B ETHLEHEM. On the Eve of Christmas almost every Polish family puts in his apartment and decorated Christmas tree. It is one of the youngest Christmas Eve tradition. Christmas decorations should be associated with the symbolism of Christmas, and at the top of the Christmas ornament hangs in the shape of a star of Bethlehem.

G IFTS On the eve of Christmas almost every Polish family puts in his apartment and decorated Christmas tree. It is one of the youngest Christmas Eve tradition. Christmas decorations should be associated with the symbolism of Christmas, and at the top of the Christmas ornament hangs in the shape of a star of Bethlehem. G IFTS

The nicest, for many, the practice of Christmas. Today, it is mainly associated to Christmas. Originally, this custom was associated only with the person of St.Nicholas, now, for Luther, we assume that these are gifts from the baby Jesus.

CHRISTMAS STABLE The nicest, for many, the practice of Christmas. Today, it is mainly associated to Christmas. Originally, this custom was associated only with the person of St.Nicholas, now, for Luther, we assume that these are gifts from the baby Jesus. CHRISTMAS STABLE

I N C HRISTMAS STABLE, J ESUS WAS BORN. I T IS ALSO A SYMBOL OF OURSELVES. W E ARE LIKE A CHRISTMAS STABLE, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR, IN WHICH GOOD AND EVIL ARE INTERTWINED. B UT IT IS TO THE STABLE, AND THEREFORE TO US, ORDINARY PEOPLE, COMES J ESUS ILLUMINATES OUR LIFE AND GIVES US HOPE, LOVE AND FAITH. G OD IS BORN IN US ! CHRISTMAS STABLE In Christmas stable, Jesus was born. It is also a symbol of ourselves. We are like a christmas stable, which is not always clear, in which good and evil are intertwined. But it is to the stable, and therefore to us, ordinary people, comes Jesus illuminates our life and gives us hope, love and faith. God is born in us!

S ANTA C LAUS

T HEY LOVE IT ALL - ADULTS AND CHILDREN, RICH AND POOR, RESIDENTS OF LARGE CITIES AND SMALL TOWNS. S ANTA C LAUS VISITED US ON D ECEMBER 6 OR ON C HRISTMAS E VE. I N P OLAND, WE ARE WAITING FOR THE D ECEMBER 6 TH AND ON C HRISTMAS E VE. H E IS DRESSED IN A RED COAT AND CARRIES ON HIS BACK A HUGE BAG OF GIFTS. T HEY LOVE IT ALL - ADULTS AND CHILDREN, RICH AND POOR, RESIDENTS OF LARGE CITIES AND SMALL TOWNS. S ANTA C LAUS VISITED US ON D ECEMBER ON 6 TH OR ON C HRISTMAS E VE. I N P OLAND, WE ARE WAITING FOR THE D ECEMBER ON 6 TH AND ON C HRISTMAS E VE. H E IS DRESSED IN A RED COAT AND CARRIES ON HIS BACK A HUGE BAG OF GIFTS.