The Polish Christmas Tradition

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I thought I would write the Polish Christmas Tradition.

On the 24th of December ever Polish person celebrates Christmas. Everyone wears some sort of jeans and a Christmas shirt. At one point you and your family sits down by the table and has there Christmas Dinner. My family usually first eats "Barscz Czerwony z Uszkami" and than you get to pick what you want to eat after that.

This is what every Polish family usually eats:
  1. Barscz Czerwony z uszkami.
  2. Bigos z Kapusta i z grybami.
  3. Krokiety.
  4. Pierogi.
  5. Ciasto.
  6. Sałatka Jarzynowa.
  7. Ryba.
  8. Pieczywo - Chleb.
  9. Opłatek.
  10. Jajka w majonezie lub farszerowane.

For every person that doesn't speak Polish, here's the translations:
  • Beetroot soup with ears.
  • Stew with sauerkraut, meat, mushrooms and cabbage.
  • Croquette
  • Polish dumplings.
  • Polish cake.
  • Salad
  • Fish
  • Bread
  • Something like holy communion
  • Eggs with mayo and some other stuff.
There is no drinks with alcohol allowed on the 24th of December. People usually drink the next day on the 25th of December.

Here are the links if you wan't to see what this food looks like.

1.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bar...UIDigB&biw=1920&bih=938#imgrc=A7HTNSxxlGtpnM:

2. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i67.dTWJi-EiEA4

3. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1...gws-wiz-img.......35i39j0i67j0i10.6vFdKvd1v5k

4. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1.....1..gws-wiz-img.......35i39j0i67.fviofs5oiFo

5. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1...-wiz-img.....0..35i39j0i67j0i5i30.N-3nvw5gCWw

6. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1...77.148.2......1....1..gws-wiz-img.D1FtnztflTM

7. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1....1..gws-wiz-img.....0..35i39j0i30.edgMHqjqxqE

8. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1.....1..gws-wiz-img.......35i39j0i67.JkfGIUpob70

9. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1.....1....1..gws-wiz-img.......35i39.k9quqC30Ynk

10. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1....139.0j1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.U0YKhMwiwnY

After you eat everything you usually call some relatives and talk with them as you unwrap your Christmas gift's. The biggest part of all of this is family.



This is mostly from the top of my head.
 
Nice post corrupted, over here we used to make like 4 turkeys and bunch of food like thanksgiving and pop open the presents on Christmas Eve.
 
In the Netherlands we have christmass eve, first day of christmass and second day of christmass. Christmass eve you should go to church, and usually we eat some meatbread orsomething after, the other two days we eat food with family, all day ;) And play games together (board) or go to a shopping centre looking for a new kitchen orsomething... lol.
 
Wow, thanks for sharing this. So interesting seeing how other cultures celebrate Christmas!
 
danish tradition

1. JULEFROKOST (CHRISTMAS PARTY)
If you’re in Denmark in December, you’re bound to hear the word julefrokost (Christmas party). This Danish tradition typically involves plenty of food and alcohol, and it’s held on weekends. The party starts with herring, shrimps, smoked salmon and deep-fried plaice filet with remoulade on rugbr?d (Danish whole grain bread). Next is fried meat balls, followed by cold rice pudding. Every half an hour or so, someone calls out “SK?L” to make a toast, and everyone stands up to drink. This is where snaps comes in.

GL?GG & ?BLESKIVER (MULLED WINE & APPLE SLICES)
From the very salty and spicy meat to a sweet dish called: ?bleskiver (apple slices) and gl?gg (mulled wine). Despite their name, ‘apple slices’ have nothing to do with apples. They are baked round cakes made of pancake dough, sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with strawberry jam.

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thats pretty much it :)
 
Here we eat
* Pinnekj?tt
* Poteter
* Gulrot
* Svinem?r
* Familie Ribbe
* and some more that idk.

(Norway Btw)
 
Temper said:
In the Netherlands we have christmass eve, first day of christmass and second day of christmass. Christmass eve you should go to church, and usually we eat some meatbread orsomething after, the other two days we eat food with family, all day ;) And play games together (board) or go to a shopping centre looking for a new kitchen orsomething... lol.
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Polish people also go to church but on Easter. The day before you get a basket with food, you usually have like bread, a sausage, and coloured eggs. You basically get dye in water and than put the egg in it, than once it's the colour you want you take colouring pencils and make designs on them. After the day you get them blessed you eat the food. You also go to your garden and look for presents. Suprisingly in Ireland the church get's filled up with people and there is a Polish Priest there specifically because of out tradition.
 
BeastTheNinja said:
danish tradition

1. JULEFROKOST (CHRISTMAS PARTY)
If you’re in Denmark in December, you’re bound to hear the word julefrokost (Christmas party). This Danish tradition typically involves plenty of food and alcohol, and it’s held on weekends. The party starts with herring, shrimps, smoked salmon and deep-fried plaice filet with remoulade on rugbr?d (Danish whole grain bread). Next is fried meat balls, followed by cold rice pudding. Every half an hour or so, someone calls out “SK?L” to make a toast, and everyone stands up to drink. This is where snaps comes in.

GL?GG & ?BLESKIVER (MULLED WINE & APPLE SLICES)
From the very salty and spicy meat to a sweet dish called: ?bleskiver (apple slices) and gl?gg (mulled wine). Despite their name, ‘apple slices’ have nothing to do with apples. They are baked round cakes made of pancake dough, sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with strawberry jam.

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thats pretty much it :)
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Spot on ;)
 
Thanks for sharing this tradition ;)
My family makes ham with bread and then we drink until christmas eve is done.
 
I'll post more pictures once the food is ready.
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Our family tradition is to spend time with my cousins and family in New Jersey, but this year they were out of country and I’m currently roaming the west coast :)
 
pillar said:
I decided to research this up since JonnyBoy never answered it (also I have plenty of time on my hands).

Pinnekj?tt - Stick meat: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgur...hUKEwigxtXBiLnfAhUEDq0KHdhNC1wQ_B0wF3oECAUQBg

Poteter - potatoes
Gulrot - carrots
Svinem?r - translated is pigmeat
Familie Ribbe - Christmas ribs
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Yeah,
Pinnekj?tt = "Stick meat"
Poteter is potatoes
Gulrot/Gulr?tter = Carrot(s)
I honestly do not know what svinem?r is, by the looks of it its some sort of meat.
And Familie ribbe is Christmas ribs
 
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