Polish Christmas Traditions are Beautiful
The way in which I and my family celebrate Christmas is probably different from most American traditions and that is the reason why I’m writing this article; I want to share how I and my family (Polish Americans) celebrate Christmas.
In the early afternoon on Christmas Eve or “Wigilia” or even the night before Christmas Eve, we place the gifts
under the tree hoping that nobody sees us so as to add a bit of drama when everyone finally sees the Christmas
tree in all its glory. Presents in beautifully wrapped paper just bulging out and spilling onto the floor around the tree.
The early part of Christmas eve the whole family make preparations for the evening hours, the table is set with our finest table cloths and the best table setting we own is meticulously placed on set. Although there is usually only three of us we make sure to set the table for four people.
The reason for the extra place setting comes from an old Polish tradition where the extra setting is there for either an… Read More
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Thanks for sharing this post! -Gwen
Gwen, thanks for the kind words. I’m a bit disappointed that I couldn’t post the whole article here on my blog but I’ve also got bills to pay.
With any luck, they will publish my articles quicker in the future and then I’ll be able to post them here. Yes, they are all written by me.
One thing though, when I do start posting the articles that get printed I’ll go ahead and put a link to the Associated Content site because every time someone clicks it I get a few cents thrown my way.
R
Hello,
Ugh, I liked! So clear and positively.
Nicolas