Christmas in

POLAND ENGLANDAND

WHAT IS CHRISTMAS?

• Christmas is a time of joy for the birth of Jesus Christ. It is time that begins on Christmas Eve, December 24. During this time students have Christmas holidays

CHRISTMAS IN THE WORLD

• Christmas is celebrated in many countries around the world. Each country has different customs associated with Christmas. They relate to food, decorating houses and various other things.

FOOD

• In Poland• At the Polish table at

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

• In England• A traditional English and

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

HABITS

• With Christmas-related habits are different. Many of them are similar in many countries. For example, decorating a Christmas tree with colorful ornaments. Hangs on her baubles, chains and other decorations. In England, richly decorated with houses and gardens. This practice only takes in Poland.

HABITS

• It is also very important habit to meet at the table at Christmas and shared their meals. In Poland it is the custom of leaving one place for the Unknown Guest

GIFTS

• For children and adults, Christmas time is often associated with giving gifts, which puts them under the tree and opens on Christmas Eve. Most are toys, books, CDs, cosmetics and clothes.

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