Christmas in
POLAND
AND
ENGLAND
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, poppyseed 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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