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Wigilia

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Christmas wafer to symbolize the gift of daily bread, and wishing each other blessings for the coming year. In the country, it was customary to share a special (pink) wafer with livestock and dogs and cats as the animals of the household were to be treated with special reverence on that day, in
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A major part of the Wigilia festivities is the opening of gifts. After everyone has finished supper the children often open their gifts and hand out the gifts for the adults from under the tree. The gift-givers in Polish tradition are "Święty Mikołaj" (Saint Nicolas),
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Christmas Day is a national holiday in Poland and most Poles spend the day with their family. After Wigilia there are two more days of celebrations. Christmas breakfast often consists of
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traditionally used to bring gifts on December 6. This varies and in some families Saint Nicholas brings presents both on the 6th and at Christmas.
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and in Polish communities worldwide at or before midnight. The custom is sometimes referred to as "wieczerza" or "wieczerza wigilijna", in
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honour of the animals in the Bethlehem stable. There was a belief that at midnight they were granted the power of human speech.
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Another tradition is to make an extra place-setting for the "unexpected guest", to celebrate hospitality. The feast begins with
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is required, and should comprise twelve distinct dishes in memory of the twelve Apostles. It begins with a soup, either
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filled with cheese and potatoes as well mushrooms and cabbage, stuffed cabbage with mushrooms and rice,
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Some families as well as individual worshippers attend the traditional midnight mass/Shepherd's Mass (
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is placed under the tablecloth of the dining table to symbolise
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meaning evening repast, linked to the late church service,
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The bread used throughout Wigilia has been borrowed from
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with apple salad. The bread served at the meal is often
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Wigilia article from Pope John Paul II Polish Center
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Wigilia (film)
Christmas Eve

[vʲiˈɡʲilja]

Christmas Eve
Poland
Pasterka
midnight Mass
Poland
Old Polish
Vespers
vigil
the First Star
Christmas

Christmas tree
Christmas tree
hay
Jesus
manger
saying grace
opłatek

Shabbat
challah
abstinence
borscht
uszka
consommé

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