Question

Opisz święta Bożego Narodzenia w Polsce po angielsku.

Answer 1

Christmas is celebrated in December, but Christmas preparations begin with the start of Advent. Most cities are decorated with wonderful Christmas lights. Children help decorating Christmas trees with sparkling baubles and chains, gingerbread and candy. Christmas trees usually stay in our homes until the Epiphany. In Poland, the most important Christmas meal is eaten on the 24th of December. It's a Polish tradition to prepare a twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper. The most popular dish is red borscht, which is a red beetroot soup. Another traditional dishes are pierogi, cabbage with peas or carp. Everyone has to taste every single dish so that each of the twelve months will be prosperous. There's always an extra plate for an unexpected guest and some hay under the tablecloth. Catholics in Poland begin the feast by sharing a wafer and wishing each other all the best. According to Polish tradition, the supper starts when the first star appears in the sky. After supper, Polish families open their presents. At midnight, Catholics usually go to church for a special mass, which is called Pasterka. There are beautiful Christmas Nativity scenes in churches. The next two days of Christmas are public holidays. For most Poles, holiday celebrations are a great chance to reunite with the family.