Why are bits of straw put under the tablecloth at the traditional Christmas meal in Poland?
The next day, the Christmas Day, is often spent visiting friends. In Polish tradition, people combine religion and family closeness at Christmas. According to tradition, bits of hay are spread beneath the tablecloth as a reminder that Christ was born in a manger.Click to see full answer. In respect to this, what is the Polish…
The next day, the Christmas Day, is often spent visiting friends. In Polish tradition, people combine religion and family closeness at Christmas. According to tradition, bits of hay are spread beneath the tablecloth as a reminder that Christ was born in a manger.Click to see full answer. In respect to this, what is the Polish tradition for Christmas?Sharing of the oplatek (pronounced opwatek) is the most ancient and beloved of all Polish Christmas traditions. Oplatek is a thin wafer made of flour and water, similar in taste to the hosts that are used for communion during Mass. The Christmas wafer is shared before Wigilia, the Christmas Eve supper.Also Know, why do Polish eat carp at Christmas? The Wigilia feast has some unusual traditions, most curiously placing a layer of hay under the tablecloth. As Poland is more than 80 per cent Catholic, the Wigilia meal is meat-free with a main course of fish, most famously carp, which is meant to bring good fortune. In this manner, why do polish not eat meat on Christmas Eve? Traditionally it was day of fasting and abstinence (not eating anything) and meat is not normally allowed to be eaten in any form. Christmas Eve is known as Wigilia (pronounced vee-GHEE-lee-uh). The meal is traditionally meat free, this is to remember the animals who took take of the baby Jesus in the manger.What you might see in Poland at Christmas?Herring in cream and oil, cabbage with peas, carp (probably the most popular fish in Poland to be served during Christmas and, what’s interesting, is not really eaten any other day of the year ), dumplings (pierogi!), borscht with… pierogi and much more (pierogi for example)!
