Christmas
...t popular family holiday in Britain. In England, on 24th December usually all preparations for Christmas are complete. This day called Christmas Eve. In the evening some people go to church to attend the so called „midnight mass”. Children don’t forget to hang up old stockings for presents. The most important day is the 25th of December. Early in the morning children wake up and open their present. On this day people eat Christmas dinner. Dinner traditionally consists of roast turkey, roast potatoes, Brussels sprouts and many other vegetables. For the dessert they eat Christmas pudding. In the evening queen gives her message on TV. The tradition is that people kiss under the mistletoe. It brings luck. People go from house to house singing special songs called carol. The 26 December is called Boxing Day. It is celebrated as a bank holiday. On this day people give presents of money to paperboys or dustmen. This is last non-working day and the last day of the Christmas celebration. People spend Boxing Day relaxing or visiting friends and relatives. Christmas in Poland Polish Christmas has many traditions. In Poland we have Christmas Eve. It is on December 24th. It is a very important day for Polish Christian people. On this day families decorate Christmas tree-fir or pine tree with paper stars, angels, toys, nuts and glass balls. When the first star appears in the sky, people take their seats at the Christmas table. They share wafer and wish one another the best wishes like: good health, luck, big money etc. They leave an empty place for an unexpected guest. Traditionally dishes should be twelve. The most popular dishes are red borsch, pies and sour cabbage with mushrooms, fish (usually carp) and pappy-seed cake. The interesting dish is kutia. In it there are nuts, honey, almonds, cooked wheat and dried fruit. There is also a custom of giving presents. At midnight many people go to church. The next day, on December 25, is Christmas-the families eat and talk again, sing carols and go to church. On Christmas we can eat meat. We eat salads, cakes, smoked meat, sausages, pate, roasted chicken or turkey filled with dried fruit and drink beetroot so...