{"id":652,"date":"2009-12-08T09:12:57","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T13:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=652"},"modified":"2009-12-08T09:12:57","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T13:12:57","slug":"polish-christmas-eve-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/polish-christmas-eve-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Christmas Eve Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, have been naughty or nice? Did \u015awi\u0119ty Miko\u0142aj<\/strong> bring you anything exciting? What? Don\u2019t tell me that you forgot about Miko\u0142ajki<\/strong> (6 grudnia<\/strong> \u2013 December 6th).<\/p>\n

I wrote about Miko\u0142ajki<\/strong> last year, and I\u2019m sure you remember that I think it\u2019s a totally unnecessary tradition. I would much rather hold off for a bigger and better present on Christmas.<\/p>\n

And how is your writing of Christmas cards (pisanie kartek \u015bwi\u0105tecznych<\/strong>) coming along? I\u2019m very proud to say that I only have a couple left to send out. And after that\u2019s done, I\u2019ll finally have enough time to sit and ponder how I\u2019m going to throw a traditional Polish Wigilia<\/strong> (Christmas Eve dinner) in this foreign land.<\/p>\n

And actually, I have a question for those of you with Polish spouses: how do you celebrate Christmas? Do you do it the Polish way? Or the “foreign” way? Or a combination of both, perhaps?<\/p>\n

Do you do the whole Wigilia<\/strong> bit with 12 different dishes and hay under the tablecloth? With op\u0142atek<\/strong> and gifts on the 24th?<\/p>\n

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\nBarszcz – one of the traditional Christmas Eve dishes.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am asking because this year I was drafted to prepare tradycyjne polskie \u015bwi\u0119ta<\/strong> – a traditional Polish Christmas. And frankly, I\u2019m worried. Very worried. My utter lack of culinary skills combined with the utter lack of Polish products here is a very bad combination. So your suggestions regarding how I can solve this problem will be much appreciated.<\/p>\n

And descriptions of your traditional polskie \u015bwi\u0119ta na obczy\u017anie<\/strong> (Polish Christmas in foreign lands) will be very helpful as well.<\/p>\n

So please, don\u2019t be shy and do share! I\u2019m sure we all can learn something new and interesting from each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

So, have been naughty or nice? Did \u015awi\u0119ty Miko\u0142aj bring you anything exciting? What? Don\u2019t tell me that you forgot about Miko\u0142ajki (6 grudnia \u2013 December 6th). I wrote about Miko\u0142ajki last year, and I\u2019m sure you remember that I think it\u2019s a totally unnecessary tradition. I would much rather hold off for a bigger…<\/p>\n

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