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Christmas traditions in Poland

Christmas traditions in Poland. Julia Grzyb Va. What is Christmas?.

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Christmas traditions in Poland

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  1. Christmas traditionsinPoland Julia Grzyb Va

  2. What is Christmas? Christmas, Nativity of the Lord - in the tradition of the Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a liturgical celebration was attributable to 25 December. Christmas is preceded by a three-week waiting period (exactly four Sundays), called Advent

  3. Christmas decorations • Christmas ornament (in some regions of Polish bubble) - Christmas Tree ornament usually made ​​of thin glass. Christmas ornaments are often hand-painted and silvered on the inside. • Chain coniferous trees - Christmas Tree ornament usually made ​​of paper or plastic. The string used to hang on a Christmas tree or other holiday decorations.

  4. eve • Christmas Eve - the day before the Christian tradition, the feast of Christmas, ending a period of Advent.

  5. Santa Claus Santa Claus - the figure of an elderly man with a beard wearing a red dress, which, according to various legends and fairy tales during distributes Christmas presents to children sledge team of reindeer. According to different versions live with a group of elves Lapland or the North Pole. With good promotion in virtually replaced the traditional image of public awareness of St. Nicholas the bishop. Currently, a common form of this is derived from the British and American culture, which is one of the highlights of Christmas. In most of Europe, including Poland, the day of Saint Nicholas is traditionally celebrated on December 6 as the memory of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra. On the morning of that day, children throughout the past year were well-behaved, are gifts, hidden under the pillow, in the boot or other specially prepared for this purpose place (eg in a sock). As a result of penetration of the European tradition of the Anglo-Saxon elements (particularly the U.S.) and in Europe Santa Claus is increasingly synonymous with Christmas and Christmas gifts.

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