IT`S CHRISTMASin England and Poland

Where do you spend Christmas time?

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POLAND

ENGLAND

Students` answers We spend Christmas Eve at home. While Christmas Days we take

family visits or invite family members and friends for that to

spend this time together.

We spend Christmas at home. Some of us visit our family and friends over the holidays. Some

of us have our Grandparents come to our house for Christmas

dinner.

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What do you have to decorate your home?

POLAND ENGLAND

Students` answers

At Christmas Eve we decorate the tree with glass balls, paper toys, lights and natural

ornaments like apples or nuts.

We put lights and decorations on curtains, doors, and walls of our houses. We decorate

the table with white cloth. Some of us prepare the model of Nativity scene from

paper or small sculptures.

We have a Christmas tree with lights and decorations. We put our Christmas cards up in

our houses too. Some people have lights outside to decorate the outside of our houses.

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When do you get your Christmas presents?POLAND ENGLAND

Students` answers

Most of us receive presents while Christmas Eve supper. They are all

placed under the Christmas tree and can be opened after the supper

celebrations. We collect our presents during visiting the family on

Christmas time because some of presents were put under the wrong

Christmas tree.

We get our presents on Christmas Day. Father Christmas bring them on

Christmas Eve when we are asleep. He comes on his sleigh pulled by reindeer

and brings our presents down the chimney. When we wake up on

Christmas Day they are there and we open them.

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Who brings you presents?POLAND ENGLAND

Students` answers

In Poland we get our presents from the Little Child - Jesus .

In our Silesia region it is said that it is an Angel who gives presents at

Christmas. Nobody knows the true, as we couldn`t see them so far...

Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, brings our presents.

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What do you eat on Christmas Day?

POLAND ENGLAND

Students` answers

Traditionally, we prepare 12 meals for Christmas Eve supper, what is more - meat is not included in

menu that day. Menu can be different according to family traditions.

There are: mushroom soup, fish or beetroot soup; carp, herrings and cabbage prepaired in many

ways, pierogi (dumplings filled with cabbage and mushrooms), sweets made from poppy seeds...

Our Christmas dinner is turkey with roast potatoes and vegetables. We have stuffing with

our turkey and little sausages wrapped in bacon. These are called ‘pigs in blankets’.

For pudding we have Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce, Christmas Cake or Chocolate Log.

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What is your favourite Christmas carol?

POLAND ENGLAND

Students` answers

Our favourite Christmas carol is “Przybieżeli do Betlejem pasterze”.

which means: “The Shepherds came to Bethlehem”.

Watch this clip to hear the carol sung by “ Noe ̀ s Ark ” band .

We have voted here - our favourite Christmas Carol is Jingle Bells.

Watch this clip to hear the carol .

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What are your three main traditions for Christmas?

POLAND ENGLAND

Students` answers

1. Sharing white thin wafer during the Christmas Eve with giving wishes and forgiving to our nearest and dearest.2. Going for a midnight service to the church for that to

celebrate the birth of Jesus.

In all churches there are displays of Bethlehem stable`s scene.

3. Singing Christmas carols with family members.

1. Put a Christmas tree up and decorate it.2. Presents from Father Christmas on Christmas

Day3. We put out a mince pie and a glass of brandy

on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas. We leave a carrot for Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

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What animal is connected with Christmas in your country?

POLAND ENGLAND

Students` answers

We connect animals who stayed in the Bethlehem`s cowshed: donkey, steer and

sheeps.It is believed that animals can speak

human voice during Christmas night, but only innocent person can hear them!

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer who guides Father Christmas’s sleigh when

he delivers the presents.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!