Christmas in Poland

Everyone loves Christmas.It is favourite and most eagerly awaited holiday in the year.This is a unique time when people try to be kind,friendly and generous to one another.They seem to forget all their problems,quarrels and just enjoy being together.Christmas are preceded by many days of preparation.Streets are lit by coloured lamps;shops are full of people buying presents,choosing Christmas cards;Christmas trees are set up in every home and decorated with sparkling tinsel,candles,chains,toys and trinkets.The atmosphere is excitement and expectation can be felt almost everywhere.The day precending Christmas Eve is a unique one.It is beilved that everything that might happen on it might influence the whole year to come.Much attention,for instance,is paid to the person who first enters the house and if it is man,he ensures welfare to all members of the family.Some people say that if you ask for food on that day,you will be hungry throughout the year.The moments everyone waits for is Christmas Eve.When the first star appears in the sky,people take seal at the Christmas table.They do not forget leaving an empty place for an unexpected guest.The table is convered with white tablecloth and hay is spread on it.