1. CHRISTMAS EVE
CHRISTMAS DINNER
PRESENTS
Czech
Republic
24 December -Christmas Eve
is celebrated as Štědrý
den/Štedrý deň, which means
"Generous Day", when the
gifts are given in the evening
Fish soup and breaded roasted
carp with special homemade
potato salad
24 December- gifts are brought by baby
Jesus, children have to wait for the
ringing of a Christmas bell to run for the
presents
Poland
24 December - When the first
star appears in the sky the
family members sit down to a
dinner table, The supper
begins with the breaking of
Christmas Wafer
fried carp and barszcz
(beetroot soup) with uszka
(ravioli), fish soup, herring
dishes, noodles with poppy
seed, cabbage
24 December- the meal is followed by
the exchange of gifts. Gifts are brought
by Santa Claus
Romania
24 December- It's time for
Roast Gammon and Pork Chops
(made from the killed pig!),
'Ciorba de perisoare' which is a
slightly sour vegetable soup
made with fermented bran and
pork meatballs; 'Sarmale'
cabbage leaves stuffed with
ground pork and served with
polenta; 'Cozonac' a rich fruit
bread; Romanian doughnuts
called 'gogosi' and cheesecakes.
24th December - Father Christmas
delivers the presents
Lamb or pork, roasted in an
oven or over an open spit. It's
often served with a spinach and
cheese pie and various salads
In Greece, presents are often brought to
children by Aghios Vassilis / Άγιος
Βασίλης (Saint Basil) on the 1st January.
little kids to start their trail
from house to house and sing
their beautiful Christmas
carols and give Christmas
cheers. Later in night it's time
for drummers bands to do
their show.
Greece
Christmas Eve on December
24 and 23 housewives make
the Christmas cake with a
cross in the middle and