The document describes how the author, Julia Korczyńska, celebrates Christmas according to Polish traditions. On Christmas Day, she dresses her Christmas tree with colorful lights. Traditional Polish celebrations include preparing an extra place at the table and putting hay under the tablecloth. Typical foods are pierogi with cabbage and mushrooms, fried carp, and beetroot soup with dumplings. Christmas Eve starts with a Christmas supper followed by sharing wafer and wishes before eating. After supper, the family sings carols and opens presents. The two Christmas Days that follow are spent visiting relatives, singing carols, having fun, and talking.

1. My ChristmasMy Christmas
Julia KorczyńskaJulia Korczyńska

2. My Christmas treeMy Christmas tree
I dress my Christmas tree on the first Christmas Day.I dress my Christmas tree on the first Christmas Day.
My favourite decorations are colorful lights.My favourite decorations are colorful lights.

3. My Christmas traditionMy Christmas tradition
Polish Christmas has a lot of traditions. I followPolish Christmas has a lot of traditions. I follow
many of them for example:many of them for example:
Preparing one extra place at the table for thePreparing one extra place at the table for the
newcomer, putting some hay under the tablecloth.newcomer, putting some hay under the tablecloth.

4. My Christmas foodMy Christmas food
Polish tradition tells that on the table, there shouldPolish tradition tells that on the table, there should
be twelve dishes, but my family don't follow thisbe twelve dishes, but my family don't follow this
tradition. On my table, we usually have ten or eighttradition. On my table, we usually have ten or eight
ones. Here are a few of them: pierogi with cabbageones. Here are a few of them: pierogi with cabbage
and mushrooms (something like dumplings), friedand mushrooms (something like dumplings), fried
carp, beetroot soup with dumplings.carp, beetroot soup with dumplings.

5. Christmas Eve (wigilia)Christmas Eve (wigilia)
Christmas Eve starts with Christmas supper, butChristmas Eve starts with Christmas supper, but
before we eat meals, we share the wafer and wishbefore we eat meals, we share the wafer and wish
one another happy holidays.one another happy holidays.

6. Carol and present time!Carol and present time!
After Christmas Eve supper, we sing ChristmasAfter Christmas Eve supper, we sing Christmas
carols and open presents.carols and open presents.

7. Two Christmas Days!Two Christmas Days!
After Christmas Eve, we have two Christmas Days.After Christmas Eve, we have two Christmas Days.
This is the time when people visit relatives, singThis is the time when people visit relatives, sing
carols, have fun and talk.carols, have fun and talk.

8. That's how I spend my ChristmasThat's how I spend my Christmas
time!time!
Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas!