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NATALIAGRUCAKL. 2B

It is a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem,

which was accompanied by the

appearance of the birth of Jesus. Thanks

to the shepherds, the Magi could reach

the place of birth of the Saviour. Today

we expect the first star, which appears on

the Christmas Eve sky. Only when it can

shine, according to tradition, to sit at the

table and divide the Christmas wafer.

Its name comes from the Latin word oblatum and means

the same as offering. It is nothing more than a thin piece

of baked flour and water. Appear on the images

associated with Christmas. Sharing the bread has its

roots in pagan traditions. As time passed it permanently

into Christian traditions, and today we share the

Christmas wafer before the Christmas Eve supper, We

file a wish. Wishes, we make ourselves while sharing the

Christmas wafer must be sincere, forgive yourself then

all the blame to sit down to dinner at peace and pure

hearts.

We put them under a white cloth

on the table where we eat

Christmas Eve dinner. Of course

symbolizes the place in which

Jesus was born - nativity scene

and hay, on which lay at birth.

FREE SPACE AT THE TABLE

Known and widespread in Poland is now a

habit of leaving space at the table

Christmas Eve. This place is sometimes

designed primarily for casual visitor.

Leaving a space at the table also express

the memory of our loved ones who can not

spend the holidays with us. This space can

also draw all our memory of the deceased

family member.

The christmas tree

Wears usually on Christmas Eve or

December 23. Christmas decorations

should be linked to the symbolism of

Christmas, and at the top is hung

Christmas ornament in the shape of a

star of Bethlehem. Once hung apples,

which probably symbolized the biblical

parable of Adam and Eve, the apple

still replace glass baubles. Green tree is

a symbol of life and the birth of the

Saviour. Christmas tree lights should

light up for the first time after the

appearance of the first star.

We begin to sing them at the Christmas

table. These are songs that tell about the

birth of the Lord. Their name comes

from the Latin - Calendae, which meant

the first day of the month. The first

"Christmas carols" were sung by the

Romans under the solemn honor of the

first of January, after the custom of

singing songs took Christians to worship

the birth of Jesus. The oldest Polish

Christmas carol is "healthy or king

angelic" and dates from around 1420

years.

Traditional the Mass

celebrated on the night of 24

on December 25. It symbolizes

the vigil of the shepherds at

the manger of Jesus. We

participate in it together with

your loved ones. It is the most

important moment during

Christmas.

CHRISTMAS GIFTSChristmas Eve custom of giving gifts

beginning of August takes its Roman

Saturnalia yet. In later centuries the

Church was named Star, for gifts given,

when the sky was noticed first a star.

This star of equated the Star of

Bethlehem. Because this part of

Christmas Eve were most interested in

children, therefore no wonder that they

eagerly awaited the first star in the sky.

In Poland, the Franciscan appeared very

early, probably already in the Middle Ages.

Originally staged in churches cribs were

extremely simple, it remained faithful to

evangelical transfers. In the nineteenth

century created various regional forms of

Polish Christmas cribs. The best known and

most interesting are the cribs Cracow, whose

architecture is inspired by the historic

buildings of Krakow.