Polish Christmas Traditions Uncovered | Polish Club at Barnard & Columbia

I was honored to explain most important Polish Christmas traditions to Columbia University students at the Wigilia (Christmas Vigil) of the Polish Student Society at Barnard and Columbia.
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[LidiaBiryta]

- You mentioned about fish being an important dish, it would be also nice to show importance of cabbage, mushroom, poppy and nut dishes :)

- I don't know which part of Poland you are coming from, but 2nd of Feb as the last day of Xmas is very extreme. If there is any commonly agreed date it would be 6th of January (Trzech Króli).

[wojtekNYC]

@LidiaBiryta what I meant with Feb 2 is the end of "Christmas Period" in the Polish Catholic Church, also recognized as the last day to undress the Christmas Tree. I'm really happy my presentation was of some help!

[kksd2]

@spiritstorm09 When we were kids, we RAN when the Oplatek sharing was starting ... kissing and hugging Yuk ! LOL

[spiritstorm09]

The Oplatek was one of my favourites growing up!

[LidiaBiryta]

Regardless of the following comments, it is the best presentation about Polish Christmas traditions in English I found on Youtube. Thank you for that.

However you have forgot to mention few things and you made some mistakes, here are my comments:

- you forgot to mention that before we sit at the table we are sharing Angel bread (opłatek) and saying wishes to each other. This tradition is very well known and present at most of Polish houses. (t.b.c.)