A Polish Christmas eve
Subtitle: traditions and recipes, decorations and song
By: by Czeslaw Michal Krysa.
Contributors: Christmas Wafers Bakery.
Publisher: CWB Press; Christmas Wafers bakery - CWB; CHRISTMAS WAFERS BAKERY-CWB PRESS
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780966109900
Subjects: Christmas -- Poland.; Christmas music -- Poland.; Christmas decorations -- Poland.; Cookery, Polish.; Songs, Polish.
Description: Celebrates the most important Polish tradition of the year, Christmas Eve. Discusses the food, recipes, ancient lore, the manger, ornaments, the tree, carols and more.
Table of contents: title: Ancient Christmas lore; title: Recipes; title: Vigil supper folk art; title: The house of bread; title: The evergreen; title: Christmas tree ornaments; title: The manger scene; title: The vigil supper; title: The Polish carol; title: Vigil supper wishes from Pope John Paul II; title: Christmas Eve memories from across the United States; title: A Nobel prize vigil supper; title: The vigil supper during the second World War; title: A legend from the mountains: "the bear gift"; title: Old Polish carols; title: Vigil supper poetry; title: Christmas eve songs from today's Poland; title: The ancient Roman proclamation of the birth of Christ; title: A brief history of "Christmas wafers bakery"; title: Resources in English; title: Regional map of Poland.