It’s official! Christmas is coming! However, if you
don’t feel it yet, you for sure have to visit the Christmas market to get in
the spirit! Like each year, also this time, Poznan holds two huge markets: one
in main square and the other one in the “Liberty square”. Vendors pop-up mulled
vine, variety of Christmassy decorated sweets and ornaments: like tree
decorations, candelabras, etc. So if you feel like embracing the Holiday, that’s
the perfect spot for you. Not only it’s an opportunity to purchase all kinds of
Christmas-themed items, but, what it’s even more exciting: you get a chance to
taste a lot of delicious dishes and desserts prepared specially for this
occasion. Moreover, each weekend the organisers planned special attractions for
the visitors, like: singing carols, Ice Festival or tree lighting. If I hadn’t
convinced you enough, visit the official fan page of the event on Facebook and check
what else can you find there 😊
We’re all used to Polish Christmas traditions and they don’t seem to be weird for us but some foreigners might find them unusual. Just like we consider many of their habits quite bizarre. Here’s the list of 8 that I find particularly different. 1. In Austria, parents threat their children with Krampus- the evil brother of Santa that comes overnight on 5 th and 6 th of December and punishes bad kids. He’s truly scary and has goat’s horns on his head. During this night we may encounter many people dressed as Krampus in the streets. 2. Japanese eat KFC on Christmas Day. 3. In India the traditional Christmas tree is a banana or mango tree. 4. Women in Czech Republic have a tradition to make some predictions or foretells during the Holiday. For example they throw a shoe over the shoulder and if it lays in the way that the...
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