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Post by Jaga on Nov 18, 2005 9:58:45 GMT -7
Guys, who else except Santa Claus brings Christmas gifts to Polish children? When Santa brings gifts to kids? I am actually curious about the rest of Europe - do kids in GB receive gifts on Christmas day? If you would like to check your answer check Polish Culture website:
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Post by leslie on Nov 18, 2005 13:56:38 GMT -7
Hi Jaga
Yes Christmas morning, which usually starts about 0500h when there are kids around, is the time when they open their presents - usually when the parents are still in bed - but not for long. What is there for them if they receive the presents on Christmas Eve as in some parts of Europe? I know Poland has a complicated system, but if it works there - OK.
Leslie
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Post by nancy on Nov 18, 2005 14:17:58 GMT -7
Leslie,
what about boxing day? Isn't that the days you Brits give your servants a gift and the day off?
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Post by Pawian on Nov 18, 2005 15:02:28 GMT -7
I know Poland has a complicated system, but if it works there - OK. Leslie Probably Polish kids are much luckier than their friends in other countries. In Poland kids get presents twice in December. The first time is Santa Claus Day on 6 December. Kids wake up in the morning and find presents on their pillows. I remember it as one of the most wonderful experiences of my childhood. You are still half-asleep but you can already feel the touch of hard boxes and hear the rustle of wrapping paper. Unforgettable!!! The second time is on Christmas Eve, after Christmas Supper, in the early evening. Presents are under the tree, mostly in boxes. Those kids in Poland are really spoiled. Parents must have expenses twice in December. It is unfair!!! |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 18, 2005 17:18:20 GMT -7
Hi Jaga Yes Christmas morning, which usually starts about 0500h when there are kids around, is the time when they open their presents - usually when the parents are still in bed - but not for long. What is there for them if they receive the presents on Christmas Eve as in some parts of Europe? I know Poland has a complicated system, but if it works there - OK. Leslie Leslie, do kids in Engladn receive gifts in long socks? This is what they told me at school  |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 18, 2005 17:19:21 GMT -7
Pawian,
in the past in Krakow kids were receiving gifts only on December 6th. By the way, not everywhere santa Claus brings souvenirs. Anybody else try to answer?
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Post by nancy on Nov 18, 2005 19:35:08 GMT -7
Jaga, You asked Leslie about "long stockings" .... of course we have those also here - "and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicolaus soon would be there" ---does Ela not have a Christmas stocking?  ?  |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 18, 2005 21:49:31 GMT -7
Nancy,
yes, of course. Thank you for the correction. Somehow I imagined the British stockings as real socks of stockings rather than...what we have. But I love them!
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Post by Yanc on Nov 18, 2005 23:40:30 GMT -7
Hi
As pawian already said we have two 'presents' day in december:
- 6th - nameday for Miko³aj (Nicholas in english), presents are put under pillow or in close proximity to the bed.
- 24th, after xmas supper - there comes a guy named 'Gwiazdor' or 'Sw. Miko³aj' (varied in different regions of country), presents are found under the tree.
Yanc
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Post by Pawian on Nov 19, 2005 14:32:10 GMT -7
Pawian, in the past in Krakow kids were receiving gifts only on December 6th. By the way, not everywhere santa Claus brings souvenirs. Anybody else try to answer? It depended on the family. I knew people who had both 6 December and Christmas Eve presents. I myself remember we had one or two Christmas Eves with presents. But it was parents who decided - those who couldn`t afford two occasions preferred to choose 6 December. I am not sure but I suspect that communists invented this 6 December occasion to make children stop associating religious festival ("religion is the opium to people!") with a happy and jolly atmoshere. Santa Claus in stalinist Poland was called Grandpa Frost, in Soviet fashion. Today , Polish kids enjoy both present occasions. |
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Post by Pawian on Nov 19, 2005 14:36:27 GMT -7
BTW, my kids have already sent their orders to Santa Claus. They both want Bionicle Lego blocks from a new series - some Vizoraks or something. The older one asks for two to enlarge his already big collection, the younger one will be satisfied with one only.
What a nice kid! So innocent that he doesn`t realise he should be more demanding and ask for two Vizoraks as well. ha ha ha ha
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Post by Bob S on Nov 20, 2005 9:47:01 GMT -7
 Does anyone remember being admonished by their parents "Be good or you will get a sock full of Coal for a present!"? Little did the parents or children know that, if you kept the coal under pressure for a few million years, you would have a sock full of Diamonds. LOL ;D
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Post by Bob S on Nov 20, 2005 9:58:44 GMT -7
In Spain on the feast of the Epipheny, Christmas presents are given to the children by the Magi; in Spain this is known as "El Dia de Tres Reys" In the Polish-American community of Michigan, Epipheny was also called "Little Christmas".
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Post by Jaga on Nov 20, 2005 10:23:08 GMT -7
In Spain on the feast of the Epipheny, Christmas presents are given to the children by the Magi; in Spain this is known as "El Dia de Tres Reys" In the Polish-American community of Michigan, Epipheny was also called "Little Christmas". Bob, how nice you updates us on habits in Spain! So, this is not only Santa Claus. What about Russia and diadia Moroz (grandpa Frost)? I wonder whether grandpa Frost still brings gifts to Russian kids |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 20, 2005 10:23:30 GMT -7
In Spain on the feast of the Epipheny, Christmas presents are given to the children by the Magi; in Spain this is known as "El Dia de Tres Reys" In the Polish-American community of Michigan, Epipheny was also called "Little Christmas". Bob, how nice you updates us on habits in Spain! So, this is not only Santa Claus. What about Russia and diadia Moroz (grandpa Frost)? I wonder whether grandpa Frost still brings gifts to Russian kids |
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Does anyone remember being admonished by their parents "Be good or you will get a sock full of Coal for a present!"? Little did the parents or children know that, if you kept the coal under pressure for a few million years, you would have a sock full of Diamonds. LOL ;D