Little usefull German-Polish Dictionary - Quest No.14

• Hallo!  -  Cześć!
• Tschüss!  -  Cześć!
• Hi!  -  Hej!
• Guten Tag!  -  Dzień dobry!
• Guten Abend!  -  Dobry wieczór!
• Gute Nacht!  -  Dobranoc!
• Auf Wiedersehen!  -  Do widzenia!
• Wie geht es dir?  -  Jak się masz?
• Wie heißt du?  -  Jak się nazywasz?
• Ich heiße... -  Nazywam się...

.. More usefull words were added by time.

Customs and traditions of Christmas in Germany

Christmas is also in the end of the period of the advent in gemany. With the december starts the christmas-time too. From the first sunday in the month to the 4^th sunday, it is tradition to kindle a candle, whitch are standing in a circle. Every week the next one.
It stands for the preparing to the christmas time, to realise the birth of Jesus.
In the 6^th of december, the „Nikolaus“ is coming. He symbolizes a bishop, which is died in the 6^th december.
Additional we have also a calendar with 24 days. It is for the anticipation for the 24^th and every day we got a little present.
When the 24^th comes closer, it is tradition in germany, that the families bild a christmas-tree in the house with lights and beautifull things.

Centre of the Christmas-Marked in Lübeck

The centre of our city Lübeck is wonderfull decorated and a big christmas-market too.
In the evening of the 24^th is the big celebration.
This year, we celebrate christmas in our house, with just some of the familie, because the others were ill or can't move, 'cause of this hardly winter here.
First, we eat together on a big table. His year was it potatoes and sausages. It is traditional in Germany on christmas. I don't know why, and I don't like it too. In the last years it was always a big plate of fish or something else.
When we are finished, we sit in the round and distribute the presents. The most importants of all!
When I was younger, the Santa Clause was coming, but today I know, that my cousin was him and he realy don't exists. :D
The two days after the evening are holidays and christmasdays too. In these days we invite friends or go out and eat in the evening in resaurants.

Customs and traditions of Christmas in Poland

Christmas is preceded by a period of Advent, a time of joyful expectation for the coming of the Lord. To adopt the habits of Advent should include participation of the faithful in the Mass celebrated at dawn roratnich dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Historically, in some regions of the country was a popular custom of braiding Advent wreath. On the first Sunday of Advent, was suspended from the ceiling in rooms wreath made of branches and decorated with choiny red ribbons. On the one candle lit wreath in each subsequent Sunday added another. Another custom falling in the season of Advent is the gift giving to children on St.. Nicholas (6 December). Gifts are usually put under the pillow or the shoes. Christmas Eve is one of the best Polish family Christmas. Large role in creating a festive atmosphere plays a decorated apartment. In all houses, beautiful Christmas tree reigns supreme. When all the dishes are already prepared, start store for the table. This involves, among others with a specific custom-laying under the tablecloth for each person of dried fish scales, hay or small coins, which after the feast, each of those present at the supper carefully hides the "purse" for the whole year does not run out of money. White tablecloth - snowy whiteness, covering the surface of the table. The most beautiful crockery and cutlery. On a white plate with a napkin or Christmas wafers are made. Table is decorated with boughs of Christmas trees, adorned with colored decorations. On the table is preparing additional cover, designed for stray wanderer. Empty plate is also an expression of remembrance of loved ones who have departed. Under the Christmas tree is made up gifts for loved ones.Christmas Eve meal is preceded by reading the passage of the Gospel according to Luke. Luke about the birth of Jesus. Then they all household members share the wafer and make a wish. Christmas wafer is typically Polish tradition. It symbolizes universal reconciliation and brotherhood. Christmas table is set with the brim with delicious home themselves. Most of their 12 cooks, because so many months of the year. It can be found at, among others: pea soup, other than the usual almond soup, or mushroom or bean. After drinking the soup with vegetables cooked carp polanego butter with bread or fried carp with butter and potatoes. Poppy-heads are a real delicacy. Drawn depending on the region: the milk or water, with rolls or biscuits with raisins and poppy seeds and honey, or earlier depending on the wealth of home with the same poppy, rolls, milk and sugar. After the poppy capsules is time consuming moczki. There are the dried plums, apples, pears, raisins, and rarity - dried figs. Part of the evening was the Christmas and singing carols przy Christmas crib. Songs that tell of the birth of Jesus we have a lot of Polish tradition. Ends on Christmas Eve Midnight Mass-Mass is celebrated in churches, exactly at midnight. Christmas is the most solemn holidays in our tradition. Christmas, which we all look forward with longing. Holidays, to which we prepare for a long and carefully. These are the days when we devote more time and warmth to your family, relatives and strangers.

Moritz and Dominik -

Hey, my name is Moritz!

I'm 17 years old and comes from Germany.

I live in Lübeck, a little Town in the north and I visit the 11th class in the "Geschwister-Prenski"-School. I'm in the "Art-Class" in my school, because i like painting and be creativ! In my free-time I listen much to music and I have my own band too, witch is called "Colour Calculators" (http://www.myspace.com/colourcalculators).

I do a lot of sports too and i'm in the realy-team of the school, witch won this year against all the others school in Lübeck! :)

.. I hope this Blogg makes fun! :)

Hi, My name is Dominik, I am 17 years old.        
I live in Poland, at Oświęcim.
I go to technical information (technical) to the
Powiatowego Zespołu Szkół nr 2 Mistrzostwa 
Sportowego i Technicznych ("Chemik").
Interested in computers, graphics and games.


Photography and biking are my biggest hobbies 
(my portfolio http://www.wix.com/smolarek/portfolio)
I also like football and table tennis.