POLISH CHILDREN
CHRISTMAS AT PAHIATUA The Polish children in Pahiatuli celebrated their second Christmas in New Zealand with national customs which have developed in Poland during the centuries, and arc hardly known in any other country. One of the most characteristic ir. the sharing of the white altar bread or wafer which the members of the Polish community broke between themselves, and also sent seme to their relatives and friends overseas. The Christmas supper was served on a white tablecloth with hay underneath —a reminder of the stable of Bethlehem. Polish cooks prepared the national dishes. Beautiful carols, of which Poland has produced more than any other country, were sung during the evening, and after midnight Mass was celebrated. For some weeks prior to Christmas the children were preparing their own Christmas decorations and the beautiful hand-painted Christmas cards, with their exquisite tra. ditional designs and illustrations, will be treasured no doubt by friends who were fortunate enough to receive them.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26042, 4 January 1946, Page 7
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