The menu, from mushroom soup to gingerbread cake, is meatless, and elaborate. ... a Polish tradition on Christmas Eve. The 12 dishes, all meatless, represent the 12 apostles.

On Dec. 24, the dining table is laden in Polish households, but one chair is empty. Wigilia, the centuries-old Christmas Eve vigil marked in Poland and by Christians of Polish descent everywhere ...

A full menu might be Christmas Eve Barszcz (beetroot soup), Christmas Almond Soup, Beer Soup with Eggs, Smoked Salmon Omelettes, Poached Pike, Carp with Horseradish Sauce, Baby Carrots Polonaise ...

In Poland, Wigilia Supper is a traditional Christmas Eve dinner composed of 12 dishes (one for each apostle), each honoring the animals that kept Jesus warm upon birth, and is an entirely meatless ...

The Polish Christmas Eve dinner is an elaborate affair: Twelve courses are served to commemorate the 12 apostles. DW. ... The Most Popular McDonald‘s Menu Item in Each State, Mapped.

Ania Ferguson arrived in Melbourne in 1982 after leaving Poland and spending a year as a refugee in Austria. She was 23. An only child, she'd never cooked for herself. "I was too young to know how ...

The feast held on Christmas Eve is a 12 course supper with a huge fish as its crowning glory. ... Polish Christmas dinner: ... Other dishes on the Wigilia menu include a starter of soup, ...

Detroit’s Polish community celebrates Wigilia, a Polish Christmas Eve dinner tradition. It’s a Polish tradition some say is bigger than Christmas Day itself.

Dive into the heart of Polish Christmas Eve, or Wigilia, where 12 symbolic dishes, a dash of tradition, and an empty chair welcome both family and strangers.