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My partner is half polish, my mum is from a good Catholic family, so I know all about the carps in bathtubs, and had to endure funny fish stuff with mango cooked days in advance and whatnot from the polish grandmother. But didn't know I was offending Maria, so might do fish sticks next year.
Roman Catholics/Christmas traditions really not our thing.
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The Maria thing is what I have had shout at me, but hey the Italians and the polish have great breads and certain delicacies that are awesome. I don't know of others Christmas stuff as I grew up around poles and Italians. At a time you could get the stuff in Tesco.
I met someone that was freaked out by the fish in the bathtub and thought I was wierd as it seemed normal to me.
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So you are not worshipping baby cheeses.
Also like that the poles do Christmas Eve party, while the Italians do Christmas day ISH and presents on the sixth of Jan.
But every one means a Fugging long mass. If unlucky, a long Latin mass...you know the farther Ted thing of a long mass more time makes some feel like they have had a long mass. The ones with bells and smells are fucking tedious as a quoirboy (enforced) never mind the hard wooden seats.
lynx
Osso bucco on Xmas Eve....do you not respect the virgin Mary and know she didn't like the smell of cooking meat hence we cook fish on the eves...
Maybe also something about fish in Friday, then rabbit is fish and so is puffin.
This is Roman Catholic wierdness, tho the smell of cooking meat is probably local woo.