WIGILIA - the traditional Polish Christmas Eve 12 course dinner | Invited to eat with POLISH family

Such an unbelievable moment to be invited to share the most important family event of the year, Wigilia, with a Polish family
What an honour sharing Christmas dinner
Wigilia is Polish Christmas dinner, 12 courses, no meat but includes fish
A wonderful Polish family and a special Polish Babcia
Our most special day in Krakow yet, Polish Christmas Eve
Come with us and see the Christmas foods and Polish Christmas traditions and love of a Polish family on Christmas Eve
Thank you so much Ela, Gosia, Romek, Ania, Mati, Grzesiu, Asia, Renia, Wojtek, Natalka, Łukasz
AND a special guest appearance from Nynke Nicolai, our favourite other Krakow vlogger, known as The Writing Traveler

[@margaret3071]

I'm so glad you could participate in a very traditional Wigilia. Some dishes and customs are regional and a little bit different but the beautiful family atmosphere is always the same. Thanks to the beautiful hosts Gosia and Roman you could enjoy a wonderful feast full of special Wigilia treats. It was something really special including gorgeous Babcia singing a beautiful Polish Chritmas carol in the background. Wonderful event! Wesolych Swiat! Merry Chrstmas!😍😍😍

[@romekoldi]

@Margaret all loves Babcia! Many thanks.

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas. Was very special for us. Babcia was so lovely- she needs her own channel I think. And fish and chips too, a thrill for an Englishman!

[@ISashaI]

I attended a traditional Christmas eve dinner with my Polish inlaws and was a very memorable experience, very heart warming. Similar to our Croat holidays, but different.

[@dianerupert5196]

Wonderful to see. Sadly everyone is gone now this brings back such warm memories

[@phyllisblinn2335]

Reminds me of the dinners my mother made for Christmas Eve when I was little. All four of my grandparents were from various parts of Poland.

[@planetkrakow]

Glad it brought back memories for you

[@wladyslawsikora7056]

Grazynka i Andrzej , zyczymy wesołych i radosnych świat Bożego Narodzenia . Krakow.

[@YT-Viewer]

Merry Christmas! Thanks to the lovely family who allowed us to share the experience.

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas! A lovely family giving us a very special moment

[@romekoldi]

@M-powered also for us as a family, the event was unique and momentous! It was the first Christmas Eve dinner away from home as far as our 82-year-old Mum/Grandma/Babooshka remembers! All together, all impressed by everything, all in love and feeling the power of the moment. Keep it up, and the goodness of people will not be lost.

[@MrJanusz45]

Welcome from Canada, what a beautiful family evening.🎄🎄 Yes, this is old polish tradition. Merry Christmas, and Happy New 2023 year, for all family and friends. Cheers 🎇🎇

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas, glad you enjoyed it

[@thewritingtraveler]

Sooo special!! And it was so nice to meet you all 🥰 What a wonderful Polish family!

[@planetkrakow]

You and your family too. Look forward to some great collaboration soon!

[@thewritingtraveler]

@@planetkrakow yes yes!!! That will be a lot of fun 😃😃

[@romekoldi]

@thewritingtraveler After a year, you are getting closer to this Polish "step-by-step" Family.

[@faustyna761]

Pięknie ! brawo, modlitwa przed wspólnym posiłkiem. Najlepsze życzenia z okazji świąt Bożego Narodzenia.

[@jacekmae]

Happy and blessed Christmas, Nina and Ged. What a heartwarming video to watch on this first day of Christmas. It was such a joy to see Nynke from TheWritingTraveler along with her dad and his wife in your film. My two most favourite KZbinrs in one video. I am so happy.🙂 Enjoy your Christmas and have a lot of fun. 🥂🙂

[@planetkrakow]

Thank you. Have a Merry Christmas. It was lovely to meet Nynke and her family - I think her dad has my sense of humour. We have a shared love of the city and we'll look for an opportunity to work on something together in 2023. Except if it involves more than 3km walking😂

[@costaskyriacou9600]

What a feast, and you met up with Nynke a really great person. Enjoy the rest of the festivities

[@planetkrakow]

Was such a very special day for us...

[@piotrbuczynski1060]

Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia - takie mam życzenia dla Was (już prawdziwych Krakusów) i dla Waszych bliskich. A dla wszystkich ludzi Dobrej Woli: zdrowia, szczęścia i błogosławieństwa Bożego. I, jak zawsze, smacznego!

[@Asia.Speedy]

This video is sooo climatic and cozy! Waiting for this year's

[@romekoldi]

Thank you all for your nice comments! Health and love to all for the coming year. It was our family's first Christmas Eve dinner away from home. Thanks to our friends from the @PLANET KRAKOW channel, we wanted to show the whole world how traditions are cultivated in Poland. At home, we eat dishes from one large bowl placed on a table on a hill of hay (there is a hay nest under the tablecloth, wafers on the tablecloth). Each dish brought by the lady of the house (Grandma, Babooshka) is placed on the wafer and each dinner participant reaches for the food three times with a spoon. After consuming each dish, Grandma lifts the bowl and we see if the wafer stuck to it or not. A wafer stuck under the bowl predicts the New Year's abundance of a given food (cabbage, carrots, peas or other)

[@planetkrakow]

Was a day we will never forget, can't thank you enough! Such a wonderful, wonderful family

[@romekoldi]

@@planetkrakow also for us as a family, the event was unique and momentous! It was the first Christmas Eve dinner away from home as far as our 82-year-old Mum/Grandma/Babooshka remembers! All together, all impressed by everything, all in love and feeling the power of the moment. Keep it up, and the goodness of people will not be lost.

[@a.tellerman8167]

@@romekoldi I think the Polish name for grandma is solely Babcia

[@romekoldi]

@@a.tellerman8167 polskie jak najbardziej to Babcia ale my stare pryki włącznie z Babcią mamy poczucie humoru! Jeśli ktoś odbiera Babcię pozytywnie i nazywa ją Babooshką nie robi niczego złego, jedynie wyraża swój sympatyczny odbiór tej osoby. Wszystkiego dobrego na Nowy Rok i na całe życie!

[@elionorlagerholm5016]

Thank you! It was so nice to see this tradition. I loved the story of how the Angels leave presents. And at the end when Babushka? puts her hands on her hips is just so sweet. Merry Christmas to you all.

[@planetkrakow]

Babcia was so lovely. I think she should have her own channel. Merry Christmas!

[@prs62artist]

A wonderful meal with wonderful friends. Like I said before, I always get hungry when I watch your videos. I was so happy to see you meet the Writing Traveler and her father and his wife. Ninka just finished a walk along the entire Polish coastline. The vlogs are amazing. Merry Christmas Ged and Nina, and Happy New Year!

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas. I have a feeling we may be making more food content next year and something with Nynke too we hope

[@pmcg97]

The good company complements Wigilia 🎄👍

[@ceglastymonster7799]

pozdrowienia dla rodziny która się pośięciła dla PLANET KRAKOW, zrobiliscie zajebistą robotę

[@romekoldi]

@ceglastymonster7799 to nie poświęcenie, to normalność! Przyjaciół traktujemy jak Rodzinę, od pokoleń! It's not a sacrifice, it's normal! We treat friends like family, for generations!

[@ceglastymonster7799]

@@romekoldi nie miałem nic złego na mysli piszac ten komentarz, nie wiem jak blisko jestes z tymi osobami, ja gdybym zaprosił obcych dla mnie ludzi, nawet gdybym wiedzał ze sa porzadni to poswieciłbym swoją normalną wigilię, a w zamian dostałbym równie wesołą ale juz troszkę inną, o to mi chodziło z tym poswieceniem

[@romekoldi]

@@ceglastymonster7799 wszystko w porządku, dobrze piszesz. Twój komentarz w niczym nas nie uraża bo podkreśla raczej naszą postawę. Wszystkiego dobrego na Nowy 2024 Rok!

[@piotrw4570]

Wesołych świat

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas!

[@ligeatkwong-jedrzejczak1499]

Lovely! Educational too about the culture Nice to see Nynke and father there....😍🙏🎄

[@planetkrakow]

Yes, was a special vid this one. Merry Christmas!

[@piotrmosiej2100]

Bardzo miło się ogląda...

[@janejames9173]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@planetkrakow]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Pablo123.]

Przede wszystkim zdrowia Pozdrawiam❤️

[@Micky575]

Wesołych Świąt Kochani i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku !

[@planetkrakow]

Thank you buddy! Be cool to catch up in 2023!

[@TomGuideKrakowPoland]

SMACZNEGO❤❤🤗

[@barbarabal8922]

Lovely Wigilia. All the best to you guys. Your polish friends are very lucky to have you. And Happy New Year, czyli Szczesliwego Nowego Roku❣🇵🇱🇨🇦🍾🎆

[@planetkrakow]

Thank you and Happy New Year to you, too

[@romekoldi]

@Barbara Bal Yes, we are happy! Nina and Ged are the best gift for us and Krakow that appeared during the reign of the C-19 world.

[@leszekkapon1312]

Oglądam ten filmik w Szczepana, święta dobiegają końca, ale zapewne zostanie z Wami ten świąteczny nastrój, aż do Nowego Roku, w którym niech się Wam darzy szczęśliwie. Wigilię mieliście iście po krakosku, z modlitwą i łamaniem opłatkiem inicjowaną przez Nestorkę Rodu jak bywało przed wiekami. Nawiasem mówiąc napój w szklance to "płoncanka" gotowana pierwotnie z suszonych jabłek Płonek (płonki które pamiętam z dzieciństwa były to zielono-żółte jabłuszka z poziomymi nutkami w czerwonym kolorze, były praktycznie nie do zjedzenia z uwagi na swoją twardość, ale były bardzo słodkie i po wyschnięciu susorkami można było przekąszać, no i gotowało się z nich płoncankę na wilijo)

[@romekoldi]

Dziękujemy Leszku - Gosia i Romek.

[@ddorotka6363]

🎀Happy Christmas Nina & Ged ✨🎄❄️🌲💝☃️🎄❄️🌲✨🎀

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Chistmas to you !

[@TomGuideKrakowPoland]

Great meeting🎉🎉🎉❤😮

[@planetkrakow]

It really was!

[@bozenkank9720]

Beautiful! Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia 🎄❤️

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas!

[@KSokol-oz9tb]

Było wesoło . Wesołych Świąt!!

[@stanislawkowal4657]

I remember the Wigilia from years ago. As Margaret messages some dishes and customs are a little bit different from what I recall . What a brilliant atmosphere and truly a great feast . Thank you for the excellent video as always . Best wishes for 2023 to Ged and Nina.🙂

[@planetkrakow]

Best wishes to you too and glad you liked this video

[@trzynastka88]

Hi😊i was born in other part of Poland (east) called "lubelskie" and as i remember from my childhood we had a little bit different courses on the Christmas Eve table😊❄🎄⛄but it depends on family and where you come from. Kisses😘😘😘

[@planetkrakow]

Hi. I will have to try and be invited every year by someone from a different region😀

[@myhomeanddreamgarden]

I am Polish and now for 42 years in Australia. Spoon? I never heard about this specially in the restaurant? My be they don't want to wash and give new clean cutlery ? Food is delicious and 12 dishes is very important for religious tradition . I have cooked 13 as my granddad was always saying it have to be 13. Wigilja start when you see first star on the sky. As a small girl I use to walk out side and look at the sky for first star. The worst was when was snowing and windy and no one could see anything on the sky. I cook traditional food every year and always make 13 dishes. Merry Christmas from Australia.🎄

[@planetkrakow]

I LOVE a Christmas Eve tradition like this - it's my fave day of the season and this was an extra-special one in Krakow. Merry Christmas and thanks for your comment

[@romekoldi]

@MY HOME and DREAM GARDEN A set of cutlery was on the table, the habit of eating with a spoon and holding it in your hand during the entire Christmas Eve dinner has been in our family for at least 82 years. We like to cultivate customs and traditions. Happy New Year!

[@myhomeanddreamgarden]

@@planetkrakow Polish people always make traditional Christmas with lots of food and cakes. I can say is so traditional that Polish people in different countries like me always looking forward to it and specially dishes which is eaten only once a year . You could see no meat on the table and everyone tummy was satisfied. 🥂🍹Happy New Year.🍷🍾

[@myhomeanddreamgarden]

@@romekoldi I am subscribing to your channel. My be spoon was traditional not to wash after. each dish, I remember at my grandparents we use to use this some spoon but to me it was that they did not have many of them as family was poor and on the farm. Happy New Year 🍾🍷🍹

[@mariuszpuszkiewicz7864]

Merry Christmas 🎄 and a happy New Year 💞

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas!!

[@karo4524]

Merry Christmas! It's so nice you got to spend Christmas Eve with your friends and their family... and you got to see Nynke as well! I learned a Christmas tradition I never knew before... eating with a spoon. Perhaps it's a regional difference.

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas. Was a special thing for us for sure

[@rudek25]

Hi guys, I wanna share something..I discovered your channel two years ago, when it was called From LA to Krakow. You got here after 20 years of living in CA and I arrived in Krakow after 20 years of living in Massachusetts. It resonated with me immediately and I enjoyed every single episode. I started watching you guys and Nynke (Writing Traveler) pretty much at the same time and enjoyed both channels. Krakow is my city in Poland, but I haven't been here for two decades and you made my transition easier. I had to learn my own country again after such a long time and discovering the city street by street as you wandered around made this process so much nicer and more enjoyable. As I told Nynke when I accidentally bumped into her at Jubilat one day, I was discovering Krakow again through her eyes. And this applies to you as well. Ged and Nina, I watched many episodes on your channel , you made me happy numerous times, especially when I was going through very difficult time in my life. I still live in Massachusetts, but try to split my time between Boston and Krakow now. Who knows, perhaps I will run into you one day in the streets and will thank you in person and say hi. It's a small world after all. Merry Xmas to you guys and keep vloggin'.🙂🌲🌎

[@planetkrakow]

I used to live in CT too and have fond memories of New England. Thank you for writing like this. Nothing inspires me more to make vids then knowing that viewers get something out of them. Krakow inspires me too. Here's wishing you all the best for 2023

[@WalkingandTalkingAussieGirl]

yes we had many courses too I couldnt eat all of it!

[@planetkrakow]

Yes, def a challenge!

[@KSokol-oz9tb]

Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

[@planetkrakow]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too!

[@jerzy7118]

😀

[@a.tellerman8167]

Beautiful. Was this a Polish Christmas Eve dinner or mixed? I do not recall Polish families eating Kutia at all for Wigilia, at least not the ones in Central, Western or Northern Poland.

[@planetkrakow]

Others can answer better than me :)

[@romekoldi]

@A. Tellerman It was our traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner. The first time away from home (in a restaurant that perfectly reflected the Polish tradition in its dishes, which is very hard to find on the gastronomic market) and the first time with kutia on the table. Kutia itself is one of the most popular dishes during Christmas, a Slavic tradition on the Christmas Eve table.

[@przemyslawhachula7053]

Nynke 😍😍

[@fuere666]

mandarynki wodka i rodzinka spelninie marzen

[@romekoldi]

Wódka to nie u nas!