[~Misguided Ghosts~]

Originally Posted by Silvan

Traditionally we have 12 dishes.

• Red borscht with mushroom raviolis
• Mushroom soup
• Carp (the most important dish)
• Herring in oil
• Herring in cream
• Herring in vinegar
• Dumplings with mushrooms and cabbage
• Bigos (special sauerkraut)
• Kutia (a dessert made of wheat grain, poppy seeds, honey and some other additions)
• Dried fruit compote (yes, it counts as a dish )
• Greek-style fish
• Cabbage with peas

Of course, some dishes may vary depending on the part of the country - the list above is what my family makes every year. Still, even if some dishes differ by the region, every family makes exactly 12 dishes.
For some reason I really enjoy our Christmas food, so that's one more reason for loving this time of year All the main celebrations take place on the 24 December in Poland - the traditional dinner is followed by opening the gifts.

Wow, thank you for sharing what your tradition is! While I may not enjoy these dishes I like the idea of having 12 dishes like that. I’d be so stuffed!