This year I am heading home to Poland for Christmas to be with my family. I can't wait. My mother cooks delicious home made food and on Christmas Eve we prepare the house together. It is such a special time.
Unlike lots of people in the UK, our main celebration takes place during Christmas Eve. Known as "Kolacja wigilijna" we eat traditional and mostly vegetarian Polish food as soon as the first star appears in the sky.
We feast in 12 delicious meals: a meal for each of the forthcoming months and each representing a disciple. Think beetroot soup, mushroom dumplings and pancakes and then a selection of fish dishes.
After the meal, we open presents which makes meal time for children seem endless.
I wish you well for your December and, for those who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas to you all.
Justyna.