Christmas Festivities

I went to Sylwia's house for a couple of days over Christmas, from the 24th (for Wigilia) to the 26th. Oczywiście było duuuużo jedzenie. :-)
The main Christmas Dinner occurs on Christmas Eve. There were 9 of us at Sylwia's house for the dinner, and then her aunt, uncle and cousin came up later. The food was fantastic, and there was so much of it. Polish people have a nice tradition where you break off pieces of a wafer or thin biscuit to give to people while wishing them good luck and health etc for the future before you eat the main meal on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day was a fairly lazy day, mostly spent eating more food, relaxing, and wathing tv. In the afternoon we went to Sylwia's brother's house for cake and coffee. A common theme for the few days was "Sean, eat!" or "Sylwia, tell Sean to eat!".
On Boxing Day (26th) I spent the morning and early afternoon at her house too, which involved more eating and relaxing.
In the evening, I came home and then went to a Christmas party at Cathy and Paweł's place. (Cathy and Paweł are other English teachers in Gliwice - Cathy's from Northern Ireland and Paweł's from Gliwice)
I was a great party, involving more fantastic food and wine, friendly people, and trivial pursuit.
I think I'll spend today doing next to nothing and eating minimally to give my digestive system a break from the torture it has had to endure over the past few days. :-)