Bukowsko Pielnia Rzepedz Wolica Cemetery transcriptions for the above cemeteries have been uploaded to Poland Gen Web: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polwgw/polandarchives.html#tomb Scroll down to Poland. Please note that all but Pielnia are finished. That means I will not be adding anymore to those lists. Anyone who dies after the date I photographed the cemeteries will not be added. I have to stop somewhere. <grin> You might also be interested in other transcriptions on Poland GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polwgw/polandarchives.html Debbie

Debbie: what is Oplatek? and did you or any other lists save a copy of the survey that we just did? I'd like a copy sent to me so I can learn a bit more about Polish Christmas customs and share them w/ my grandchildren. Thank you. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Greenlee" <[email protected]> To: "Poland Roots" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:13 PM Subject: [POLAND] Poland Cemetery Transcriptions > Bukowsko > Pielnia > Rzepedz > Wolica > > Cemetery transcriptions for the above cemeteries have been uploaded to > Poland Gen Web: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polwgw/polandarchives.html#tomb > Scroll down to Poland. > > Please note that all but Pielnia are finished. That means I will not > be adding anymore to those lists. Anyone who dies after the date I > photographed the cemeteries will not be added. I have to stop > somewhere. <grin> > > You might also be interested in other transcriptions on Poland GenWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polwgw/polandarchives.html > > Debbie > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sandy, Opl~atek (opl~atki) is a rectangular shaped wafer very similar to Holy Communion except it has a scene embossed on it. Opl~atki should be part of every Poles' Christmas eve celebration. Read about it here: http://www.polamjournal.com/Library/Holidays/xmasindex/xmas-oplat/xmas-oplat.html Some Polish Catholic churches in the U.S. and Canada sell them at Christmas time but you can also buy them from the Polish American Journal (PAJ): http://www.polamjournal.com/ It's an easy custom to start if you didn't experience this as a child. You can also send them in Christmas cards to friends and family. If you send them to Poles who don't know about them, include a little explanation. Debbie Sandy Meeks wrote: > Debbie: what is Oplatek? and did you or any other lists save a copy of the > survey that we just did? I'd like a copy sent to me so I can learn a bit > more about Polish Christmas customs and share them w/ my grandchildren. > Thank you. Sandy > >>

Sandy, I took the survey, but did not save it. It asked many questions about how we celebrate Christmas--foods, customs, etc. As a matter of fact, I need to purchase today my Oplatki (as it is printed on the package I buy, but not how it is pronounced), usually from the local Christian religious store. Many churches will make it available, too. In the package are usually three white wafers and one pink wafer. These are roughly 3x5 inches or 4x6 inches, I forget. The pink one is usually used to share with animals, but I've shared it with family for years before I knew that. :-) Sometimes I get two packages depending upon how many are attending. I try to break each wafer into 4-5 smaller pieces. How I use this is follows. My daughter usually determines how many attend our Christmas Eve dinner and then she breaks the wafers into that many pieces onto a decorative serving tray. When all the guests have arrived, we go thru our customary cocktail hour and when dinner is finally ready, we gather everyone and distribute the wafers. Then I or my 84 year old mother will lead the group in a prayer of thanksgiving or grace. Then the fun begins. Each person finds another person, breaks off a small piece of wafer from the other's, eats the small piece, then wishes the other a Merry Christmas--usually with a kiss or handshake. From there, you continue doing this until each person has been greeted by each other person. This is a moment when no previous ill feelings should be allowed. It only takes about 10 minutes at our house with 22-32 guests. Then dinner is served. I remember this custom being done only by my mother and I continue it. I believe my children will continue it, too. Merry Christmas! Luke S. McGarry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sandy Meeks Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 4:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [POLAND] Poland Cemetery Transcriptions Debbie: what is Oplatek? and did you or any other lists save a copy of the survey that we just did? I'd like a copy sent to me so I can learn a bit more about Polish Christmas customs and share them w/ my grandchildren. Thank you. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Greenlee" <[email protected]> To: "Poland Roots" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:13 PM Subject: [POLAND] Poland Cemetery Transcriptions > Bukowsko > Pielnia > Rzepedz > Wolica > > Cemetery transcriptions for the above cemeteries have been uploaded to > Poland Gen Web: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polwgw/polandarchives.html#tomb > Scroll down to Poland. > > Please note that all but Pielnia are finished. That means I will not > be adding anymore to those lists. Anyone who dies after the date I > photographed the cemeteries will not be added. I have to stop > somewhere. <grin> > > You might also be interested in other transcriptions on Poland GenWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~polwgw/polandarchives.html > > Debbie > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at [email protected] ---------------------------------- Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. ---------------------------------- Browse the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots Search the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message