Christmas Eve supper
December 24th dinner
Christmas Eve supper is the evening meal eaten on December 24th, often carrying special significance in families and cultures that make it a centerpiece of holiday celebration.
In many traditions—particularly Polish, Italian, and other Catholic cultures—this meal follows specific customs: meatless dishes, a set number of courses, or particular foods like fish, pierogi, or oplatek wafers.
We always have the seven fishes for Christmas Eve supper.
For some families it rivals or exceeds Christmas Day dinner in importance.
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- candlelit dinnerEvening meal lit by wax flames
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- midnight massWorship at Christmas's first hour
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