According to the tradition there should be an odd number of dishes. In the past, peasant suppers consisted of five or seven dishes, noble suppers had nine and the aristocracy eleven. There were various explanations for these numbers: seven for the seven days of the week, nine in honour of the nine angelic hordes, and so on. The number twelve was also allowed in honour of the twelve disciples.

The tradition of Christmas tree in Poland is relatively new and dates back to 19th century. Like many other countries Poland owes it to Germans, who begun the tradition of decorating their trees. In Polish homes the tree is decorated on the Christmas Eve morning, not like in many countries, at the beginning of Advent.
This tradition varies a bit, though, depending on especially one factor: how keen are the children who usually do it - the keener they are, the earlier it will be done.
On that very day, the tree, which is either bought on the market and is a natural tree or is brought from the attic or storage and is decorated by the whole family or by kids themselves if they are old enough to do it safely with a bit of parents’ supervision. The first layer are lights, which come in all different shapes and sizes, from candle-like and mushroom-like, to chains of tiny balls, changing colours, flashing or just plain white.

As there is less and less time till Christmas, it might be worth reminding about one of many Polish Christmas traditions, which is Carol Singing. This tradition is not exclusively Polish but, in oposition to some other countries, it is still alive and very popular indeed.  Below you can find some of the carols, like world famous "Silent Night" but in Polish version.  Many of them though are regional and known only in Poland. Here you can listen to some and find the lyrics.

The most important moment and the climax of the Christmas Eve supper in Poland is the breaking of the wafer. The act of breaking the wafer comes after