We are excited to welcome people into our new home and create some new traditions since we are here without family. So, we decided to have a few friends over for Easter Dinner on Sunday. This week we have been prepping and planning for our guests. It has been quite an interesting undertaking. First, was the issue of finding a ham. The Poles do not eat ham for easter like we traditionally do in the states. Therefore, to get a traditional American ham we had to order it from a local butcher that a number of expats use. We were a little nervous that we would get a ham like we were expecting but we wound up with a perfect American style ham. Finding all of the other Easter dinner ingredients was also a bit of a challenge. It took trips to 3 different grocery stores. Brown sugar was the hardest item to track down. It is not a common item here in Poland. The grocery shopping itself took longer than usual trying to figure out what everything was in Polish. For example, the letter "k" is the only difference for the word heavy whipping cream versus the word sour cream in Polish. But, in the end we have everything we need and are looking forward to our guests!
Since Poland is 99% Catholic, Easter weekend is a VERY big deal here! A lot of people were off today, Friday, and everyone is also off on Easter Monday. We are looking forward to experiencing our first Easter traditions in Poland. More to come after the weekend. Happy Easter to everyone. Enjoy the weekend with your family and friends!
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