gzmwest
22 Nov 2012
USA, Canada / Saying grace before a meal in Polish (today is Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.) -- how [5]
Hello all: today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. when friends and family gather to eat and celebrate. The tradition is to say "grace" before the meal. Can anyone post a prayer of thanksgiving in Polish (or in a transliteration) that I can use for the Thanksgiving dinner, or at other times when a meal is served. I am 3rd generation Polish-American -- both parents spoke Polish, but, regretfully, did not teach us children. I recall that in our family, we generally did not say grace before meals, except at special holidays like Christmas and Easter, when a communion wafer was shared among the guests.
Do Poles say grace before meals in this manner? Are there any particular prayers they recite, or is it improvised?
regards
Alex
Fairfield Iowa
Hello all: today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. when friends and family gather to eat and celebrate. The tradition is to say "grace" before the meal. Can anyone post a prayer of thanksgiving in Polish (or in a transliteration) that I can use for the Thanksgiving dinner, or at other times when a meal is served. I am 3rd generation Polish-American -- both parents spoke Polish, but, regretfully, did not teach us children. I recall that in our family, we generally did not say grace before meals, except at special holidays like Christmas and Easter, when a communion wafer was shared among the guests.
Do Poles say grace before meals in this manner? Are there any particular prayers they recite, or is it improvised?
regards
Alex
Fairfield Iowa