Woman on Wigilia spells bad luck in Poland

Acccording to Old Polish Wigilia lore, if the first person to visit your home on Chrsitmas Eve is a woman, that means bad luck in the year ahead.

Another belief is that how you are on Wigilia you'll be the whole year.
Spinsters (now they call themselves singles!) and other unmarried ladies pulled strands of hay from under the tablecloth. A golden strand meant a wedding before Ash Wednesday, a green one indicated they were in for a wait and a grey and withered one pointed to lifelong spinsterhood.

Tradition, fortune-telling, old wives' tales -- it all depends on your take. These beliefs are in the same category as the Anglo-Saxon superstition about a bride having to wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.

Whatever the case. A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL PF-ers -- WESO£YCH ŚWIĄT!

I know. I'm taking this a step further and not even calling people first, waiting for my hubby to dial and joining the conversation later.


That's another superstition I like :)

Oh goody, the first person to come to my home today is my roofer! He happens to be a male. Guess I'll be having a great new year ;)

Unless you can convince the wife to go out that is...?

They always degrade women in Poland

It is always bad luck, not only on Christmas.