If there is a time in the year when the absolute majority of Lithuanians are at home with their loved ones, this is definitely Christmas Eve (December 24). Families scattered in different cities and countries sit down together at the Christmas table, eat at least twelve traditional dishes, share the traditional Christmas wafer, and enjoy each other’s company. Christmas Eve is the most mysterious night of the year. It is believed that on this night, at midnight, animals can speak, water in the wells turns into wine, and prophecies and dreams come true.
