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CityViewNC.com | 45 makes with a tomato sauce, bacon, onion, celery and sometimes smoked sausage. Samuel loves to grill. He handles the meat preparation. Alicia does most everything else. "We have a good division of labor," she said. Family and friends feast with the Fayetteville residents at anksgiving and Christmas. en there's the delicious aermath: "We have good leovers." Marcia Gamet Nor will you go hungry at Marcia Gamet's home in Hope Mills. "I'm of Polish descent," she said. "We do a 13-course dinner on Christmas Eve, all meatless." Called the wigilia, the meal is a Polish tradition going back hundreds of years. It starts with the sharing of the oplatek, a thin unleavened wafer symbolizing the bread eaten each day. Gamet said the oldest person at the table breaks off the first piece of the oplatek, then gives the wafer to the next oldest person while expressing some good wish to him or her for the coming year. Later courses include pierogies, picked herring and other traditional Polish dishes. As a nod to kids at the table, there are also courses of French fries and macaroni and cheese. Dessert is kolackies – Polish cream cheese cookies with fruit filling. Gamet said newcomers to the wigilia are warned to pace themselves because everyone is supposed to eat at least a little of every course. e wigilia usually starts around 4 and goes to 8 or so. "It's a lot of work," Gamet said. But it's worth it: "It's a wonderful tradition." Pierogies WE OFFER • Traditional funeral services • Cremation with a full array of service options • Arranging honors for military services (active, retired or veterans) • Assistance with the filing of benefits (Social Security, VA) authorizations (death certificates) and insurance • Memorial DVDs and other memorial tributes • Pre-planning funeral options • Serving all faiths and cultures: We care for families of all faiths and are able to assist those without a spiritual leader WE PROVIDE • Full service facilities • Chapel seating for over 200 people • Exceptional staff: We have carefully chosen each member of our staff to ensure that our families receive the most professional, compassionate care • Family operated atmosphere. We answer to YOU. We offer the level of compassionate care only a family can provide 545 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 | 910.483.1331 | www.JerniganWarren.com Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated Since 1933 "When your family needs us, our family will be there" Three generations offering compassionate care: Ben Chambers, Lucille Warren and Lucy Warren Chambers

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