Wigilia
Wigilia is the Polish name for Christmas Eve. Much work must be done, including cooking, baking, and all the housework. This way, the two holid
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Real or fake Christmas tree?
By now I’m sure that most of you have beautiful Christmas tree standing in your living room or any other place in the house. When I was little
Breaking of the Opłatek
One of the most beautiful and most revered Polish customs is the “breaking of the opłatek.” The use of the Christmas wafer (opłatek) is
Boże Narodzenie – Christmas
Before I will write about Christmas traditions I need to remind you about the special 4 week period before, called Advent . For those for whom Christm
Polish Christmas Eve Celebrations – one more time
Because I know that not everyone reads all the comments to all the posts, I took the liberty of “borrowing” two entries from the “Polish Christm
Polish Christmas Eve Abroad
So, have been naughty or nice? Did Święty Mikołaj bring you anything exciting? What? Don’t tell me that you forgot about Mikołajki (6 grudnia
