Christmas in Poland
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Christmas in Poland, known in the Polish language as Boże Narodzenie or Gwiazdka, is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world. The observance of Christmas in Poland deve
Nativity scene (szopka) by Bronisław Pięcik, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Christmas trees are traditionally decorated and lit on Christmas Eve, 24 December
Christmas Eve supper – Wigilia
Traditional Christmas Day dinner serving of bigos on 25 December
Christmas wafer
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Christmas wafer is a Catholic Christmas tradition celebrated in Poland, Lithuania, Moravia, and Slovakia. The custom is traditionally observed during Kūčios in Lithuania and Wigilia in Poland on Decem
Christmas in Poland
…born in a manger. An empty place setting is left symbolically at the table for the Lord or lost wanderer. The supper begins with the breaking of the Christmas wafer (opłatek). The meals must be vegetarian (with the exception of fish) as a sign of fasting and twelve different dishes are prepared, thus symbolizing…
Oplatki.w.koszyczku
Afghan bread