Poland's President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda have sent greetings to members of their country's Orthodox Christian community as it celebrates the Christmas holidays.

Wigilia, Poland's Christmas Eve, is a cherished family celebration featuring twelve special dishes, an extra plate for unexpected guests, and rich traditions of hospitality. Christmas Eve dinner ...

Growing up in Shamokin in the 1960s and '70s, the six Jacoski siblings didn’t realize some of their favorite Christmas traditions came from their Polish heritage. They just knew the traditions ...

Polish politicians shared Christmas greetings during the holiday season. President Duda appeared with a traditional folk group, while Prime Minister Tusk expressed gratitude to those working on ...

Landmarks are decked with festive decorations this Christmas season. Among these, New York's Rockefeller tree and London's streets are iconic holiday attractions. But holiday markets in Poland and ...

Like in most Central European countries, Christmas in Poland is a quaint and much-beloved affair. However, while Germanic traditions, like decorating trees, have spread so far as to be unsurprising, ...

Krakow, Poland, has one of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe. NPR correspondent Brian Mann spent a day exploring -- and dancing.

MINERSVILLE — Growing up in Poland, Katherine Pehlivan would gather with her family around the dining room table on the night before Christmas. Wigilia, as the Christmas Eve supper is called ...

We are surrounded by objects daily, yet at Christmastime, they often take on a new, more important meaning. They not only complete the spaces we inhabit but also help in the performance of rituals and ...

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As a child, Agata Antonow rejected the Polish traditions her parents insisted on holding onto. As an adult, she’s interested in reclaiming them — such as making a Polish gingerbread recipe ...

Pierogi is a Christmas Eve staple in Poland. Photo / 123rf Across the globe everyone has a different way of doing festive gatherings. Here are some of them. Festive feasts take on many forms ...