Pasterka or midnight mass is a solemn service celebrated at midnight. During Pasterka, all church bells in Poland ring loudly and solemn church songs and carols are sung, especially "God is born", announcing the beginning of the day and the feast of Christmas.
The all-season Gubałówka cable-funicular in Zakopane was launched on December 20, 1938. It was the second such invention in Poland, after the funicular railway...
Last weekend, the Belarusian Home Foundation, Independent Belarusian Embassy in Warsaw organized Christmas Eve for Belarusian children.
Children could watch the Belarusian ritual of visiting...
According to Eurostat statistics and PEI data, Poland's IT sector's employment has stalled compared to the entire labour market. Based on the reports from...
The 1970 Polish protests (Polish: "Grudzień 1970", lit. 'December 1970') occurred in northern Poland during 14–19 December 1970. This year, Poland commemorates 52nd anniversary of...
The Christmas Eve wafer is an integral part of the Polish Christmas Eve tradition. It symbolises bread, which, like the wafer, should be shared with others. We cannot imagine Christmas Eve without it. It reminds us of family love, friendship, reconciliation and forgiveness. It makes us forget misunderstandings, quarrels and feuds, wishing each other all the best from the bottom of our hearts.
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On December 11, representatives of the Polish Scouting Association received the Peace Light of Bethlehem from Slovak scouts. Polish...
Polish counter-terrorism police from Rzeszów have done many great support actions. On December 6, they visited the Provincial Clinical Hospital No. 2 to help...
Polish snowboarders had a great start to the season. Aleksandra Król and Oskar Kwiatkowski won bronze medal in parallel slalom at FIS Snowboard World...
