HOUSEVILLE — The Polish Christmas Wafer or Oplatek is available on the back tables at St. Hedwig’s Church in Houseville before or after the celebration of the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass. The cost is ...

Growing up in Poland, Katherine Pehlivan would gather with her family around the dining room table on the night before ...

Discover the magic of Polish Christmas through the fascinating tales of its traditional objects. From the shimmering artistry ...

Growing up in Shamokin in the 1960s and '70s, the six Jacoski siblings didn’t realize some of their favorite Christmas ...

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The last Catholic stronghold in Europe, Poland has seen a decline in religious practice and growing mistrust of the church ...

Most of the Polish Christmas celebrations take place on 24th December ... but many families do their best. Opłatek is an unleavened wafer made of flour and water embossed with a religious image. Every ...