Detroit’s Polish community celebrates Wigilia, a Polish Christmas Eve dinner tradition. It’s a Polish tradition some say is bigger than Christmas Day itself. The Polish Christmas Eve dinner ...

The Polish traditions in my family come from a simpler time. Back in the 1960s, when the post office was still profitable and phone calls to people more than 25 miles away cost at least a dollar a ...

Q I moved here a couple of years ago. I heard that you have written about a Polish Christmas before. Will they allow you to run it again? I miss the traditions we had back in Chicago. — JJ, Greenville ...

Wigilia, meaning vigil, is the most anticipated feast of the year for Poles. It’s full of symbolism: the table is traditionally set with an empty space for the ‘unknown guest’ and a nest of hay is ...

Dozens of people converse during the 13th annual Wigilia hosted by the Wilkes University Polish Room on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) The Wilkes University Polish Room held ...

Keeping watch at the window to spot the first star and preparing a 12-dish supper with one seat empty are two of many customs observed in Poland to this day. Tradition is a significant link between ...

Attending Midnight Mass, making gingerbread houses and using an advent calendar are some of the most popular Christmas traditions in the U.S. In the High Desert, several holiday lovers shared their ...

The Polish American Congress of Northeastern Pennsylvania held its annual Christmas Wigilia the traditional Polish Christmas Dinner Dec. 6 at The Touch of Class, Wilkes-Barre. A short program followed ...