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Christmas

Fury as Amazon puts Auschwitz Christmas tree ornaments online

The tasteless decorations showing scenes from the extermination camp where over 1 million people were murdered cost around 50 PLN. Amazon

The tasteless decorations showing scenes from the extermination camp where over 1 million people were murdered, and posted alongside festive scenes from other parts of Europe, all cost around 50 PLN.

Robbie Williams is coming to Toruń

Pop star Robbie Williams will come to Toruń in December to record a programme promoting his new album "The Christmas Present".

Food bank gala inaugurates 23rd Christmas Food Collection

Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, were honorary patrons of a ceremonial gala in Warsaw on Tuesday to inaugurate a Christmas Food Collection.

Kraków and Poznań among Top 10 best Xmas destinations in Europe

According to the data, Kraków is the fourth most Googled destination while Poznań’s Christmas Market was voted 6th best in Europe by over 200,000 travellers.

PM sends Xmas wishes to Orthodox Church

I want to convey my most cordial wishes to all members of the Eastern Church in Poland. Let this feast bring you happiness, understanding, forgiveness and warmth, PM Mateusz Morawiecki tweeted on the eve of the Orthodox Church's Christmas Day (on or around January 7).

Three Kings take to the streets in Christmas cavalcades

Three Kings procession adds a bit of zest to an old Christmas tradition.

All I want for Christmas is…tunes: TFN takes a look at the family tradition of carol singing

The oldest Christmas carol in Poland dates back to 1424 and was called Zdrów Bądź, Królu Anjelski (Praised Be, Lord of Angels). Since then the tradition has thrived, with one carol, Bóg Się Rodzi (God is Born) almost becoming Poland’s national anthem in 1792.

Beautiful Christmas cards of yesteryear tell fascinating story of defiance to communist-era censorship

EXCLUSIVE: The simplistically beautiful cards were created by some of Poland’s leading illustrators who became known as the Polish School of Illustration.

Setting the scene for Christmas: the tradition of nativity scenes runs deep

Come Christmas churches display beautiful nativity scenes as part of tradition that goes back centuries.

Open house: people throw open their doors to strangers to keep the Christmas spirit alive

An organisation is making sure foreigners don’t feel alone over Christmas by getting people to invite them in for Christmas Eve.

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Art & Culture

Collection of sketches and drawings reveal little-known side of film director Andrzej Wajda

Despite having a string of award-winning films to his name, the director’s first love was painting and the new exhibition entitled the ‘Japanese Notebook’ presents a collection of his drawings depicting the interesting and unique mysteries he came across during his time in the land of the rising sun.

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Exclusive

Vanishing lives: Descendants of 17th century bearded radicals who fled to Poland from Russia to avoid religious persecution are now facing a new crisis as their numbers slowly dwindle out

It is easy to miss their presence - the three-barred crosses, the wooden banyas and the modest churches – unless you know what to look for. TFN travelled to the regions of Mazury and Suwalszczyzna in north-east Poland to track down the Old Believers, a minority which has almost disappeared, yet which still lingers among the hills, fields and virgin forests in the land of a thousand lakes.

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