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Christmas Eve

‘Tis the season to be...

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Well, 2021 has certainly been eventful... But although this Christmas will look slightly different to how it should do, we wish you all a safe and merry-ish Christmas and a much happier New Year.

Fascinating street photos from 1930s show pre-Christmas preparations in Kraków

From deliberations over the perfect Christmas tree to the best baubles and fattest carp for Christmas Eve dinner, see what pre-Christmas shopping looked like in Poland 90 years ago.

Catholic Church wants more faithful to take part in Christmas Eve masses

The head of the Polish Episcopate has asked the prime minister to ease rules limiting the number of people attending Christmas Eve celebrations held inside churches.

Christmas time, mistletoe and wine - or bigos, hay and swine?

On Christmas Eve, TFN takes a look at some of the festive traditions of bygone times and the meanings behind them including talking farm animals and the significance of hay on the dining table.

Xmas Massacre! TFN’s Stuart Dowell looks back at the grisly tale of a Christmas Eve murder

Following the brutal killings, local villagers on a bus who had watched the young family being battered to death were paid hush money. The subsequent investigation concluded it had been an accident until the conspiracy of silence was broken by a young boy.

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.

Top 5 articles:

  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
History | Life

Zofia Posmysz: acclaimed writer and Auschwitz survivor laid to rest in Oświęcim

One of Poland’s major chroniclers of the Holocaust, Posmysz survived three years in German captivity to become an award-winning journalist and author.

The first report:

  • No evidence of illegal discharges into Odra says minister
  • Polish labour market in good shape says minister
  • Polish women's team wins silver medal at European rowing championships
  • Over 20 pct of young Poles want no children
  • World Bank to invest in Polish technology companies

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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