Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 30—NEW LONDON — When family and friends gathered around for dinner every Christmas Eve at Dorothy and John Pickering's ...

Polish-Americans have many traditions when celebrating the holidays. Poles mark the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve with Wigilia, a tradition in households around the world that includes the passing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 4—BOSWELL, Pa. — For generations, Polish people with little to call their own kept their culture alive through song. Their ...

SYLVANIA (WTOL) - A rich and tasty tradition came to life on Sunday night when the Polish-American Community of Toledo and the Toledo Poznan Alliance put on the annual Wigilia Dinner. The early Polish ...

The oplatek, embossed with a Christmas scene, is shared among family members before Christmas Eve dinner. Nothing says "I love you," at least in my Polish-American family, quite like the sharing of a ...

THOMSON, Ill. — It's a rather fishy holiday custom. For many Polish families, Christmas Eve wouldn't be complete without 'Christmas Carp' on the table. Traditionally, the carp would be brought home ...

Polish politicians shared Christmas greetings during the holiday season. President Duda appeared with a traditional folk group, while Prime Minister Tusk expressed gratitude to those working on ...

What is a tradition? The dictionary cites it as the transmission of customs and beliefs from generation to generation. It is so difficult today to keep our heritage alive with all the competition from ...

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 ...

PARMA, Ohio -- City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style. That’s what organizers of the first Polish Village Christmas Lights have planned for the Dec. 11 event, taking place along Ridge ...