Pioneer Trails Tree Farm in Poland hosted veterans, Girl Scouts and volunteers in helping chop down eight trees.

There is a tiny Christmas tree on the windowsill above Kateryna's bed. A modest substitute for the one she, her husband and their three children would have had at home in Ukraine. "War, no war, ...

On Dec. 24, the dining table is laden in Polish households, but one chair is empty. Wigilia, the centuries-old Christmas Eve vigil marked in Poland and by Christians of Polish descent everywhere, is a ...

Every November, the centre of Strasbourg transforms into a fairytale winter paradise, with over 300 charming wooden chalets ...

WARSAW/BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Victoria, a Ukrainian refugee, is celebrating Orthodox Christmas in Poland with a simple prayer - that next year she will be back at home. The 40-year-old is one of ...

Before Christmas Eve dinner, some families share the oplatek along with good wishes for each other. The tradition dates back hundreds of years:... Nothing says "I love you," at least in my ...

Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia translates to “Merry Christmas” in Polish. During my lifetime, Polish Christmases have of course always been filled with religious piety and joy, but my most memorable ...

ZAGAN, Poland - The sound of Christmas carols gently bounced off of the walls of a modest auditorium in Swietoszow, Poland. The songs, reminiscent of what you'd expect to hear in the U.S., had a ...

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 ...

In the run-up to Christmas, carols are practically ubiquitous in Poland, just like in other countries. We are almost assailed by them as they crop up in TV adverts and on the radio, in shopping ...