Time Out magazine ranked Kraków’s tree ahead of the famous one at the Rockefeller Center in New York.
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Carp in the bath, hay on the table and Home Alone: the most unusual Polish Christmas traditions
Agata Pyka and Richard Greenhill
From talking animals to Macauley Culkin, here are seven of Poland’s most interesting Christmas traditions.
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Historical Warsaw building to be turned into music library after standing empty for decades
The building was damaged during World War Two, when the German occupiers set the collections inside on fire.
Kraków museums receive biggest private art donation in 100 years
The Starmachs are donating 50 million zloty worth of works, including pieces by Magdalena Abakanowicz and Mirosław Bałka.
Kraków’s Christmas market ranked as best in Europe
Two other Polish cities, Wrocław and Poznań, were also ranked in the top ten, making Poland the only country to feature three times.
Homemade liquor should be legalised for personal use, says newly elected Polish farmers’ leader
Such moonshine, known as bimber in Polish, is an “important element of our cultural landscape”, he argues.
Dozens of 19th century Russian books worth €500,000 stolen from Warsaw library
Some of the stolen books have already been sold at auction.
Film adaptation of classic Polish novel becomes global hit on Netflix
Forgotten Love (Znachor) is on track to be be among Netflix’s most successful ever non-English titles.
Polish pasta is better than Italian, explains deputy agriculture minister
A graphic with the agriculture ministry’s logo lists reasons why Polish pasta is better than its Italian counterpart.
Polish History Museum will be “weapon to fight for a strong Poland”, says PM at opening
The museum has 44,000 m2 of floorspace over six levels and was built at a cost of 750 million zloty (€162 million).
Poland announces bid for 2036 Summer Olympics
It will be up against Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey, which have already unveiled official bids.
Court bans Poland’s justice minister from linking director and her film to Nazi propaganda
Zbigniew Ziobro called it an “assault on freedom of expression” and announced that he would appeal.
God’s judgement more important than court’s, says Polish justice minister as director prepares to sue
Zbigniew Ziobro also revealed that he has not actually watched the film, Green Border, that prompted his criticism of Agnieszka Holland.
Director to sue Polish justice minister for likening film critical of migrant treatment to Nazi propaganda
Agnieszka Holland’s film has won positive reviews from critics and is being tipped by some to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
