Poles traditionally celebrate Christmas on the evening of 24 December, but it is not a day off work.

Poles traditionally celebrate Christmas on the evening of 24 December, but it is not a day off work.
Millions of Poles will leave candles and other decorations at the graves of loved ones, creating huge amounts of waste.
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The European Commission says that Poland’s constitutional court has “violated EU law”.
On the last Thursday before Lent, Poles eat over 100 million doughnuts – an average of more than 2.5 per person.
InPost has asked contractors not to use grammatical case endings for the name of its “paczkomat” parcel lockers.
The quartet are accused of violating Poland’s hate crime laws through an anti-immigration election advert.
The expansion would ensure that over half of Varsovians will live within one kilometre of a metro station, up from 28% currently.
Andrzej Duda wants “new allied agreements that will allow us to support Ukraine in defending its territory”.
A minister welcomed the growing Ukrainian workforce, which “complements our labour market” and “pays taxes here in Poland”.
The US president will also “say thank you to Polish society” for welcoming Ukrainian refugees.
Children, spouses and parents of those killed would be eligible.
State energy firm Orlen says it can only reduce imports further if the EU introduces a full embargo on Russian oil.
The health minister called the case a “colossal manipulation calculated to evoke emotions” but the victim’s aunt accuses him of “lying”.
Radosław Sikorski is reportedly paid $100,000 a year to act as an advisor to the Sir Bani Yas forum in UAE.