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.
We are an independent, nonprofit media outlet, funded through the support of our readers.
If you appreciate the work we do, please consider helping us to continue and expand it.
EDF also outlined the French government’s support for its involvement in Poland’s nuclear programme, including in securing financing.
In the first such legally binding rulings, the Supreme Administrative Court found that the resolutions “violate the dignity” of LGBT people.
The incident represented “unjustified aggression by the authorities”, wrote an opposition leader.
The German ambassador says he is “unable to understand the logic” of the Polish government.
The destroyed weapons puncture the myth that “the Russian army is invincible”, says a Polish official.
There are cases in particular that could be re-examined, says the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).
“A house free of formalities is supposed to make it easier for Poles to realise their dreams of having their own place.”
Over 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia were killed by the Soviet Union in the Katyn massacres of 1940.
Poland has been the second largest donor of military equipment to Ukraine in the world, behind only the US.
This year’s event was held jointly with the KyivPride march.
Mass protests against Poland’s near-total abortion ban sometimes targeted the Catholic church.
However, in one province, Wielkopolska, there is not a single shelter.