Christmas Day Description
Christmas Day centres on the wigilia eve feast stretching into midnight Mass (Pasterka) and midday visits on the 25th, when households serve barszcz, pierogi, and poppy-seed sweets beneath decorated choinki. Carol groups still knock in rural Małopolska; cities soften with tram bells and charity kitchens. Commerce legally rests—only essential petrol stations and some hotels serve travellers—so arrange groceries beforehand and respect quiet residential streets.
