Philadelphians have become increasingly familiar with the Italian American-originated celebration festa dei sette pesci, or feast of the seven fishes, thanks to a slew of restaurants hosting ...

COMMENTARY: A Polish Christmas Eve tradition, kept year after year, came to life in a way none of us expected.

Members of the Polish Community Club in Utica celebrated the holidays with a traditional Wigilia celebration Saturday evening ...

SYLVANIA (WTOL) - A rich and tasty tradition came to life on Sunday night when the Polish-American Community of Toledo and the Toledo Poznan Alliance put on the annual Wigilia Dinner. The early Polish ...

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 ...

Wigilia — derived from the Latin word for “vigil” — is the traditional Christmas Eve supper in Poland. Many Polish immigrants and their families have continued the tradition here in the Pioneer Valley ...

Wilkes University Polish Room Committee recently held its fifth annual Wigilia Dinner at the Frank and Dorothea Henry Student Center, Wilkes University campus. The Rev. Leo McKernan of St. Monica’s ...

Correspondent photos / Thomas Welsh ... Sunday’s Wigilia concluded with a singalong of Polish Christmas carols, led by from left, Urszula Gerchak, vice president of the Polish Arts Club of Youngstown; ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X WILKES-BARRE – Many cultural traditions fade with time, but the Wilkes University Polish Room ...

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 ...