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Grand Finale of WOSP will take place Sunday, 14th of January. This year all the collected
funds will be devoted to purchase the equipment that would help to ensure that all
the babies born in Poland have equal access to medical care. We all can support
the cause and donate the money via bank transfer, buying special heart shaped
stickers from the volunteers or biding auctions with special items donated by
celebrities, politicians, etc. Also like each year, all over the country, there
will be lots of events and concerts that support the action. For example, in
Poznan, at 12.00 you can join the urban run. The list of attractions, as well
as the bank account number and all the information needed can be found on the
WOSP internet site.
We’re all used to Polish Christmas traditions and they don’t seem to be weird for us but some foreigners might find them unusual. Just like we consider many of their habits quite bizarre. Here’s the list of 8 that I find particularly different. 1. In Austria, parents threat their children with Krampus- the evil brother of Santa that comes overnight on 5 th and 6 th of December and punishes bad kids. He’s truly scary and has goat’s horns on his head. During this night we may encounter many people dressed as Krampus in the streets. 2. Japanese eat KFC on Christmas Day. 3. In India the traditional Christmas tree is a banana or mango tree. 4. Women in Czech Republic have a tradition to make some predictions or foretells during the Holiday. For example they throw a shoe over the shoulder and if it lays in the way that the...
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