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Poland traditions call for various kinds of festivals. Every festival carries its own significance. Owing to the Poland traditions, the Polish are occupied with festivals all the year round. While a few of the festivals are organized on religious beliefs, a few are observed for the betterment of the commerce in Poland. Few of the Poland traditions are listed below:
Feast of Greenery (Matki Boskiej Zielnej) – This traditional festival is organized with the end of the summer on 8th September. This traditional practice is carried forward by the farmers. In this festival, the farmers move to the church with huge bouquets of vegetables, herbs, corn. These bouquets are interlaced with the flowers from the farmers' gardens. In the church, these bouquets are blessed by the priest. These bouquets are then taken back to the home which are kept till the name day of the following year. If there is some case of sickness, the herbs are soaked and used to cure diseases. They are used not only for the human beings but also for the livestock.
Wigilia – It is one of the Poland traditions that is continuing for ages. It is held on the Christmas Eve. It is a family feast where the vegetarian dinner is served. Though it is a family feast, a guest is not welcome on the night of Christmas eve. It is considered a bad omen to entertain a guest on that night. The delicious dishes are served in Wigilia. But, before consuming this Christmas Eve dinner, everyone in the family is anxious to see the star in the sky. Once they can see the star, they greet each other and get ready for the Wigilia.
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