Just before Christmas Eve

"In Poland Christmas starts with Christmas Eve which is celebrated as a common family meal on the evening of 24th of December. After dinner many people go to church to participate in the midnight mass called pasterka. The christmas Eve dinner (Wigilia) starts with wishes and breaking the wafer (opłatek). 25th December is a day for the family and holiday visits are usually paid on 26th December, on the second day of Christmas. Christmas is the most family-oriented holiday in Poland and for this reason just before holiday people travel to be together with their family".

Władysław Miodunka: Cześć, jak się masz cz.I.