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				<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://polishcenterofcleveland.org/memories-of-christmas-eve/">Memories of Christmas Eve</a></h2><p>The year was 1943 and the winter, as is usual in the Bialystok region, was harsh.  The trees looked like glassy, motionless objects.  Houses in the entire town stood shrouded in melancholy  and dread.  As night fell, the lights went dark in the windows, leaving only the moon casting its glow among distant cold stars.  [&hellip;]</p>
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				<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://polishcenterofcleveland.org/holiday-customs-and-traditions-of-the-polish-christmas/">Holiday Customs and Traditions of the Polish Christmas</a></h2><p>The first star, the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and the breaking of the bread or wafer &#8212; these are the most important symbols of Christmas for Poles. Let us explore their meanings and history.</p>
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