Poczta Polska encourages to cultivate the tradition of sending Christmas cards and passes
Sending wishes for Christmas is a very old custom. In the traditional version, fewer and fewer people adhene to her, and Poland is one of the countries that gives up it the fastest in Europe. Poczta Polska wants to break this trend - it encourages to send wishes in paper form and allows you to buy Christmas cards and passes.
Wishes written on parchment were already sent in ancient Egypt, in Europe - around the 15th or 16th centuries. The phrase "Merry Christmas" was first used in a letter sent in 1534, and the first item resembling a Christmas card - a richly decorated manuscript - in 1611 he received King of England Jakub I. Christmas cards we know currently appeared in the 19th century.
As the data collected by Eurostat from 19 European countries show, the production of Christmas cards fell in Poland by 93 percent. over the last ten years (2009–2019). The downward trend is visible in almost all European countries. We send wishes more and more often via messengers, in the form of SMSs, MMS and emails.
Poczta Polska, as a company with several hundred years of tradition, is a guardian of customs that connect people, also in such special times, the most awaited holidays of the year. From November, in post offices you can buy occasional cards and passes with a Christmas motif - religious and secular, with wishes and for independent writing, minimalist and richly decorated. Among them are spatial designs, e.g. with the possibility of spreading a crib, from confetti, playing, with Christmas Eve wafer or with the addition of Christmas carols or recipes for Christmas Eve dishes. The cheapest cost PLN 2.25, the most expensive - PLN 13.90. To send a greeting card for the holidays, posters in postal facilities encourage loved ones.
Sets for the Christmas Eve table (hay and wafer), products for decoration of the home and Christmas trees and a number of things that can be found under the Christmas tree as Christmas gifts - books for children and adults, coloring books, games, games, articles and plastic sets, sets of cosmetics and teas, sweets, gift bags and gift bags are still available in the sales network. All products are available in many variants and in different prices. You can also order a personalized letter or a film from Santa Claus in postal facilities or online.
A collection of gifts for those in need, pupils of various assistance institutions is also going on in postal facilities. This year, it is organized by the "Postal Gift" in cooperation with the Foundations: Initiative, Happy Kids, the Superhero League and the West Pomeranian Foundation for Family Helping the Family "Rainbow Hearts". In 2022, in need, support of over PLN 2.2 million came to the needy.