Polish Holiday Tradition Find Home in Pittsburgh

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John Tomko remembers the Christmas tradition of hauling handmade creches on poles door-to-door throughout Pittsburgh's Polish communities.

"You got a drink at each house and by the time you got back home, you were really happy," said Tomko, 72, of Bethel Park.

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Polish Holiday Tradition Find Home in Pittsburgh

The tradition died out in the 1960s. The creches, made of paper, cardboard, foil and ribbon, were first di...

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