Caritas, a charity ran by the Catholic church, organises a traditional Christmas dinner for some 1,700 people on the Christmas Eve day. For a third year in a row Poznan International Fairs host the event. The event is sponsored by sport club Warta.
Thousands of fans from Croatia and Ireland invaded Market Square in Poznań, before the first game of the national teams in the 1st round of the UEFA EURO 2012 tournament.
Thousands of football fans enjoyed the early morning after the match Croatia vs. Ireland. There have been no incidents between fans. Irish despite losing with Croatia 1-3 wanted show thats they are unbeaten.
Epiphany Day, a public holiday in Poland, was celebrated in more than 20 cities with traditional Three Wise Men Processions. In Poznań the main attraction was a live camel. Poland. 6th January 2012
The 93rd anniversary of the Greater Poland Uprising marks the 1918-19 insurrection which led to redrawing of German-Polish border after World War One. Poznan, Poland. 27th December 2011
A few thousand citizens of Poznan attended a traditional procession on the Epiphany Day, known as the Three Wise Men Procession. Together with some 90 other cities in Poland, Poznan celebrated this national religious holiday.
Just minutes before the official opening of the Transatlantyk Film and Music Festival in Poznan, Poland about one hundred people gathered at "Great Drumming against GMOs and dying of bees". It was an accompanying event of the festival.
Transatlantyk Film and Music Festival, an annual event held in Poznan, Poland and organised by the Academy Award winner Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, features 170 movies and many events including debates and concerts.
About 200 dogs and their owners from Poland and abroad compete in the 'Flying Dog' contest in Poznan. The flying disc competition and agility tests are watched by hundreds of spectators, mostly families with children, in the largest park in the city.
French band Le Philharmonique de la Roquette played during the animated movies festival "Animator" in Poznan. The quartet played improvised music as a soundtrack to short animated movies that were screened simultaneously.
Participants of this year's Gran Turismo event practice and race today on the Poznan Racing Circuit in Poland. The event, closed for the public, is a main point for all who attend Gran Turismo with their supercars.
Sports cars event Gran Turismo Polonia 2012 continues on a racing track in Poznan, Poland. On the second day of the event, the drivers were accompanied by low-flying helicopters with a video crew.
A few hundred people from different leftist, anarchist and trade union organisations protested against the UEFA Euro 2012 football championships in Poznan, one of the four host cities in Poland.
People gather for the 'Bread instead of games!' protest aganist UEFA EURO in Poland. On the first day of UEFA EURO 2012 in Poznan, hundreds of people protested against the anti social policy of Poznan municipality and Polish government.
Football ans from Ireland, Croatia and Poland watch the Croatia vs Ireland match in Poznan in the Euro 2012 Fan Zone. The game ended 3-1 with the victory of Croatia.
Equality March walked through Poznan. The police protected it from radical nationalists who tried to assault participants. More than 150 people were checked by the police, but situation was kept under control. Poznan, Poland, 19th November 2011
The Christmas creche in the Franciscan Church in Poznan, one the biggest indoor creche in Europe nears completion taking over amonth of construction. It will be unveiled during the Christmas Eve mass. The creche covers 4600 sq.M. And weights 4 tons.
Poznan's Opera House conducted a sale of old accessories and costumes from its warehouse for the second time this year, after a great success of the first sale. Few dozens people, mostly elderly and students, attended the sale during working hours.
Instant Composition Contest is a unique event during the Poznan's Transatlantyk Film and Music Festival. Young composers have to improvise and play live to a movie clip they have seen only once for a few minutes before.
The 2nd edition of Transatlantyk Film Festival starts in Poznan, Poland. The festival, which combines film and music, is organised by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, famous Polish movie music composer and Academy Award winner for "The Dreamer" movie.
After the UEFA Euro 2012 football championship had ended on July 1st, the official Fan Zone and other signs of the event disappearing from Poznan, one of four Polish host cities.
140 fast sport cars were driven to Poznan, Poland for an annual Gran Turismo Polonia event. Total worth of the cars is 17 million Euros, and their total power is 52000 bhp. On a first day they raced on a closed public street.
Thousands of colourful lanterns are set free to celebrate International Human Rights Day. On the riverbank of Warta people gathered to demonstrate their solidarity with those deprived of freedom and personal rights. Poznan, Poland. 10th December 2011
Warwickshire based Polish airmen who lost their lives while serving with the RAF during the Second World War were remembered in a special ceremony at the St John the Baptist Cemetery near Coventry Airport. Baginton, UK. 6th November 2011
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