St. Nick

In the Morning of St. Nicholas' Day in Poland all good children find a gift in their shoes, provided of course they cleaned them last night. Those children who have been bad might rather expect a birch twig! Meanwhile, police in the south-western city of Gorzów have launched a campaign on St.Nicholas' day, with Father Christmas presenting drivers either with chocolates or ...birch twigs. Those drivers who get birch twigs from Santa can also expect quite ordinary traffic tickets. Gorzów police hope that the campaign will help promote road safety as well as improve the image of the police.