It's that special day again - when literally every single person you encounter on the street will be sporting a red heart sticker (and those who don't will be stigmatised). What are these stickers all about? They're proof that you donated to the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (also known as WOŚP) - Poland's largest non-profit charity organisation, which raises literally billions of złoty every year to purchase new medical equipment for the country's healthcare system. A great cause, surely, so get that sticker.Not only is the day of WOŚP's grand finale a last-ditch fundraising effort, it's also a full day of free concerts and other events. In Wrocław most of the festivities take place on the market square, with a full slate of concerts by big-name Polish music stars beginning in the afternoon. For years 20:00 marked the grand hurrah, with fireworks simultaneously going off across the country in a moment called the 'Light to the Heavens.' Concerns over smog and public pressure to protect the sanity of pets, however, have basically cancelled the fireworks and replaced them with scenes like this:
