What is "pasterka"

Pasterka is a Midnight mass celebrated by Roman Catholics during Christmas between 24 and 25 December across Poland. A close translation of the name would be the "Shepherds' Mass" (literally: 'that which belongs to the shepherds' in Polish), in reference to the Biblical shepherds, who were visited by an angel and told of the birth of Christ. During the Pasterka Mass, Polish people sing traditional kolędy, Christmas carols from the Roman calendae) in the spirit of joy.

Pasterka may refer to:

• Pasterka, a Christmas midnight mass celebrated in Poland
• Pasterka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, a village in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (SW Poland)