Poland has many traditional foods like bigos (cabbage with meat), pierogi (dumplings), and gołąbki (stuffed cabbage). Christmas Eve is an important celebration where families prepare 12 dishes and don't eat meat due to Catholic beliefs. They place hay under the table and wait for the first star before eating and exchanging Christmas wafers. Traditional Polish clothes like the Łowicki costume feature colorful skirts and flowers for women and red trousers for men. Famous Poles include Pope John Paul II, filmmaker Roman Polański, scientist Nicolaus Copernicus, and composer Frédéric Chopin.