Complex sentence: The custom grew in popularity, with people willing to pay money to watch szopka's collections-often carried by door-to-door carolers-or own them; among the notable early patrons of the custom was the magnate family of Potoccy.
Split into simpler sentences: The custom grew in popularity, with people willing to pay to watch szopka's collections--often carried by door-to-door carolers--or to own them. Among the notable early patrons of the custom was the magnate family of Potoccy.