Archive for October, 2012
“A Treasury of Polish Aphorisms” Posted by Kasia on Oct 24, 2012
If you are interested in the Polish culture, literature and want to learn Polish language in an interesting way – this s a great book for you! And it is bilingual! It contains the selection of 207 Polish aphorisms written by the best Polish writers, poets, journalists and even some politicians in bilingual version –…
Oldest Polish survivor of Auschwitz dies at 108 Posted by Kasia on Oct 23, 2012
Antoni Dobrowolski, who was the oldest Polish survivor of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, died at the age of 108 on Sunday. Dobrowolski, a former teacher, was arrested in the southern Polish city of Radom on June 6 1942, and brought to the Auschwitz death camp immediately afterwards. He was moved on to Gross-Rosen camp…
Powiedzenia o październiku – sayings about October Posted by Kasia on Oct 20, 2012
Here are some common Polish sayings about October: Gdy październik mroźny, to nie będzie styczeń groźny When the October cold,January will not be freezing/scary ❃ Gdy w październiku ciepło chadza, w lutym mrozy naprowadza When the heat goes on in October, it brings freezing cold in February ❃ Październik stoi u dwora, wykop ziemniaki z…
How to serve pierogi – Jak podawać/serwować pierogi? Posted by Kasia on Oct 18, 2012
This recipe is adapted from an original article at Polska Foods. We highly recommend you check out their line of organic Pierogis. You can read their origins story at http://www.polskafoods.com/about-polska-foods. —– Many people ask me how to serve pierogi — for a family dinner, a small dinner party, or for a major event. There are countless…
Overview of Polish language Posted by Kasia on Oct 17, 2012
As you know, Polish language belongs to the West-Slavic group of the Indo-European languages together with Czech and Slovak. It emerged from the Proto-Slavic language as used as the mother tongue of all Slavic tribes in the past. Polish has developed so much that the texts written in the Middle Ages are not 100-per-cent understandable…
Public holidays in Poland Posted by Kasia on Oct 16, 2012
I usually write about different holidays in my posts, but today I wanted to just put a list together, so everything is in one spot! During these public holidays (święta państwowe) the banks and other institutions are predominantly closed, as well as some smaller shops: January 1: New Year’s Day Easter Sunday and Monday (first…
Bomb scare in the Warsaw’s shopping center Posted by Kasia on Oct 15, 2012
Nowadays you hear so much about bombs (bomby) and terrorist attacks (ataki terrorystyczne)…Thousands of people had to be evacuated from one of Warsaw’s biggest shopping center this week after an anonymous caller claimed there was a bomb in the building. Police sealed off the Złote Tarasy center just before noon on Wednesday, and sent in…