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Święto Pamięci Zmarłych – All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day Posted by Kasia on Oct 12, 2010
The celebration of All Saints, known and unknown, on November 1st was introduced into the Church Liturgy by Pope John XI in 835, while All Souls’ Day on November 2nd began more than 100 years later in 998, when the Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery at Cluny ordered the Benedictine congregations to say the mass…
Data i godzina Posted by Kasia on Sep 28, 2010
Different style conventions and habits exist around the world for dates (daty) and times (czas) in writing and speaking. Examples: The order that a year, month, and day are written. How weeks are identified. Whether the 24-hour clock or the 12-hour clock is used. The punctuation used to separate elements in all-numeric times. The first…
Camping Posted by Kasia on Sep 24, 2010
Camping is very popular in Poland and there are a lot of camping sites (kempingi) there. It really can be a lot of fun and it is pretty much the same as camping in the States. Camping sites in Poland are situated on lakes (nad jeziorami), rivers (nad rzekami), in the mountains (w górach), at…
Panorama Racławicka Posted by Kasia on Sep 22, 2010
Every year Panorama Racławicka attracts many tourists who come to Wrocław on business or leisure. The building is situated only 10 minutes walk from the city center, next to the National Museum and the Museum of Architecture. Tours and headphones in various languages are available. It is worth stopping there if you are in Wrocław…
My Family – Moja Rodzina Posted by Kasia on Sep 13, 2010
My name is Kasia and I was born in Poland (urodziłam się w Polsce). I grew up (dorastałam) in a little village near Lublin in the South East of Poland (w Polsce południowo – wschodniej). Currently (obecnie) I live in New Hampshire and that is why I do not see my family too often.My parents…
Pan McDonald farmę miał… Posted by Kasia on Sep 10, 2010
Today I wanted to teach you some words from the “farm language”. We should probably start with a very popular song: When I was little I grew up on a farm in Poland and we had cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, turkeys and even a horse. We also had orchards where we grew apples, pears, plums…
Śniadanie, Obiad, Kolacja Posted by Kasia on Aug 31, 2010
There are three main meals in Poland: the morning śniadanie(breakfast), the afternoon obiad (dinner), and the evening kolacja (supper). In between they may be supplemented with a lighter drugie śniadanie(second breakfast) and a podwieczorek (tea time – usually snacks). Śniadanie The traditional Polish breakfast are sandwiches called kanapki, which consist of just one slice of…