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Body Parts Posted by Kasia on Aug 26, 2010
I have an 8 month old daughter. She is so aware now – I like to point everything out to her and name it. I talked to her in Polish – so she can learn my native language. She likes when I touch my nose and say “nos“, when I close my eyes and open…
Warsaw Uprising Museum Posted by Kasia on Aug 24, 2010
When my husband and I visited Poland in September 2004 – this museum had just opened. Every time we are in Poland we make it a point to visit Warsaw. And every time we try to do and see something new. During this visit we really wanted to see the new museum. We new it…
Polish weddings – Part 2 Posted by Kasia on Aug 17, 2010
I hope you enjoyed reading Polish Weddings – Part 1 , and that you learned something about the Polish culture! We ended with getting to the church… In the church, the bride and the groom walk up the aisle together preceded by their groomsmen and bridesmaids. Usually though, there is only one Best Man (Starszy…
Where to stay? – Warsaw Posted by Kasia on Aug 9, 2010
You will probably visit a lot of places in Poland, but the most popular tourist destination is Warsaw. That’s why I wanted to give you a few ideas about where to stay. Needless to say, Warsaw’s hotel scene has undergone a drastic makeover since the fall of communism. Whereas before it may have been…
Polish Weddings – Part 1 Posted by Kasia on Jul 29, 2010
Traditional polish weddings are a lot of fun and are totally different than weddings in the States. Every time I have attended a wedding in the USA, I was very surprised that they end at midnight…Well, it may not be strange for people that grew up in the States, but for Polish people it definitely…
Calendar of Feasts – Harvest Festival (Święto Plonów – Dożynki) Posted by Kasia on Jul 26, 2010
Today I wanted to write about a very important and interesting holiday, celebrated usually in Polish villages. From time immemorial, the reaping of harvest (zebranie plonów) crowned the toils of year- long farming and the finishing of work in the fields was a significant rural holiday. Its names included a “wreath holiday” (wieńcowem), from the…
New president of Poland Posted by Kasia on Jul 19, 2010
Most of you probably heard about this horrible accident. On April 10, 2010, Poland’s government suffered a staggering blow when a plane crash (katastrofa lotnicza) killed the president (prezydent), Lech Kaczynski, his wife and dozens of the country’s top political and military leaders (przywódcy), as their Soviet-designed aircraft was trying to land in heavy fog…