Archive for 'Culture'
Why ski in Poland? Posted by Kasia on Feb 6, 2013
It’s a question everyone will be asking about this winter: “Where can we get the very best value for money for our ski/ snowboarding holiday this season?”. There are of course many opinions on this subject. Poland is certainly a place that people will not be surprised to hear has LOW prices. What people are…
Difficult past in the movies Posted by Kasia on Feb 3, 2013
Two of the best films on the Holocaust, “Schindler’s List” by Steven Spielberg and “The Pianist” by Roman Polański, both feature exceptional Germans performing noble actions during the second world war. In a similar vein, “In Darkness”, directed by Agnieszka Holland, and Poland’s nominee for the 2012 Oscars, tells the story of a Polish Catholic…
Polish wedding vows Posted by Kasia on Jan 28, 2013
My husband and I got married in Poland. It was a beautiful wedding! We had guests mainly from Poland, but about 18 of our family and friends from USA made it as well. We thought about wedding vows (przysięga małżeńska) and which language should we use to say it. At the end we decided to…
Grandmother and Grandfather Posted by Kasia on Jan 20, 2013
You probably celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but what about Grandparents? Grandma and Grandpa deserve their special days, too. In Poland, January 21st and 22nd are devoted to honoring them. Polish Grandmother’s and Grandfather’s Day are family events. Schools and kindergartens honor grandparents with special celebrations. Families enjoy small, private gatherings. It is time to…
Flaki anyone? Posted by Kasia on Jan 15, 2013
Flaki is a traditional Polish meat stew in the form of a dense soup. Name – flaki or its diminutive flaczki (both are plural) – comes from its main ingredient: cleaned strips of beef tripe. To be more brutal: fragments of the stomach! No matter how oddly it sounds – believe me that flaki is…
Theaters in Warsaw Posted by Kasia on Jan 14, 2013
If you don’t speak Polish, this doesn’t necessarily mean that a trip to the theatre (teatr) is a waste of time. For one thing, some of the most intriguing theatre these days is performed without the use of those excessive ‘word’ things. Poland has a reputation for weird and wonderful avant-garde theatre and there’s always…
Polish folk group Mazowsze Posted by Kasia on Jan 12, 2013
Folk culture was for some time, when Poland did not exist on the map, perceived as the tool to keep the national identity. The artists, so much avoiding the theme of poor citizens, started to make the villagers main characters of their works. In the time of technical development, when citizens of villages would flee…