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Visiting the Baltic City – Gdańsk Posted by Kasia on Apr 13, 2012
For anyone who has never been to Poland, or who does not know too much about the country, Gdańsk is one city that may ring a few bells. Even if the name itself does not, events which took place there certainly do. It is Gdańsk, after all, that can claim to be the home of…
International schools in Polish cities Posted by Kasia on Apr 12, 2012
The number of international schools (międzynarodowe szkoły) in Poland has been growing since the early 1990s in the wake of the influx of foreigners (napływ cudzoziemców) enticed to the country by a burgeoning new economy. Today, Poland has a large number of prestigious international schools ranging from preschools (przedszkola) to primary (szkoły podstawowe) and secondary schools…
How are you feeling after holidays? Posted by Kasia on Apr 9, 2012
Easter is over. It was fun, but now we can all relax…All that wonderful food! I love it, I always eat way too much! So we talked about Palm Sunday traditions as well as Easter eggs in Poland. Święconka is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions. On Holly Saturday people take to churches decorated baskets containing…
Training just in case of emergency! Posted by Kasia on Apr 6, 2012
The National Stadium in Warsaw witnessed bizarre scenes last Wednesday as emergency services were drafted in to help deal with 120 “injured” football fans in preparation for the upcoming Euro 2012 championships. The staged event, in which the most “seriously injured victims” were treated and rushed to hospital in ambulances, was to help emergency workers…
Easter eggs in Poland Posted by Kasia on Apr 4, 2012
Polish Easter baskets are always full of beautiful Easter eggs. Here are few different types of them: Kraszanki – uniformly colored eggs The simplest technique of painting eggs (eggs in Polish are called jaja or jajka) which I remember from my childhood was painting the eggs in natural dyes. For instance eggs cooked in onion…
Palm Sunday traditions Posted by Kasia on Apr 2, 2012
Yesterday was Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday (niedziela palmowa) is called also The Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (niedziela męki Pańskiej), Willow Sunday (niedziela wierzbowa), Branch Sunday (niedziela różdżkowa) or April Sunday (niedziela kwietna) since it takes place usually in April. There was a custom to bring to a church a figure of Jesus Christ riding on…
April Fools Day in Poland – Prima Aprilis Posted by Kasia on Apr 1, 2012
If you pride yourself on your jokes (żarty) and pranks (wybryki, figle) but you feel like your sense of humor (poczucie humoru) is not appreciated enough (and maybe even earned you a few good yellings), April Fools’ Day is a holiday that was just made for you. Being on the giving rather than on the…