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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…
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…
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…
Let’s go shopping! Posted by Kasia on Jul 13, 2010
Hello everyone! I recently spent 2 weeks in Poland and decided to share some stories about shopping – shopping for clothes, arts and everything else. My husband – born and raised in US – loves Poland…and history. So, during our first trip to my native country together, I have found out that he knows a…
Calendar of Feasts – St John’s Night ( Obchody Świętojańskie) Posted by Kasia on Jul 6, 2010
Summer is here and that’s why I decided to write about one of the very interesting holidays in Poland. In folk tradition it was a great festival for greeting in the summer, celebrated during the summer solstice on the shortest night which is the 23rd of June, and the longest day, June 24th. The…