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Second Anniversary of Smoleńsk plane crash Posted by Kasia on Apr 11, 2012
It’s hard to believe, but Poland is marking 2nd anniversary (druga rocznica) of the 2010 plane crash (katastrofa samolotu) that killed its president Lech Kaczyński and 95 others. Ceremonies took place at Powązki military cemetery in Warsaw, and at the crash site near a military airfield in Smoleńsk, western Russia. However the late president’s twin, Jarosław…
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…
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…
Retirement age raise? Posted by Kasia on Mar 30, 2012
Thousands of people from across Poland demonstrated noisily today outside Parliament to protest government plans to raise the retirement age to 67. The law currently allows women to retire at age 60 and men at 65, but Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to raise the retirement age to 67 for all Poles, saying it will…
W marcu jak w garncu…. Posted by Kasia on Mar 28, 2012
It is so true! I live in New Hampshire and last week we had beautiful 80 degree weather for few days…today it is snowing! There are so many great Polish sayings about different months that I decided to post a blog just about months and things associated with it every month. So today’s blog is…