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Polish halloween rhymes Posted by Kasia on Oct 30, 2012
Here are some Polish rhymes for halloween! Just in case you will be trick or treating in Poland! ✾ My jesteśmy straszne zmory, Bardzo groźne z nas upiory, Jeśli nie chcesz się nas bać, musisz nam cukierka dać. We are terrible nightmares, Very dangerous ghosts, If you do not want to be afraid of…
Oldest Polish survivor of Auschwitz dies at 108 Posted by Kasia on Oct 23, 2012
Antoni Dobrowolski, who was the oldest Polish survivor of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, died at the age of 108 on Sunday. Dobrowolski, a former teacher, was arrested in the southern Polish city of Radom on June 6 1942, and brought to the Auschwitz death camp immediately afterwards. He was moved on to Gross-Rosen camp…
Bomb scare in the Warsaw’s shopping center Posted by Kasia on Oct 15, 2012
Nowadays you hear so much about bombs (bomby) and terrorist attacks (ataki terrorystyczne)…Thousands of people had to be evacuated from one of Warsaw’s biggest shopping center this week after an anonymous caller claimed there was a bomb in the building. Police sealed off the Złote Tarasy center just before noon on Wednesday, and sent in…
“Wake Up Poland” Posted by Kasia on Oct 6, 2012
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Warsaw this week to protest against the government in one of the biggest demonstrations since the fall of communism. Organized by main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), the Solidarity trade union and a host of other groups, protestors flocked to the event – dubbed ‘Wake Up Poland’…
Abortion in Poland? Posted by Kasia on Oct 1, 2012
The battle lines over the contentious issue of abortion were drawn up again after two parties tabled contrasting bills hoping to change the Poland’s abortion law. The Law and Justice (PiS) splinter party United Poland (SP) has proposed a tightening of the already restrictive abortion law (ustawa o aborcji) while the socially liberal Palikot Movement…
September 21st – Międzynarodowy Dzień Pokoju – International Peace Day Posted by Kasia on Sep 14, 2012
This year, 2012, the International Day of Peace is on a Friday, special activities and celebrations will take place all across the world over the 2012 Peace Day Weekend, including festivals, concerts, a global Peace Wave with moments of silence at noon in every time zone, and much more. The International Day of Peace, a.k.a…
How do you remember September 11th? Posted by Kasia on Sep 11, 2012
I don’t want to sound annoying with this subject, because I’m sure you heard so much about it today. But I wanted to share with you how I remember this day… At that time I was living in Poland. Together with friends from college we were renting a house and we often used to watch…