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Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych! Posted by Kasia on Apr 19, 2014
Easter (Wielkanoc) is traditionally is the most important Christian holiday, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Polish Easter’s original folk and religious character and it not changed much during the centuries, but due to the rich variety of many regional traditions in Poland, some published information might be little different. Easter observances in Poland…
Polish Religious Easter traditions Posted by Kasia on Apr 16, 2014
One of the most significant Catholic traditions in Poland is Wielkanoc or Święta Wielkanocne (Easter) that commemorates Zmartwychwstanie Jezusa Chrystusa (Jesus Christ Resurrection). First, on the last Thursday before Wielki Post (Lent) there is the so-called Tłusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday) when all the people eat pączki wypełnione marmoladą (donuts filled with marmalade) or faworki or…
“Palace Stairs” back in Poland! Posted by Kasia on Apr 5, 2014
Today a little bit of current Polish news! Another work of art returns to its rightful owner!Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego), a valuable Francesco Guardi painting looted during World War II has been safely returned to the National Museum in Warsaw. We all…
Prima Aprillis! Posted by Kasia on Apr 1, 2014
April Fools’ Day is called as Prima Aprillis in Poland. It is celebrated on April 1st. The traditions and the customs are followed as same as other countries. It is a day full of jokes and fun for the people of Poland. They plan for huge hoax stories to fool the media, public institutions and…
Wierszyki gramatyczne Posted by Kasia on Mar 31, 2014
Here are few more Polish rhymes, that (hopefully) will make it easier to remember some rules of the Polish orthography:) Żaba Spójrz na pierwsze”zet” w tym słowie – wygląda jak żabka – każdy to powie. A ta kropka nad nią? To lecąca mucha, co w żabim pyszczku wyzionie wnet ducha… Look at the first “z”…
Polonia worldwide Posted by Kasia on Mar 19, 2014
Polish Diaspora (The Polish diaspora refers to people of Polish origin who live outside Poland) abroad counts 15-20 mln people. Poles belong to the nationalities that have relatively high fraction of emigrants compared to the number of Poles that live in Poland (about 40 mln now, read more about it in the article: Poland –…
Were there many Poles in America before Mass Migration? Posted by Kasia on Mar 7, 2014
The vast majority of Polish Americans are descended from the immigrants who came here during the mass migration of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries “za chlebem” – for bread, or economic opportunities. But when they arrived in the United States they did not find a country devoid of Polish nationals. Decades before these…