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…
Abecadło Posted by Kasia on Mar 31, 2012
Here is a great rhyme by Julian Tuwim which most of little kids in Poland know by heart! I really like it:) Try memorizing it! Abecadło Abecadło z pieca spadło, O ziemię się hukło, Rozsypało się po kątach, Strasznie się potłukło: I zgubiło kropeczkę, H złamało kładeczkę, B zbiło sobie brzuszki, A zwichnęło nóżki…
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…
Books for kids learning Polish Posted by Kasia on Mar 29, 2012
Today I wanted to share with you some of to books and games I use to teach my daughter Polish. I talk to her in Polish all the time. So it is not really specifically teaching as much as just living your everyday life and doing what you normally would do with your kids, except…
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…