{"id":479,"date":"2009-02-14T23:24:18","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T03:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=479"},"modified":"2009-02-14T23:24:18","modified_gmt":"2009-02-15T03:24:18","slug":"swieto-zakochanych","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/swieto-zakochanych\/","title":{"rendered":"\u015awi\u0119to Zakochanych"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judging from the media and advertising you\u2019d almost believe that Walentynki<\/strong> (St. Valentine\u2019s Day) is a long-standing Polish tradition. It is not. When I was a high school student in the ancient days of… oh well, let\u2019s say, the late 80s (yes, I know, I am dating myself here) nobody ever heard about \u015awi\u0119to Zakochanych<\/strong> (Lovers\u2019 Celebration, or Celebration of Those in Love). And those foreign imports that did hear about it, didn\u2019t celebrate it.<\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Day reached Poland sometime in the 90s and looks like it\u2019s here to stay.<\/p>\n

Though I\u2019m reading that there is some backlash in Poland against Walentynki<\/strong>, it seems that the younger generation embraced the holiday whole-heartedly. For a few weeks my friends (granted, all are women) were busy discussing about what to get their boyfriends or husbands for \u015awi\u0119to Zakochanych<\/strong>. For those with foreign boyfriends or husbands, especially those from Anglo-Saxon countries, the celebration is almost obligatory.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s learn some obligatory phrases:<\/p>\n