You know what? This week, little blog is ONE YEAR OLD! Happy Birthday Polish Blog! Well, technically, my first post appeared on May 11, 2008, but I just can\u2019t wait till tomorrow!<\/p>\n
I must say this has been an interesting year. Sometimes challenging, sometimes lost in translation, sometimes controversial, but never boring. At least it hasn\u2019t been boring for me, because you, as my readers, might have a different opinion.<\/p>\n
What surprised me was that even with the proliferation of Polish- and Poland-themed blogs on the internet, this one still managed to find a more or less dedicated following. And as you all know, the competition is fierce, there are some truly excellent \u201cPolish\u201d blogs out there. And here Anna bows towards Polandian<\/a>.<\/p>\n So, we are one year old and I\u2019m sitting here (no cake, and no candles) realizing that I haven\u2019t covered even one measly percent of all those topics I set out to write about. Maybe 0.5% and that\u2019s still a very generous estimate. Which means we have a lot of work ahead of us still. And a lot of new blog posts. Which hopefully, you will have as much fun reading as I will have writing.<\/p>\n So, Happy 1st Birthday Polish Blog! Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji pierwszych urodzin!<\/strong><\/p>\n Sto lat, sto lat, niech \u017cyje, \u017cyje nam!!! You know what this is, right? It\u2019s a traditional Polish song sung at birthdays and other joyous occasions. A bit like \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d but more neutral in meaning, because birthdays aren\u2019t actually mentioned in it. And as such, you can sing it whenever the circumstances demand a bit of happy, drunken cheer.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what it sounds like<\/a>, courtesy of the Polish-American Cultural Center<\/a> in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n And to all my readers who are mothers and live in countries that celebrate Mother\u2019s Day today \u2013 Najlepsze \u017cyczenia z okazji Dnia Matki!<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ll celebrate Mother\u2019s Day again the Polish way in a few weeks. We do it on May 26th over here.<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You know what? This week, little blog is ONE YEAR OLD! Happy Birthday Polish Blog! Well, technically, my first post appeared on May 11, 2008, but I just can\u2019t wait till tomorrow! I must say this has been an interesting year. Sometimes challenging, sometimes lost in translation, sometimes controversial, but never boring. At least it…<\/p>\n
\nSto lat, sto lat, niech \u017cyje, \u017cyje nam!!!
\nJeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, niech \u017cyje, \u017cyje nam,
\nNiech \u017cyje nam!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n