{"id":6156,"date":"2015-10-31T20:15:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T20:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=6156"},"modified":"2015-10-31T20:15:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T20:15:03","slug":"spooky-halloween-night-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/spooky-halloween-night-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooky Halloween Night in Poland!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of people say that there is no such thing as Halloween in Poland! Well, partly they are right as you won\u2019t find any day called that in the calendar, but… at the same time more and more Poles (especially young ones) celebrate Halloween. So the big question is \u2013 what can you expect from Halloween in Poland? If\u00a0you live in a big city you may be invited to a Halloween party in a club or a Polish friend\u2019s home. What should you do? Of course, have fun! Nearly all clubs in Poland have a Halloween Party on October 31st. Choose a costume which is going to be scary and recognizable, then prepare yourself for a lot of frightening fun!
\nOn your way to a party you may see dressed up children playing trick or treat. Even though not every door opens, they are not discouraged. Children knock on the door of each family just in order to get some sweets or scare their friends.<\/p>\n

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The next two days, the 1st and 2nd of November, are national holidays (unfortunately not because people need to have time to recover from their hangover from the Halloween party previous day). The 1st and 2nd of November are very important days \u2013 All Saints\u2019 Day and All Souls\u2019 Day.\u00a0 In Poland most people travel to the places where their relatives were buried. They meet at the graves, pray for those who are gone and talk about good things they did. It is a serious celebration having nothing in common with a happy Halloween.<\/p>\n

As you may notice, there is loads of contradiction in Polish \u2018Halloween\u2019, but most Poles do not associate celebrating Halloween with betraying their ancestors (although some Catholics see celebrating Halloween as something inappropriate and don\u2019t do it). Old Christian Tradition coexists with American\u2019s Halloween and even though they contradict each other, it seems almost impossible that one of them would defeat the other. If you are about to experience this period in Poland for the first time you should prepare for a new cultural experience. I hope you will find it, maybe not the most fun, but at least interesting.<\/p>\n

And now, let’s see if there are any fun songs, rhymes, you may need to know before that night…And let’s see if you can guess where do they come from? Three different ones – try to guess in comments below:)<\/p>\n

\u2731<\/p>\n

If there’s somethin’ strange in your neighborhood<\/em>
\n Who ya gonna call (ghostbusters)<\/em>
\n If it’s somethin’ weird an it won’t look good<\/em>
\n Who ya gonna call (ghostbusters)<\/em>
\n I ain’t afraid of no ghost<\/em>
\n I ain’t afraid of no ghost<\/em>
\nJe\u015bli w twoim s\u0105siedztwie jest co\u015b dziwnego<\/strong>
\n Do kogo zadzwonisz? (Do pogromc\u00f3w duch\u00f3w)<\/strong>
\n Je\u015bli jest to co\u015b dziwacznego i nie wygl\u0105da to dobrze<\/strong>
\n Do kogo zadzwonisz? (Do pogromc\u00f3w duch\u00f3w)<\/strong>
\n Nie boj\u0119 si\u0119 \u017cadnego ducha<\/strong>
\n Nie boj\u0119 si\u0119 \u017cadnego ducha<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2731<\/p>\n

You’d better hope and pray <\/em>
\nThat you make it safe <\/em>
\nBack to your own world <\/em>
\nYou’d better hope and pray <\/em>
\nThat you’ll wake one day <\/em>
\nIn your own world <\/em>
\nCoz when you sleep at night <\/em>
\nThey don’t hear your cries <\/em>
\nIn your own world <\/em>
\nOnly time will tell <\/em>
\nIf you can break the spell <\/em>
\nBack in your own world<\/em>
\nLepiej miej nadziej\u0119 i m\u00f3dl si\u0119<\/strong>
\n\u017beby\u015b bezpiecznie wr\u00f3ci\u0142<\/strong>
\nDo swojego \u015bwiata<\/strong>
\nLepiej miej nadziej\u0119 i m\u00f3dl si\u0119<\/strong>
\n\u017beby\u015b kt\u00f3rego\u015b dnia obudzi\u0142 si\u0119<\/strong>
\nW swoim \u015bwiecie<\/strong>
\nBo kiedy w nocy \u015bpisz<\/strong>
\nOni nie s\u0142ysz\u0105 twoich krzyk\u00f3w<\/strong>
\nW twoim \u015bwiecie<\/strong>
\nTylko czas poka\u017ce<\/strong>
\nCzy b\u0119dziesz w stanie zrzuci\u0107 t\u0119 kl\u0105tw\u0119<\/strong>
\nW twoim \u015bwiecie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2731
\nIt’s close to midnight<\/em>
\nand something evil’s lurking in the dark<\/em>
\nUnder the moonlight,<\/em>
\nyou see a sight that almost stops your heart<\/em>
\nYou try to scream<\/em>
\nbut terror takes the sound before you make it<\/em>
\nYou start to freeze<\/em>
\nas horror looks you right between the eyes<\/em>
\nYou’re paralyzed<\/em><\/p>\n

You hear the door slam<\/em>
\nand realize there’s nowhere left to run<\/em>
\nYou feel the cold hand<\/em>
\nand wonder if you’ll ever see the sun<\/em>
\nYou close your eyes<\/em>
\nand hope that this is just imagination<\/em>
\nBut all the while<\/em>
\nyou hear the creature creeping up behind<\/em>
\nYou’re out of time<\/em>
\nJu\u017c prawie p\u00f3\u0142noc<\/strong>
\ni co\u015b z\u0142ego czai si\u0119 w ciemno\u015bci<\/strong>
\nW \u015bwietle ksi\u0119\u017cyca<\/strong>
\ndostrzegasz co\u015b, co niemal sprawia, \u017ce twoje serce przestaje bi\u0107<\/strong>
\nPr\u00f3bujesz krzycze\u0107,<\/strong>
\nale przera\u017cenie odbiera ci g\u0142os<\/strong>
\nZastygasz w bezruchu,<\/strong>
\nstaj\u0105c oko w oko z groz\u0105<\/strong>
\nJeste\u015b sparali\u017cowany<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u0142yszysz, jak trzaskaj\u0105 drzwi<\/strong>
\ni u\u015bwiadamiasz sobie, \u017ce ju\u017c nie ma dok\u0105d uciec<\/strong>
\nCzujesz zimn\u0105 d\u0142o\u0144<\/strong>
\ni zastanawiasz si\u0119, czy jeszcze kiedy\u015b zobaczysz s\u0142o\u0144ce<\/strong>
\nZamykasz oczy<\/strong>
\ni masz nadziej\u0119, \u017ce to tylko twoja wyobra\u017ania<\/strong>
\nAle ca\u0142y czas<\/strong>
\ns\u0142yszysz jak jaki\u015b potw\u00f3r skrada si\u0119 za twoimi plecami<\/strong>
\nNie masz ju\u017c czasu<\/strong><\/p>\n