{"id":7874,"date":"2019-03-20T19:02:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2019-03-20T23:38:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T23:38:35","slug":"how-does-poland-celebrate-the-arrival-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/how-does-poland-celebrate-the-arrival-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Poland celebrate the arrival of Spring?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may be 1st day of Spring today…but it sure does not look like it in New Hampshire…<\/p>\n

Although I have to admit that days are getting longer and warmer, so there is hope:)<\/p>\n

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My daughters having hot chocolate in our yard couple days ago! Waiting for the Spring!<\/p><\/div>\n

Around the world, people celebrate the end of the dismal winter weather with unique festivals and traditions. Some date back thousands of years and others are relatively new.<\/p>\n

Poland celebrates the coming of Spring through the drowning of Marzanna<\/strong>. The Marzanna is a doll made of straw that symbolizes the cold and dreariness of winter. The polish people parade the dolls through the streets making their way to a body of water. The dolls are then set on fire and thrown in the water as a way to mark the end of winter (check out\u00a0this blog<\/a>\u00a0that explains it more).<\/p>\n

I have found this video of drowning of Marzanna , which took place in Jeziorzany, a town my mother grew up in!! Check it out!<\/p>\n