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The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
WEBSep 23, 2019 · Podcast. Book. All Our Projects. Artists & Works Index. Multimedia. Learn Polish with Culture.pl! Below you’ll find (almost) all our best content about the Polish language in one handy place. It’s the perfect entry point to your new love affair with Poland’s fair tongue.
Polish Easter Traditions | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBBook. All Our Projects. Artists & Works Index. Multimedia. Some argue that Easter is more important than Christmas... does the array of Polish Easter traditions and customs support that hypothesis?
The Polish Roots of Popeye | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBFeb 7, 2019 · Book. All Our Projects. Artists & Works Index. Multimedia. ‘Oh, I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!’. Most people know Popeye as a tough, spinach-eating sailor, a cartoon character created by American cartoonist E.C. Segar. But did you know who the real-life inspiration behind the strong sailor was? Culture.pl explores the sailor man’s Polish roots!
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Artykuł | Culture.pl
WEBApr 2, 2015 · The oldest painted eggs are of Sumerian origin and are about 5000 years old. The oldest Polish pisanki (traditional name for painted eggs, singular: pisanka) date back to the end of the 10th century. In Slavic beliefs, eggs were associated with the cult of the sun god, and they symbolised new life and birth.
The Lost Homeland & Lasting Identity of the Lemko People
WEBJun 25, 2015 · Multimedia. In the southeastern corner of Poland, in the Low Beskids, lies a land called Lemkivshchyna. Nowadays remote and sparsely populated, this territory is the ancestral home of one of Europe’s most distinct minorities – the Lemkos. Who are they, and why do they live in exile?
A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Names | Artykuł | Culture.pl
WEBLechosław – a name created in 19 th century, as part of the trend to revive ancient Slavic names. Lesław – this name was very likely introduced by the late Romantic poet Roman Zmorski (1824-67). It was especially popular in the 1950s. Leszek – in all likeliness a hypocoristic version of Lestek, which comes from Lech.
A Typical Daily Menu in Poland | Artykuł | Culture.pl
WEB8:30 – ‘Śniadanie’ (breakfast) Poles often start the day with meat or eggs. They commonly have what they call ‘a sandwich’, meaning a slice of bread topped with cold cuts or kiełbasa, or scrambled eggs. There can also be a side of dairy – either kefir, or quark cheese mixed with radishes. Sometimes marinated herrings will make an ...
11 Great Polish Books You Have to Read | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBAug 9, 2016 · Recommended translation: The Doll, translated by David Welsh, with introduction by Stanisław Barańczak, New York Review of Books, 2011; Original title: Lalka; The Doll by Bolesław Prus is indisputably the greatest Polish realist novel – according to some, like Nobel Prize-winning author Czesław Miłosz, it's also the greatest Polish-language novel ever.
Discover the World of Pisanki, or Polish Easter Eggs
WEBThe 1,000-year-old Easter egg. A traditional ‘pen’ for making Easter eggs, photo: Wojciech Pacewicz / PAP. In Polish, Easter eggs are called pisanki (‘peace-AHN-keeh’), which comes from the verb pisać, or ‘to write’. In an old-school process for making the festive objects, you use a special ‘pen’ to apply liquid wax, which ...
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