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Easter

2010-04-03, author mzamojski , translator Krzysztof Janicki

Categories: [ Polish tradition ]

Easter is an unusual time of the year. The Catholic Church deems it the most important holiday of the year. Most Polish people spend these days taking part in divine services and in family gatherings. There are many customs related to Easter, many of which are cultivated even today, as the custom of pouring water on others on Easter Monday (called in Poland “Śmigus-dyngus”).

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Easter Dishes

2010-04-03, author mzamojski , translator Dorota Buszynska

Categories: [ Polish tradition ] [ Traditional dishes ]

Which dishes are a must on the Easter table? Tasty eggs, żurek soup, white sausages, and cakes: sweet mazurka and yeast baba.

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Easter palm 35 meters high!

2010-04-01, author mzamojski , translator Krzysztof Janicki

Categories: [ Interesting fact ] [ Social issues ] [ Polish tradition ]

The competition of Easter palms has been organised in Lipnica Murowana, a small town in the Małopolska region, annually for 52 years. The event attracts thousands of tourists from the south of Poland.

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The Great Orchestra of Holiday Help (WOŚP) on 10th January

2010-01-08, author mzamojski , translator oskarinio

Categories: [ Social issues ] [ Polish tradition ]

This Sunday (10th January) the XVII Final of The Great Orchestra of Holiday Help (Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy) is going to take place. This time Orchestra is going to play for children with oncological illnesses.

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