DISHES WITH CABBAGE AND MUSHROOMS
The tradition in Poland says that during Christmas Eve dinner (that is called Wigilia) the host must serve 12 dishes. The meals differ depending on the region of Poland or family tradition but many of them are just traditional Polish cuisine ... [... more]
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Guest in house, God in house! - Polish Culture
In Poland it is believed that guests bring the blessing to the house. Therefore the Poles say: "Gosc w dom, Bog w dom" (Guest in house, God in house!). There are also certain rules, unspoken once, that apply to the way that the guest should be . [... more]
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Planning genealogical research - Polish Culture
Probably many of you have thought about your roots and place that your family came from. Maybe some of you have even gathered and kept information for further generations. But if you are at the stage of planning your research, there are couple of ... [... more]
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Polish Culture Site Map - Polish Culture
Navigate the Polish Culture site by using this easy to use site map. - Polish Culture Site Map - Polish Culture is a personally written site at BellaOnline On-line Polish English dictionaries Eastern Borderland (Kresy) Great Poland ... [... more]
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Sportsmen who make Poland proud - Polish Culture
The Poles are very much into sports. Unfortunately there are not many disciplines in which Polish sportsmen achieve a lot of success. There are, however, periods during which one Pole becomes a leading sportsman in a given discipline - and then ... [... more]
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Polish culture for children - Polish Culture
Heritage is something we are proud of, we have passion for and something that we want to pass onto our off-springs. Even if an interest in a certain culture has nothing to do with our roots - we surely want to share this interest with our ... [... more]
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Communism - something to laugh about? - Polish Culture
Communist regime changed Poland and the country till now tries to deal with issues that took place during that period. Although the reality was sometimes depressing, the Poles learnt to accept it - and even laugh at their everyday life. The lack ... [... more]
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Win $100 in Polish Pottery! - Polish Culture
Guest Author - Ewa Sapinska Win $100 in Polish Pottery! Guest Author - Ewa Sapinska This sweepstakes ended on December 18, 2008. Related Links: Sweepstakes [... more]
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The holiest site of Poland - Polish Culture
Czestochowa, a city situated in south of Poland, has about 250 thousand inhabitants. The first mentions of it come from 13th century - but the village was founded in 11 century. The growth of this place started at the end of 14th century when ... [... more]
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Polish language - Polish Culture
An official language of Poland is used by about 40 million of people around the world. It belongs to the family of Indo-European languages but it shares the most similarities with the whole Western Slavonic group - that is with Slovak, Czech, ... [... more]
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Legendary beginnings of Poland - Polish Culture
National symbol of Poland is a white eagle against a red background that appeared as a heraldic emblem in 13th century. But there is a beautiful legend of three brothers, that is connected with it and explains not only the use of white eagle as a ... [... more]
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Geography of Poland - Polish Culture
The longest rivers of Poland are Vistula (Wisla), Oder (Odra), Warta and Bug. Although most of the rivers of the country flow into the Baltic Sea, several of them (situated in Beskids) are tributaries of Orava that drains (through Vlah and ... [... more]
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