The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
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A Foreigner’s Guide to the Polish Alphabet | Article - Culture.pl
The Polish language has always had issues with the Latin alphabet. Ever since the 12th century, when the language first started to be written down in the Latin script, scribes were struggling to fit the mind-boggling abundance of Slavic phonology (estimated at that time to comprise 12 vowels and 33 consonants) into the 23 letters of the Latin alphabet.
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Article | Culture.pl
Łowicz region developed three types of wycinanki: kodry, tasiemki and gwiozdy. Typically, gwiozdy are symmetrical and shaped like animals, flowers or any other geometric figure. The first two types are a bit more complex. Kodry are made up of numerous smaller wycinanki glued to a rectangular piece of white paper.
10 Craziest Polish Tongue Twisters | Article - Culture.pl
Here are some of the most famous Polish tongue twisters – they give even Poles a headache, and prove that this tongue can be a dangerous tool in your mouth. But remember, you’re doing it at your own risk! 1. Soczewica, koło, miele młyn. Meaning: ‘Lentil, wheel, mill …
11 Symbols of Poland | Article - Culture.pl
Polish poetry Szymborska upon hearing the news of receiving the Nobel Prize in literature, Zakopane, 1996, photo: Adam Golec / AG. Within the last 35 years, Poland has had two Nobel Prize winners in literature – and both of them poets: Czesław Miłosz (1980) and Wisława Szymborska (1996). Poland has a strong tradition of poetry , which in this country has been considered a powerful tool of ...
Stamping Feet & Clicking Heels: Learn A Mazurka - Culture.pl
The music of the Mazurka is in 3/4 or 3/8 measure. The musicians are free to improvise and so are the dancers. Nevertheless, it is a very artistic and difficult dance to learn. It was originally performed exclusively as a classic dance, and consisted of numerous figures and steps. Except for a few of the elementary movements, the dance has been ...
The 12 Dishes of Polish Christmas | Article - Culture.pl
The taste of dried forest mushrooms is part of Polish culinary heritage. This delicious soup usually comes with square or thin noodles. Other traditional Christmas Eve soups include soft-water fish soup (for example, carp), white borscht, vegetarian Christmas Eve sour rye soup or old fashioned sweet almond soup.
All Souls' Day: The Tradition of Zaduszki in Poland
One of the most important family holidays in Poland, Zaduszki sees people all over the country gather to visit the graves of their loved ones. Throughout Poland, cemeteries glow with lights. Travelling home is a must to celebrate Zaduszki. What …
How Kraków Made It Unscathed Through WWII | Article - Culture.pl
Warsaw, Poznań and Białystok, as well as many other Polish cities, were virtually razed to the ground during World War II, suffering under the subsequent marches of hostile armies. Meanwhile, Kraków, the biggest and most crucial city of southern Poland, remained almost untouched. How did Kraków make it through the war with hardly a scratch?