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The Most Popular Polish Christmas Carols | Article | Culture.pl
What was Chopin’s favourite carol? It’s hard to imagine Christmas without carols. You can hear them everywhere: in shopping malls, cafés, on the street, on the radio and television. Here are the stories of those that are most popular.
Dancing Through History: The Polonaise & Its Enduring Legacy
The polonaise is a simple yet graceful Polish national dance – one of five, along with the mazur, krakowiak, oberek and kujawiak. Its name comes from the French language, in which la danse polonaise means exactly ‘Polish dance’. At the end of 2023, it was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
11 Key Facts about the Polish Language | Article | Culture.pl
1. 40 million speakers worldwide! Polish as mother tongue is spoken by some 40 million people worldwide which makes it the second largest Slavic language in the world – and a perfect gateway to other Slavic languages! While the majority of this …
The 12 Dishes of Polish Christmas | Article - Culture.pl
Dec 12, 2013 · In Poland, Christmas Eve dinner is the one of most important celebrations of the year. Although this meal is reserved for the closest family, it’s customary to set an extra plate and seat for an unexpected guest, or even a vagrant. Most of the dishes served are cooked specifically for this special ...
10 Craziest Polish Tongue Twisters | Article - Culture.pl
From tongue-twisters that could save your life, to ones that could twist your eye. Here are the top ten Polish tongue twisters, thoroughly explained and annotated – not that it makes them any easier to pronounce!
6 Different Santas: The Myths & Maths of Christmas in Poland
Most Poles receive their Christmas presents from Santa Claus – in this aspect, there’s nothing really exceptional about Poland. But did you know there are five other mystical figures dishing out gifts during the winter holiday season too? Culture.pl investigates the …
The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
Sep 23, 2019 · 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. First things first – which in this case means the alphabet. Among the magnificent 32 ...
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To celebrate Poland’s presidency of the Council of the EU, an extensive and dynamic artistic programme will sweep across Europe. Nearly 100 events in 20 countries will be presented by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and its partners.
Polish Christmas Eve Traditions | Article - Culture.pl
Nov 26, 2015 · Like in most Central European countries, Christmas in Poland is a quaint and much-beloved affair. However, while Germanic traditions, like decorating trees, have spread so far as to be unsurprising, Polish customs remain delightfully distinctive.