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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 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.
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 9 Most Unpronounceable Words in Polish | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBJul 29, 2016 · 2. ‘Szczęście’. If you think happiness is hard to find, try pronouncing it in Polish! The Polish word for ‘happiness’ consists of a sequence of two Polish digraphs (sz, cz), a nasal e sound, the Polish diacritic ś, another digraph (ci), and a final e (which is probably the only sound you’ll be able to pronounce on your first go). 3 ...
10 Craziest Polish Tongue Twisters | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBMultimedia. 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!
Folk Art at Home: A DIY Guide to Polish Paper Cut-Outs
WEBAug 2, 2016 · Artists & Works Index. Multimedia. Polish ‘wycinanki’ are the beautiful paper cut-outs that can be found in shops and museums all over the world. Our step-by-step guide to their construction will help you make these colourful creations at home.
8 Most Unusual Polish Folk Instruments | Artykuł | Culture.pl
WEBPodcast. Book. All Our Projects. Artists & Works Index. Multimedia. Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names, but all of them have a unique and fascinating sound which lends Polish folk its inimitable cachet.
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.
The Zookeeper’s Wife: Fact vs. Fiction | Artykuł | Culture.pl
WEBFor our fact check, we went for the best possible sources: the diary of its main character – Antonina Żabińska (published as a novel after World War II, entitled People and Animals) and we went to the actual villa where it all happened, which still stands in the Warsaw Zoo today, and talked to people from the Panda Foundation, …