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Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore

Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore written by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polish Customs, Traditions, & Folklore is organized by months beginning with December and Advent, St. Nicholas Day, the Wigilia (Christmas Eve) nativity plays, caroling and then New Year celebrations. It proceeds from the Shrovetide period to Ash Wednesday, Lent, the celebration of spring, Holy Week customs then superstitions, beliefs and rituals associated with farming, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, midsummer celebrations, harvest festivities, wedding rites, nameday celebrations, birth and death rituals. Line illustrations enhance this rich and varied treasury of folklore. Many of the customs and traditions found herein are extinct even in today's Poland. World wars, massive immigration, the loss of the oral tradition, urbanization and politics have changed the face of a once agrarian people and their accompanying life style. In the U.S., the desire for membership within the "melting pot", marriages outside one's ethnic group, movement to the suburbs away from the "old" communities where customs and traditions were once strong, further weakened the link. Although the purpose and meaning may have been lost and forgotten, the oczepiny ceremony (the unveiling) is still the mainstay of almost every wedding where the bride declares Polish heritage. Many Polish American communities still reenact the harvest celebrations, reminding themselves of their ancestors' reverence for the grains and gifts of bread. Eight million Americans still claim their ancestry as Polish, many still diligently practicing that which they learned at their parents' and grandparents' knees. Much has also been neglected or completely forgotten.

Old Polish Traditions in the Kitchen and at the Table

Author : Maria Lemnis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780781804882
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Old Polish Traditions in the Kitchen and at the Table written by Maria Lemnis and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are nearly 100 recipes for such classic Polish favorites as "Beer Soup with Cream and Cottage Cheese," "Roast Beef Roll with Mushrooms," "Roast Pork with Caraway Polish Style," and "Old Polish Royal Mazurek." The recipes are interwoven with a briefly outlined history of Polish culinary customs. Short essays cover subjects like Polish hospitality, holiday traditions, even the exalted status of the mushroom. The recipes are traditional family fare.

Polish Wedding Customs & Traditions

Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polish Wedding Customs & Traditions written by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inscribed by the author

Poland - Culture Smart!

Author : Greg Allen
Publisher : Bravo Limited
ISBN 13 : 1857335899
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Poland - Culture Smart! written by Greg Allen and published by Bravo Limited. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships. Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include * customs, values, and traditions * historical, religious, and political background * life at home * leisure, social, and cultural life * eating and drinking * do's, don'ts, and taboos * business practices * communication, spoken and unspoken "Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel "... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel "...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer "...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine "...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

Treasured Polish Christmas Customs and Traditions, Carols, Decorations, and a Christmas Play

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treasured Polish Christmas Customs and Traditions, Carols, Decorations, and a Christmas Play written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Polish Folk Music

Author : Anna Czekanowska
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521300902
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Polish Folk Music written by Anna Czekanowska and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-07-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Polish folk music is especially enlightening as it reveals both the history and practice of a musical tradition and offers an illuminating view of a culture and its social activities. Within her study, Anna Czekanowska analyses the vocal and instrumental traditions of Polish folk music, tracing the background history, the influences of geography and politics, and the practice, often within contemporary society, of such social events as the harvest, the solstice and weddings. The function of folk culture within contemporary life, for both Polish and non-Polish inhabitants of the country, is also examined. Professor Czekanowska also discusses the birth of Polish ethno- musicology as a discipline and details some methodological aspects for research. This study contributes to a greater understanding and appreciation of Polish music and, in a wider aspect, of Slavonic culture. The book contains numerous illustrations of instruments and cultural events, music examples, maps, a discography and bibliography.

The Essential Guide to Being Polish

Author : Anna Spysz
Publisher : New Europe Books
ISBN 13 : 0985062312
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Guide to Being Polish written by Anna Spysz and published by New Europe Books. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being Polish is no joke. For ten million people of Polish ancestry in the United States, as well as many who have settled in the UK since the fall of communism, it is a heartfelt matter -- and amid all the travel guides and guides to Polish language, folklore, and customs, there is no single, comprehensive, reader-friendly and yet ever-informative reference on what it means to be Polish. Enter The Essential Guide to Being Polish -- the go-to concise resource for anyone looking to reconnect with their culture or, indeed, hoping that their friends, children, or colleagues learn something about their heritage. Divided into three sections to make for an easy-to-follow format -- Poland in Context, Poles in Poland, and Poles Abroad -- this guide covers just about everything and does so in a style that is at once entertaining and informative: the country's history and geography, wars, Jews in Poland, the communist past, the post-communist past and present, language, kings and queens, religion/Catholicism (with special focus on Pope John Paul II), holidays, food, and drink. What is a real Polish wedding all about? That, too, is addressed succinctly and with flair in this guide. Other chapters cover literature, music, art, famous scientists, Polish men and Polish women, Poles in America, Poles in the UK, Poles and the EU, and last but not least, Polish pride. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Material Culture and Kinship in Poland

Author : Siobhan Magee
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000185478
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Material Culture and Kinship in Poland written by Siobhan Magee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ethnography of Krakowian society, Siobhan Magee explores essential questions on the relationship between fur and culture in Poland. How can wearing a fur coat indicate someone's political views in Krakow, beyond their opinion on animal rights? What kinds of associations are given to someone wearing a fur coat in Poland? And what impact does generational difference have on the fur-wearing traditions of modern day Krakowians? Magee looks further into detailed analyses of conversations held relating to fur, including why fur is an apt inheritance for a grandmother to pass on to her granddaughter; what it was like trading fur on 'black markets' during socialism, and why some anti-fur activists link fur to patriarchal power and the Roman Catholic Church. In so doing, it becomes clear how fur is an evocative textile with an uncommonly rich symbolic and historical significance."Magee's research uncovers the symbolic and historic significance that fur evokes in relation to culture in Poland. In her investigations, her ethnography becomes a means for understanding generational difference in Poland. Written with reference to extensive fieldwork, Magee goes on to show how the classification of generation can be a much more accessible indicator and measure of difference than other categories, including sexuality, class and faith. Thus, 'generation' and 'inheritance' are shown to be uniquely powerful idioms with which to discuss power and social change in Poland. A new contribution to material culture and the sensory turn, this will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, ethnography, eastern Europe and material culture and textiles.

New Perspectives on Polish Culture

Author : Tamara Trojanowska
Publisher : Piasa Books
ISBN 13 : 9780940962736
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book New Perspectives on Polish Culture written by Tamara Trojanowska and published by Piasa Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Perspectives in Polish Culture: Personal Encounters, Public Affairs collects essays that examine the public-private dynamic as Polish culture-from the nineteenth century to the present day-interacts with the tensions, ambiguities, and idiosyncrasies of European modernity. The authors of these essays discuss Polish poetry, fiction, theatre, and literary and cultural theory. Writers and artists discussed in these essays range from Adam Mickiewicz and Joseph Conrad through Witold Gombrowicz, Miron Bialoszewski, Czeslaw Milosz, Zofia Nalkowska, and Tadeusz Kantor to Slawomir Mrożek, Tadeusz Rożewicz, the poets of bruLion, and the latest dramatists, as well as many other authors active both in Poland itself and in the Polish diaspora.

The Jews in Polish Culture

Author : Aleksander Hertz
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810107588
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Jews in Polish Culture written by Aleksander Hertz and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A richly perceptive sociological consideration of the Jewish community as a caste in 19th- and early-20th-century Poland... A book that should be part of any study of modern Polish culture or Diaspora Jewry." --Kirkus Reviews

Polish Culinary Paths

Author : Magdalena Tomaszewska-Bolałek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788367799119
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book Polish Culinary Paths written by Magdalena Tomaszewska-Bolałek and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

White Eagle, Black Madonna

Author : Robert E. Alvis
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823271722
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book White Eagle, Black Madonna written by Robert E. Alvis and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1944, the Nazis razed Warsaw’s historic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. “They knew that the strength of the Polish nation was rooted in the Cross, Christ’s Passion, the spirit of the Gospels, and the invincible Church,” argued Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in a letter celebrating the building’s subsequent reconstruction. “To weaken and destroy the nation, they knew they must first deprive it of its Christian spirit.” Wyszynski insisted that Catholicism was an integral component of Polish history, culture, and national identity. The faithfulness of the Polish people fortified them during times of trial and inspired much that was noble and good in their endeavors. Filling a sizable gap in the literature, White Eagle, Black Madonna is a systematic study of the Catholic Church in Poland and among the Polish diaspora. Polish Catholicism has not been particularly well understood outside of Poland, and certainly not in the Anglophone world, until now. Demonstrating an unparalleled mastery of the topic, Robert E. Alvis offers an illuminating vantage point on the dynamic tension between centralization and diversity that long has characterized the Catholic Church’s history. Written in clear, concise, accessible language, the book sheds light on the relevance of the Polish Catholic tradition for the global Catholic Church, a phenomenon that has been greatly enhanced by Pope John Paul II, whose theology, ecclesiology, and piety were shaped profoundly by his experiences in Poland, and those experiences in turn shaped the course of his long and influential pontificate. Offering a new resource for understanding the historical development of Polish Catholicism, White Eagle, Black Madonna emphasizes the people, places, events, and ritual actions that have animated the tradition and that still resonate among Polish Catholics today. From the baptism of Duke Mieszko in 966 to the controversial burial of President Lech Kaczyński in 2010, the Church has accompanied the Polish people during their long and often tumultuous history. While often controversial, Catholicism’s influence over Poland’s political, social, and cultural life has been indisputably profound.

Song, Dance, and Customs of Peasant Poland

Author : Sula Benet
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
ISBN 13 : 9780781804479
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Song, Dance, and Customs of Peasant Poland written by Sula Benet and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1996-04-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930s Sula Benet, then a student at the University of Warsaw, began to study the life of Polish peasants, a subject which led to many field trips before and after World War II. Concentrating on the regions of present day Poland, the author presented a basic portrait of peasants and peasant ways throughout the diverse, elastic and curiously consistent area that is Poland. "Nevertheless," says the author, "The values and to some extent the specific customs described here are shared by all Poles." Since its publication in 1951, the book has become a cherished classic for all students of Polish life and lore, and is now being reprinted as a tribute to the author and her enduring work.

Stas and Stella's Mostly Traditional Polish Wedding

Author : Ronald Urbanczyk
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1581129122
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Stas and Stella's Mostly Traditional Polish Wedding written by Ronald Urbanczyk and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join in and celebrate at Stas and Stella's Mostly Traditional Polish Wedding! This is not just another audience participation ethnic wedding! The musicians play key roles in presenting this Polish tradition but the guests are the real stars as they volunteer to portray the bridal party and family members. The book focuses on many Polish traditions, Polish customs, Polish foods, and traditional Polish Wedding music and dance! The author touches on the traditions and customs that his grandparents brought to this country and have, in some cases, been forgotten or changed through the generations. The story centers around six musicians who grew up together in a Polish neighborhood. As the evening unfolds, you will experience a traditional Polish Wedding, the way it might have been held 50 years ago and at the same time, learn about the customs and traditions of a small Polish Community in Western New York State.

Polish Herbs, Flowers & Folk Medicine: Revised Edition

Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
ISBN 13 : 9780781814140
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Polish Herbs, Flowers & Folk Medicine: Revised Edition written by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Filled with illustrations and fascinating information, Polish Herbs, Flowers & Folk Medicine is a veritable treasure trove of history, how-to, and inspiration."--The Midwest Book Review Taking the reader on a historical tour of herbs and flowers used in Poland throughout the centuries, this carefully-researched volume captures the unique history and role of plant life once essential to the people of Poland. Wander through monastery, castle and cottage gardens with acclaimed Polish-American author Sophie Hodorowicz Knab as she explores the growth of medicine and pharmacies and provides information on the use of over 100 plants, used in healing as well as in daily life and seasonal holidays throughout the year. You'll find legends, cautionary tales, and love potions, as well as a chapter devoted to wedding plants and herbs. There are home remedies for everything that ailed the people of Poland, from acne to arthritis, relaxants to rejuvenators, and heartache to heartburn. Gleaned from old Polish herbals, Knab provides recipes for balms to treat ailments such as stress, insomnia, slow metabolism, perspiring feet, limp hair and oily skin. Also included are recipes for homemade herbal vinegars, soups, syrups, and liqueurs, including elderberry syrup, homemade Benedictine, and a healing vodka drink from Gdansk. This revised edition includes new information and research as well as new illustrations and color photographs. All plants are listed alphabetically according to their English common name, followed by Latin botanical name and common Polish name. There is an index of scientific names for quick reference. History buffs, gardeners, and anyone interested in their Polish ancestry will find much to explore here.

The Art of Polish Cooking

Author : Alina Żerańska
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780882897097
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Polish Cooking written by Alina Żerańska and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Polish Catholicism between Tradition and Migration

Author : Wojciech Sadlon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100040014X
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Polish Catholicism between Tradition and Migration written by Wojciech Sadlon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a critical realist perspective, this book examines the manner and the extent to which religion is shaped by modernity. With a focus on Poland, one of the most monolithic and religiously active Catholic societies in the world – but which has undergone periods of intense transformation in its recent history – the author explores the transformations that have affected Catholicism from a position of reflexivity. Viewing Catholicism as a system of ideas elaborated by tradition, the author considers the relationship between human subjectivity and social structure by examining the shift from traditional religious practice to modern religious observance, particularly in an era of migration in which many Polish Catholics have relocated to western European countries, with profound changes in their religious outlook. Presenting a new approach to understanding religious change from the perspective of religious reflexivity, Polish Catholicism between Tradition and Migration will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in religion, research methods, social change and critical realist thought.