Polish Weddings – Part 1
Traditional polish weddings are a lot of fun and are totally different then weddings in the States. Every time I have attended a wedding in USA
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Warsaw Uprising Museum
When my husband and I visited Poland in September 2004 – this museum had just opened. Every time we are in Poland we make it a point to visit Warsaw
Calendar of Feasts – Harvest Festival (Święto Plonów – Dożynki)
Today I wanted to write about a very important and interesting holiday, celebrated usually in Polish villages. From time immemorial, the reaping of ha
New president of Poland
Most of you probably heard about this horrible accident. On April 10, 2010, Poland’s government suffered a staggering blow when a plane crash (k
Let’s go shopping!
Hello everyone! I recently spent 2 weeks in Poland and decided to share some stories about shopping – shopping for clothes, arts and everything else
Discovering Dinosaurs
Last month, my oldest graduated from przedszkola (preschool). I know, it’s a major milestone (said with heavy sarcasm). Nonetheless, it was a majo
Remembering a Polish Hero – Pope John Paul II
“[I kiss the soil] as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my
Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja
Witam! Just wanted to say Cześć and briefly introduce myself. I’m Katarzyna (Kasia works too), a Cleveland-raised Polish American. Both of my
Polish Folk Songs – Pognała wołki na bukowinę
Do you like to sing in the shower? No? Me neither. So imagine my utter shock and surprise when something possessed me this morning to open my mouth (a
A New Decade Is Here
Hello everyone! So… how does it feel to live in 2010? I see there’s a debate going on in the media (at least in the US) on what to call this y
Polish Patriotic Songs
November 11. Święto Niepodległości. Independence Day. I wrote about it last year, if I remember correctly. So, this year, let’s celebrate it
Kombinowanie continued
So, let’s go back to the issue of kombinowanie for a few more minutes. Turns out that the person who claims that Poles are a cheating, scheming and
Stalin’s grandson blames Poland
Stalin’s grandson blames Poland Source: polskieradio.pl Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, the grandson of Joseph Stalin, is suing an opposition
