Mother’s Day in Poland In many cultures the family is the most important part of one’s life, and in many cases the mother is the most sacred person that people have. One thing I did not know when I came to Poland for the first time was when the Mother’s Day was celebrated. In Mexico, the …
Polish Easter Traditions Poland is a country full of unique traditions and customs, especially when it comes to holidays. As Easter is the most important holiday, even more than Christmas, we would like to tell you a few things about it so you won’t be surprised if you get a chance to celebrate it in our …
Halloween in Poland We bet that you’ve been told by your friends that there is no such thing as Halloween in Poland. Well, partly they are right as you won’t find any day called that in the calendar but we have our own traditions connected with this date. At the same time more and more Poles …
St. Andrew Day – Andrzejki in Poland In Poland, like in many other countries , we celebrate St. Andrew’s Day although it has a different meaning for us, as it took on a part of ancient Polish traditions and customs. The origin of Adrzejki, which is what we call it, is pagan but we applied a Catholic name …
Polish Christmas – the handy guide for foreigners If you’re reading this text that means that you’re either preparing yourself for the upcoming Christmas and you don’t want to get surprised by Polish celebrations or you’re just using your mobile phone in the middle of the Christmas …
April Fools’ Day – Prima Aprilis There’s this special day once in a year when you need to watch yourself and constantly be making sure you don’t get pranged. Who knows, maybe in some cases you can’t even trust yourself as during this particular day almost anything is possible. You probably …
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