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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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?
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!
Adam Mickiewicz - Biography | Artysta - Culture.pl
WEBThe greatest of Poland's Romantic poets - a poet, columnist, political activist, and visionary. He is cited as a pioneer of the vision of a federation of free nations and citizens.
15 Historical Quirks That Make Poland So Different from the Rest …
WEBBecoming a Christian country did not mean peaceful co-existence with other Christian countries. In fact, one of the biggest Mediaeval conflicts in this part of Europe was a clash between Poland and the State of the Teutonic Order. Known commonly as the Teutonic Knights, the order was originally formed as a Catholic military branch to fight Muslims in the Middle East, but it became a major ...
7 Confusing Polish Customs | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBApr 23, 2015 · 1. Marzanna – Burning and drowning a straw effigy. Drowning of a 10-metre-tall Marzanna in Jeziorzany, Poland, 2013. Photo: Dorota Awiorko-Klimek / Forum. Marzanna is the Polish name for a Slavic goddess associated with death, winter and nature. Even though pagan religion was theoretically eradicated from Poland in …
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