Śmigus dyngus It’s Lany Poniedziałek (Wet Monday) otherwise known as śmigus dyngus in Poland, and our Easter break is coming to an end. What is śmigus dyngus you ask? Well, it is a Polish tradition, taking place on Easter…
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…I think you missed the point.You can disagree with Halloween in Poland for many reasons. I’m American and I celebrate Halloween in Poland for one reason and one reason only – my children. I didn’t celebrate Halloween here before…
Donut Day (czyli Fat Thursday) has come and gone. I suppose I can start my diet now – or tomorrow – or better yet, Monday! But before that let’s first review the donut damage. Despite the many, many donuts…
Yesterday, the political party PiS organized a March of Independence and Justice in Warsaw. I was thinking about the anniversary of martial law in Poland yesterday and apparently PiS was thinking about something else. There were a lot of…
The original Polish sex kitten, Violetta Villas has died at the age of 73. Violetta whose career spanned more than 50 years was just as famous for her hair as she was for her coquettish singing style. I got…
Ok, ok, it’s not as cute as the Japanese warnings posted by Kubala but it’s the best I could find. The stork says “stop” forbidding our entrance to the bird preserve close to my village house. It’s a good…
Yesterday was Polish Independence Day. We celebrated in an official way…. …and in a non-official way. It was a really lovely day spent with our children. Poland’s borders have changed dramatically over the last thousand years. Poland has grown…
The European Culture Congress starts today. The live feed starts at 5:00 pm with Zygmunt Bauman’s inaugural lecture at 5:30 pm. For those who cannot catch it live, check out TVP Kultura at 9:00 pm tonight. http://www.culturecongress.eu/english/home…
Ratunku “Kiedy przestaję już ogarniać współczesność, kiedy świat mnie otacząjący stawia bariery, który nie jestem w stania sforsować umysłem, gdy zdumienie nad zmieniającą się kulturą masową i obyczajowością przyjmuje już formę graniczną – wtedy sięgam po książki Zygmunta Baumana…
Sitting at a particularly long traffic light (90 seconds red, 45 seconds green and another 90 seconds red before I could go), I switched over from my usual talk radio station to the other station, the station I don’t…
