Poland is more than one thousand years old, and its musical heritage goes back just as far. Although seldom recognized today, Poland’s earliest songs date to the medieval era and earlier.
Category: Polish Culture
Strangest Polish Christmas Eve Superstitions
Christmas Eve in Poland, known as Wigilia, has some very beautiful traditions. Breaking the Opłatek wafer, caroling, opening gifts, the midnight mass, or Pasterka–these are
What Does my Polish Name Mean?
Everybody recognizes a Polish last name (surname). In fact, if it looks unpronounceable, it’s probably Polish. Kowalski, Młynarski, Brzęczyszczykiewicz…maybe yours is even crazier. Much has
Say What? How to Pronounce those Polish Letters
If you have no knowledge of the Polish language and want to learn it, no one will blame you for wanting to give up approximately
Gorzkie Żale: A Polish Lenten Tradition
One of the signs of Lent in the Polish community are the Gorzkie Żale, or Bitter Lamentations, sung at church on Sundays during that somber
Sarmatia: Poland’s Mythic Golden Age?
In the 2011 movie Midnight in Paris, Owen Wilson plays a man lost in his time. His heart longs to have been born in 1920’s
