Another belief Polish associated with St. John’s Eve, is that this night on the fern blooms for a brief moment the night somewhere deep in the palm forest. A legend says that whoever finds the elusive fern will soon find great treasures.
In Poland on August 15 is the Christian celebration of the Feast of the Assumption and is celebrated as the harvest. It is also known as the harvest festival of wheat Dozynki Pod Debami or the Festival under the Oaks, those who benefit to make garlands of cereals, nuts, and corn. They have these crowns the master and mistress of the mass at which the wheat is grown, they are invited to a party, which is followed by dancing.
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The Polish-Americans in Milwaukee Maier gather in the park for a three-day festival of ethnic heritage.
The polka front of the stage, quite naturally when one considers the legions of dedicated polka dancers throughout the Upper Midwest. The center of this action is non-stop Polka Stage. In fact, Polka police roam the festival grounds exercise of gentle persuasion on the polka reduced to keep the high spirit of celebration. The performances of folk dances, crack troops are also one of the most popular features of the event.
There are also displays of roadside shrines and Polish murals, as well as family activities. Naturally, no ethnic festival would be complete without good food and plenty of it, and with an emphasis on beer, sausages and potatoes, no visitor need to be hungry.
Milwaukee has long been one of the first Polish-American partners and the people of the long hard climb up physical work in the city, the factories of 100 years ago is dramatically symbolized by the seat of the Polish Center of Wisconsin. It was built in the style of an 18th century manor Polish and opened on the shores of a lake in suburban 1999.
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The Polish marriage of …vodka !
Our recent voyages took the long one to us towards the sunny countries. This time, change naturally! On the way towards the countries of the east, and in particular in Poland. Although the Polish marriage is rather close to the traditions of Western Europe, certain practices are very typical…
As everywhere differently, the marriage symbolizes the beginning of a new life with two. In Poland, it is also an interlocking to be held towards its family and his/her friends, because when one engages it takes place during the life. The proof is by the low rate of divorce which is 1.8% by 5.4% of the marriage per annum. For the comparison, in Belgium, the rate of marriage is 4.1% 2.9% of the divorce against per annum.
Preparation of the marriage
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The monks and magic-realism mix for the opening of the fifth film festival of polish, because the Jasminum comedy of fort and prickly of janv. Jakub Kolski probes perfumes and the religious sensitivity. Other films scented in the most occupied event, the broadest 10 days include up to now the account with Palimpsest.On suspense of imagination-jamming of reality a more sober note, Portraitist documents the work of Wilhelm Brasse, a photographer at Auschwitz, whereas the coffee and the recovery of crossroads swivel on the policy and poverty. The festival is closed with copying Beethoven (above), holding the first role ED Harris, and a Q&A with its director, Agnieszka Holland. Various place of appointment, London (www.polish culture.org .uk) the Thur at Mar 25
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The Polish-Americans have a rich history in Milwaukee, and so they polish Fest, rich of a celebration in culture, art and food. The fresh ways of the search of the organizers of the festival to demonstrate to every year the Polish culture. The offerings relative to this year include an object exposed in Liberace and readings of the poetry of Jeff Poniewaz, who work is influenced by its childhood in the lateral vicinity of the Polish south of Milwaukee. But the traditionalistic ones do not have to worry - the police of the Polka still will be in the hand to demand that you dance. Within the festival In early years 80, a group of Milwaukeeans, including Ted Sobanski, decided that the Polish population of the city needed its own festival celebratory, similar what the Italians of the community had created with a new event, Italian Festa, in the arguments of Summerfest. There Polish Fest had its principle in the initial idea 1982.The was to celebrate the culture, with the possible goal to open a cultural center, “Polish director Lidia Sobierajski de Fest this. The Polish center of Wisconsin has been open in Franklin from 2000, and the festival continues extending every year. Sobanski, 94, died the 13 of June. The pamphlet for the festival relative to this year includes a greeting to its memory. New matter — Polish Fest relative to this year has an area of game of the extended children, finishes with golf miniature, the face-painting and the inflatable centers of the activity, including a giant inflatable slide. “Polish Fest is very family-friendly,” Sobierajski this.
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