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The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
Sep 23, 2019 · A Cheatsheet for Beginners. #language & literature. Author: Mikołaj Gliński. Share: 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 …
A Foreigner’s Guide to the Polish Alphabet | Article - Culture.pl
The Polish language has always had issues with the Latin alphabet. Ever since the 12th century, when the language first started to be written down in the Latin script, scribes were struggling to fit the mind-boggling abundance of Slavic phonology (estimated at that time to comprise 12 vowels and 33 consonants) into the 23 letters of the Latin alphabet.
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Article | Culture.pl
Łowicz region developed three types of wycinanki: kodry, tasiemki and gwiozdy. Typically, gwiozdy are symmetrical and shaped like animals, flowers or any other geometric figure. The first two types are a bit more complex. Kodry are made up of numerous smaller wycinanki glued to a rectangular piece of white paper.
11 Symbols of Poland | Article - Culture.pl
Polish poetry Szymborska upon hearing the news of receiving the Nobel Prize in literature, Zakopane, 1996, photo: Adam Golec / AG. Within the last 35 years, Poland has had two Nobel Prize winners in literature – and both of them poets: Czesław Miłosz (1980) and Wisława Szymborska (1996). Poland has a strong tradition of poetry , which in this country has been considered a powerful tool of ...
Discover the World of Pisanki, or Polish Easter Eggs
The 1,000-year-old Easter egg. A traditional ‘pen’ for making Easter eggs, photo: Wojciech Pacewicz / PAP. In Polish, Easter eggs are called pisanki (‘peace-AHN-keeh’), which comes from the verb pisać, or ‘to write’. In an old-school process for making the festive objects, you use a special ‘pen’ to apply liquid wax, which ...
That’s Polish: Exploring the History of Poland’s National Emblems
The white eagle – from legend to national emblem. The most recognisable symbol of Poland is undoubtedly the eagle. The white bird adorns the nation’s crest, is found on its currency, adorns the uniforms of its football stars, and gives its name to the highest honour bestowed by the state – the Order of the White Eagle.
How Kraków Made It Unscathed Through WWII | Article - Culture.pl
Warsaw, Poznań and Białystok, as well as many other Polish cities, were virtually razed to the ground during World War II, suffering under the subsequent marches of hostile armies. Meanwhile, Kraków, the biggest and most crucial city of southern Poland, remained almost untouched. How did Kraków make it through the war with hardly a scratch?
What Are the Most Popular Polish First Names? - Culture.pl
These results are particularly striking when one compares them with the rankings of first names given in Poland across the 20th century. Stanisław used to rank among the most popular Polish names for the most part of the early 20th century, topping the list in the 1920s, and featuring in the top five until the 1950s.
Czesław Miłosz - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
Multimedia. Poet, novelist, essayist and translator. Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature. His poems are known for their depth and metaphysical aspects.