10 Craziest Polish Tongue Twisters | Article - Culture.pl
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!
The 12 Dishes of Polish Christmas | Article - Culture.pl
Dec 12, 2013 · In Poland, Christmas Eve dinner is the one of most important celebrations of the year. Although this meal is reserved for the closest family, it’s customary to set an extra plate and seat for an unexpected guest, or even a vagrant. Most of the dishes served are cooked specifically for this special ...
6 Erotic Masterpieces by Polish Painters | Article | Culture.pl
Whether it’s Valentine’s Day or any other time of year when that muscle in your chest starts throbbing away, sometimes you have to look upon art that inspires that loving feeling. Culture.pl brings you six sensual images by masters such as Jacek Malczewski, Maja Berezowska and Stefan Norblin that will get you and your loved one’s blood pumping.
The 9 Most Unpronounceable Words in Polish | Article - Culture.pl
Jul 29, 2016 · Germans look at Polish and see incomprehensible series of consonants. While to the east, Polish sounds so strange to Russians that they even have a verb for Poles speaking their language: pshekat.To top it off, Czechs think Poles sound like …
11 Symbols of Poland | Article - Culture.pl
Apr 30, 2015 · 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 ...
Polish Christmas Eve Traditions | Article - Culture.pl
Like in most Central European countries, Christmas in Poland is a quaint and much-beloved affair. However, while Germanic traditions, like decorating trees, have spread so far as to be unsurprising, Polish customs remain delightfully distinctive.
Mazurkas - Fryderyk Chopin | #music | Culture.pl
Of the 57 Mazurkas composed by Fryderyk Chopin, each opus number contains three to five pieces, and another eight surviving Mazurkas have no opus number.
Wisława Szymborska - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
Poet and essayist; awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize for literature. She didn't like talking about literature or poetic techniques, believing that expression should be in the work.
Little-Known Polish Fairy Tales | Article - Culture.pl
The imagined worlds of fairy tales offer not only entertainment for children but also reflections on contemporary times. Polish writers such as Henryk Sienkiewicz, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Bolesław Prus, and Wladysław Reymont were aware of the narrative power of fairy tales and wrote their own largely overlooked fantastical stories.
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Article | Culture.pl
Apr 2, 2015 · To some, Poland is a country of grey apartment blocks, winter and… polar bears. Well, it might be for those who never heard about Poland and its rich culture. But if you saw Eurovision 2014 or if you’ve already visited Poland and managed to stop by a souvenir shop, you probably know that there’s a lot of colour and adornments to our craft!