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First Polish language dictionary published in free Poland after the century of suppression of Polish culture by foreign powers. Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages (also spelled Lechitic) composed of Polish, Kashubian, Silesian and its archaic variant Slovincian, and the extinct Polabian language.
Polish folk beliefs are a part of Polish culture concerned with traditional folk beliefs.The study of Polish folklore begun in 19th century. Pioneers of that field include Hugo Kołłątaj, Zorian Dołęga-Chodakowski, Oskar Kolberg, Jan Karłowicz, Erazm Majewski, Zygmunt Gloger, Lucjan Malinowski, Władysław Siarkowski, Jan Świętek, Seweryn Udziela, Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki ...
The cultural history of Poland is closely associated with the field of Polish studies, interpreting the historical records with regard not only to its painting, sculpture and architecture, but also, the economic basis underpinning the Polish society by denoting the various distinctive ways of cohabitation by an entire group of people. Cultural ...
Polish traditional clothing: National hat Rogatywka: National mountains Rysy (2,501 m) or Giewont (1,894m) [22] National river Vistula (Polish: Wisła) National dance: Polish folk dances are a tradition rooted in ten centuries of Polish culture and history. The Polish national dances are the Krakowiak, Kujawiak, Mazurek, Oberek, and Polonaise ...
An important role in shaping of the social attitudes of Poles was played by culture and art. Despite censorship and administrative interference, the patronage of the state and some leeway left to artistic creativity permitted the development of the Polish film school, theater, arts, music and literature after destalinization of 1956. Of great ...
In 1987, about eight years after he came to the United States from Poland, Marek Predki and six other people decided to bring a Polish tradition to their new country by embarking on a pilgrimage ...
Pages in category "Polish traditions" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beheading the Kite;
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