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The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage began negotiations to bring the painting back to Poland. The talks were successful, and on 15 July 2011 the painting was returned to the National Museum, with compensation paid by the PZU Foundation to the German owner.
Images of pregnant women, especially small figurines, were made in traditional cultures in many places and periods, though it is rarely one of the most common types of image. These include ceramic figures from some Pre-Columbian cultures, and a few figures from most of the ancient Mediterranean cultures.
Society mainly perceived feminism as an ideology alien to the Polish culture and mentality. [10] Communist leaders claimed that women in Poland obtained equal rights as a result of socialistic social processes, and used that statement to explain why there was a lack of – and no need for – feminism in Poland. [10]
National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are typically not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions. [1] The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status. [1]
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 ...
A mother in Florence lying-in, from a painted desco da parto or birth tray of c. 1410. As women tend to the child, expensively-dressed female guests are already arriving. Lying-in is the term given to the European [citation needed] forms of postpartum confinement, the traditional practice involving long bed rest before [1] and after giving birth.
In the weeks since Russia began its invasion on Ukraine, over 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced as a result of the enduring war. Millions, including expecting mothers, have fled Ukraine ...
Traditionally, name day celebrations (Polish: imieniny [imjɛˈɲinɘ] ⓘ) have often enjoyed a celebratory emphasis greater than that of birthday celebrations in Poland. [citation needed] However, birthday celebrations are increasingly popular and important, particularly among the young as well as the older generation in the territories regained after the Second World War due to remaining ...