Storks Return to Poland
Check out the live stork cams at the end of this post! In Poland, the sight of a stork circling overhead or tending to its…
April 29, 2024
Traditions
Posts related to Polish traditions — could be at holidays, birthdays, religious celebrations, time of year, etc.
Śmigus-Dyngus Day
We’re wrapping up our look at Polish Easter traditions with Śmigus-Dyngus Day. Celebrated on Easter Monday, the day after Easter, it’s also known as lany…
April 1, 2024
Happy Easter 2024
To all our readers and friends we send our blessings for a very Happy Easter! Best wishes, Aquila Polonica Publishing
March 31, 2024
Traditional Polish Dishes for Easter
Our look at Polish Easter traditions continues with this list of 10 traditional Polish dishes for Easter! Typically, these dishes are served at Easter breakfast…
March 29, 2024
Blessing of the Easter Basket
Continuing our look at Polish Easter traditions, today we explore the blessing of the Easter basket, or Święconka (Święcenie pokarmow wiełkanocnych). After the strictures of…
March 28, 2024
Pisanki – Polish Easter Eggs
As Easter approaches, we thought we’d take a look at Polish Easter traditions, starting with the decorating of Easter eggs, or ‘pisanki.’ This tradition is…
March 26, 2024
Happy New Year 2024!
We wish all our readers and friends a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2024!! Best wishes, Aquila Polonica Publishing …
January 1, 2024
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all our readers and friends!! May Santa bring you your heart’s desire this year, and always. With best wishes, Aquila Polonica…
December 25, 2023
Opłatek — A Christmas Tradition
Not being Polish myself, I was not familiar with the beautiful Polish Christmas-Eve tradition of sharing a thin unleavened wafer, approximately 3″ x 6″ in…
December 24, 2023
Christmas Under Soviet Occupation – Stefan Waydenfeld
World War II broke out on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland from the west. On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland…
December 22, 2023
Christmas Under German Occupation – Witold Pilecki: Part 3
Continuing our series of blog posts about Christmas under German occupation— This is the third and final part of Pilecki’s descriptions of Christmas at Auschwitz.…
December 21, 2023
Christmas Under German Occupation – Witold Pilecki: Part 2
Continuing our series of blog posts about Christmas under German occupation— This is the second part of Pilecki’s descriptions of Christmas at Auschwitz. In September…
December 21, 2023
