Holidays in Poland: part I

Summer is a fovourite time of polish childrens and teens. Holidays in Poland start on end of June and end at 1st September. Then people have two months to relax and visit some interesting places. Some of families go to other countries but many of them stay in Poland to see beautiful polsih hills, lakes, sea, cities. Today I want show you a few of coolest places in my country to visit in summer!

• ZAKOPANE

Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains.Zakopane is located in southernmost Poland near the border with Slovakia. It lies in a valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill.
Zakopane is visited by over 2,500,000 tourists a year. In the winter, tourists are drawn to Zakopane for its excellent conditions for winter sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and ski jumping. In the summer, tourists come to enjoy hiking, climbing, and spelunking. Many come to experience góral culture, which is rich in its unique styles of food, speech, architecture, music, and costume. Zakopane is especially popular during the winter holidays, which are celebrated in traditional style, with dances, decorated horse-pulled sleighs called kuligs and roast lamb.
A popular tourist activity is taking a stroll through the town's most popular street: Krupówki. It is lined with stores, restaurants, carnival rides, and performers. Here, you can buy unique Zakopane souvenirs, such as an oscypek or a ciupaga.

What to see in Zakopane:

Morskie Oko

Giewont. You see sleeping knight?

Therms

You MUST eat oscypek. My favourites are white <3

• GDAŃSK

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland's principal seaport and the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area. The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population approaching 1.4 million. Gdańsk itself has a population of 460,427, making it the largest city in the Pomerania region of Northern Poland.

What to see in Gdańsk:

The first f course you must visit Baltic Sea!

Westerplatte

Długi Targ

Złota Brama

• Masuria

 Masuria (polish: Mazury) is a region in northern Poland famous for its 2,000 lakes. It was once the part of East Prussia which was inhabited by Polish-speaking, Lutheran Masurians. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District (Polish: Pojezierze Mazurskie). People on holidays there are swimming, sail boats, grills, go fishing, take some photos, meet with friends and family.

What to see in Masuria:

Wilczy Szaniec

Zamek Biskupów Warmińskich

Central Park, Olsztyn

It was first part about summer in Poland. In second part I show you more fun places to see. I hope now you want to visit this country ;-)

~Ala

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Boże Ciało

Boże Ciało (in other words - the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ) in the Catholic Church: liturgical feast in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. The faithful especially mention the Last Supper and the consecration of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. In Poland Boże Ciało is celebrated on Thursday after the octave of Pentecost, so it is a movable feast falling out always 60 days after Easter. In some countries it could be celebrated on a different day.

How we celebrating?

This is a very colorful celebrated day in the Church. Through the streets of the cities processions pass at the head of of which goes priest carrying the body of Christ. Girls in white dresses showering down flower petals. The orchestra playing instruments, and people sing. People stop at the next altars and pray.

How looks a altar?

People are selected every year to create the altar at which will pray procession.

How looks the priest with the Body of Christ?

Polish people on procession

Alicja Egon ;-)

April 30th Children's Day/ Dìa del Niño

April 30th Children's Day/ Dìa del Niño

April 30th it's a special day for all the mexican children, because it's Children's Day!

This celebration in celebrated in Mexico on this date even thought is on November 20th whent is celebrated the "Universal Children's day".

Well this celebration was born like a need of defend the children's rights like:

1. Right to a name
2. Right to a nacionality
3. Right to a family
4. Right to love
5. Right to play
6. Right to food
7. Right to medical assistance
8. Right to education
9. Right to clothing and foodwear
10. Right to a dignified life
11. Right to happiness
12. Right to liberty
13. Right to respect
14. Right to a home ... etc.

In Mexico this date is celebrated with parades, children shows, children parties, special food (the favourite plates of the children) and gifts (can be toys, books, etc)

When you're a kid and live in Mexico, April 30 th turns into one of the most special days in all the year! ... 

Symbols of Poland

Hi, today I show you symbols of Poland. These are: the flag, emblem, anthem.

SYMBOLS OF POLAND

Flaga Polski

Flag of Poland

Colors of the flag consisting of two horizontal stripes: red and white are the color reproduction of the national emblem, which is a white eagle on a red field. According to the rules of heraldry upper belt represents white eagle, and the lower a red field of shield. These colors according to the symbolism used in heraldry have the following meanings:

• White is used in heraldry as a representation of silver. It means the water, and in the value of spiritual purity and immaculate.
• The color red is a symbol of fire and blood, and the virtues means courage and bravery.

Godło Polski

Polish national emblem

Polski hymn narodowy - Mazurek Dąbrowskiego

Polish national anthem  - Mazurek Dąbrowskiego

(Polish)
Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła,
Kiedy my żyjemy.
Co nam obca przemoc wzięła,
Szablą odbierzemy.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski,
Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.
Za twoim przewodem
Złączym się z narodem.

Przejdziem Wisłę, przejdziem Wartę,
Będziem Polakami.
Dał nam przykład Bonaparte,
Jak zwyciężać mamy.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski...

Jak Czarniecki do Poznania
Po szwedzkim zaborze,
Dla ojczyzny ratowania
Wrócim się przez morze.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski...

Już tam ojciec do swej Basi
Mówi zapłakany –
Słuchaj jeno, pono nasi
Biją w tarabany.

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski...

(Eglish)
Poland has not yet perished,
So long as we still live.
What the foreign force has taken from us,
We shall retrieve with a sabre.

March, march, Dąbrowski,
From the Italian land to Poland.
Under your command
We shall rejoin the nation.

We'll cross the Vistula
We'll cross the Warta,
We shall be Poles.
Bonaparte has given us the example
Of how we should prevail.

March, march, Dąbrowski,
From the Italian land to Poland.
Under your command
We shall rejoin the nation.

Like Czarniecki to Poznań
After the Swedish occupation,
To save our homeland,
We shall return across the sea.

March, march, Dąbrowski,
From the Italian land to Poland.
Under your command
We shall rejoin the nation.

A father, in tears,
Says to his Basia
Listen, our boys are said
To be beating the tarabans.

March, march, Dąbrowski,
From the Italian land to Poland.
Under your command
We shall rejoin the nation.

May in Mexico

May in Mexico

Hello!

May is a moth full of feriates in Mexico (and in Poland as you can see in the last post) I'll show you all of them here:

• May 1st: Día del Trabajo- Labors Day: This day the workers don't work, it's a day for rest (Well in the most of the cases) Celebrate and recognize the workers and there are events, some parades in the city. The article 123 of the mexican constitution defends some rights of the workers.

• May 5th: Batalla de Puebla- Puebla's Battle. Mexico won the battle versus France in May 5th of 1862, France was trying invade Mexico, but they couldn't win. The Mexico's army was diriged by Ignacio Zarágoza, whe he won the battle, said: "Las armas nacionales se han cubierto de gloria" to Benito Juarez who was the president. In USA this day is celebrated, one day asked to somebody why and I discovered they thought this day is the day of our independency, isn't it...

• May 10th: Día de las Madres- Mother's day. This day is dedicated to the moms, there are events and generally it's a family day is common go to the grandmother house and all the family eat a special plate, dad, sons and daughters give presents to mothers, It's a cute day!

• May 15th: Día del maestro- Teacher's day: The day of the teacher is basic education (Kinder- primary- secondary and some preparatories there isn'r classes) But in others there are normal classes. The children give presents to the teachers and professors (lecturers)

• My Birthday. Send me a cake like this PLEASE! xD

Greetings to everybody!

May in Poland

Coming up May, I would like to take this opportunity exploited very important holidays in May in Poland.

Beginning of May is traditionally a period of celebrations to commemorate the most important events and symbols that have gone down in the history of Polish. It should cultivate national traditions and expose the public symbols of our country.

Have fun getting to know the traditions of my country!

1st May - Święto Pracy, Labour Day
International Labour Day is celebrated annually on May 1 to commemorate and recognize the achievements of the working class. In Poland, this day is a public event a statutory holiday.

2nd May - Dzień Flagi, Flag Day
There are two reasons historical, which established Flag Day was May 2. First, it was on this day conquering Berlin Polish soldiers of the 1st Division of the Kosciuszko hung the flag on the column of victory in the Tiergarten in Berlin. Secondly, in times of PRL, May 2, citizens have a warrant to remove the flags, so they were not posted when forbidden by the festival on May 3.
This holiday is celebrated by organizing various types of events. For example, in Świnoujscie, in 2011. Over 600 people gathered on the beach to the held white or red cards to create a Polish flag. The Feast is to raise awareness of Poles of their identity. On this day in the windows we hang flags.

3rd May - Święto Konstytucji, Feast of the Constitution

On this day we celebrate the enactment of Poland's first Constitution (first in Europe and second in the world after the United States in 1787!). The Constitution was passed by which was convened in October 1788.  On 3 May we celebrate not only the Constitution Day May 3, it is also the Feast of Matki Bożej Królowej Polski. This day is very dignified celebrated in Poland.

The Constitution of May 3 1791 - a painting by Jan Matejko

I hope you read with interest my post :-)

Alicja 'Egon'

FIRST DAY OF SPRING in Poland

21 March traditionally celebrate the first day of spring, and some of us also Truant Day. Once, in pagan times, it was one of the most important holidays of the year. They referred to the ouster of the symbolic winter and welcome spring and adoption and the associated magical rites. Known pre-Christian Slavic folk culture.
Among the most popular of these rites was melting Marzanna and painting eggs - designed to make the homes energy and joy of life and to ensure good harvest and prosperity for the whole new beginning in the spring of the year growing season. Madder was identified with the Slavic goddess symbol of winter and death; by some researchers Slavic cultures is considered a demon. Its name is derived from the Proto-Indo-meaning death.

Dzień Wagarowicza (Truant Day), an international day of opposition to the school. Almost always associated with escape from school and arranging joint truancy. On this day, nature comes to life and the students 'wake' up from hibernation. Sometimes, to avoid the escape of students, teachers organize them on that day attractions eg. Go to the cinema. My class, the teachers took to the cinema ;-). We watched movie 'London wass fallen'.

TRUANT DAY - this year fortunately on Monday

History of Mexcico Part II

Mexico's History Part II

Hello again! Today I'll speak you about the Mexico's history since the end of the Aztecas.
Enjoy and learn about this!

As you must know in 1492 Cristobal Colon arrived to "San Salvador", Guaraní's Island, he thought that he had arrived to the "India" but that is other history, now in 1521 after that the Colon's visit, to the new continent called America in honor to "Americo Vespucio" then Spain couldn't avoid the opportunitty to explote the resources of the new land, you know that in those centuries the global economic system was the mercantilism. So Spain found a lot of gold and silver in Mexico, and they colonized this new country and they called it "New Spain" for 3 CENTURIES!
The colonized was violently obviously, they destroyed all the civilizations and evangelized them.
Hernan Cortes was who in 1521 conquered Mexico, was a little bit hilarious that the Aztecas thought that they were gods, when they discovered the truth, was too much late...

Even though the aztecas made cry once to Hernan Cortes...he lost a battle and he cried under the sad night tree ubicated actually in the Mexico City, near of a subway station called "Popotla" by the way this station has the symbol of that tree.

Mexico had been subject under Spain for 300 years! 

But one day of 1810 (September 16th) Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla took a banner with the image of the Virgin of Gaudalupe, after of some conspirations, could up arms with all the population versus Spain, taking advantage of the crissis produced by the Napoleon's invasion in 1808, so they were succesful at the beginig, Miguel Hidalgo, Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, Ignacio Aldama, and others were capturated and killed just a year after, in 1811.

But José Morelos y Pavón continued with the fight, in 1813 he wrote the "Nation feelings" but he died in 1815.

In 1817 arrived Francisco Javier Mina and Fray Servando Teresa de Mier, those characters were important for the independence.

Vicente Guerrero, who was a member of the Morelos' team, and Agustin de Iturbide decided the best after of the independence would be an empire like new goverment form, so in february 10th 1821, they firmed a plan called "El plan de Iguala"

In August 24, 1921 "El tratado de Còrdoba" gave the independence to Mexico, and was firmed for Juan O'Donoju who would be the last New Spain viceroy...

I hope you like this 2nd part, I think I'll have to write a part more...

Waves!

Easter in Poland

On the occasion of the upcoming Easter holidays I want to show you how we the Poles celebrate this important event. In today's post I will explain the most important and most popular traditions.

Have fun

Alicja Egon

WHY WE CELEBRATING EASTER

Easter is not only colorful eggs and rabbits from greeting cards. We celebrate the feast to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Easter, characterized by a special joy, because Christ's resurrection is the symbol of his victory over sin and death, in which Christians participate.

The preceding Easter week, which is a time of remembrance for the most important events of the Christian faith, is called Holy Week. The last three days of the week: Wielki Czwartek (Thursday), Wielki Piątek (Friday), Wielka Sobota (Saturday) and Resurrection Sunday are known as the Easter Triduum.

WIELKI TYDZIEŃ

Niedziela Palmowa (Palm Sunday)

Palm Sunday begins of Holy Week, which celebrates the remembrance of the Passion of the death and resurrection of Christ. Every Christian should make every effort to understand the rites of Holy Week, to take an active part in them, and most of all the sadness and holiness of life give evidence of living faith. On Palm Sunday, the Church celebrates the memorial of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, to make the Paschal mystery of the Passion and Resurrection. On this day, palms are blessed and organizes the procession. All Masses. celebrated so that they Prana memory solemn entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and especially reminds us of this, a special ceremony before Mass. and dedication palm. In all rites used color red vestments.

Easter palms

Wielki Czwartek (Thursday)

cleaning legs

Liturgy of Wielki Czwartek rite is extremely specific. On the one hand, combined with joy and thanksgiving for the establishment of the priesthood and the sacraments of the Eucharist and the other - it is in her grief associated with the last moments of Jesus before his death. Therefore, in the churches used klekotek (instead of gongs), and the organs and bells fall silent.

Wielki Piątek (Friday)

Way of the Cross

Wielki Piątek is the day of the passion and death of Christ. The churches are not celebrated tegod of Holy Mass, the faithful gather in the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, which is located in the prison. Among the liturgical rites to the fore just those related to the death of Jesus - bitter grievances and the Way of the Cross.

Wielka Sobota (Saturday)

blessing of baskets

Wielka Sobota (Saturday) is the penultimate day of Holy Week. In his time, the Church continues to adore the Blessed Sacrament, which the prison is transferred to the Holy Sepulcher. In Poland and in the neighboring countries very popular custom associated with the day preceding Easter Sunday is Easter blessing of food. People gather in churches and bring with them meals that are eaten after the Resurrection. The baskets are egg (symbol of new life), bread (symbol of the Body of Christ), salt (which means cleaning), horseradish (symbol of vitality), cheese (signifying the connection between man and nature), meat (ozsymbol health). As you can see - the symbolism that is associated mainly with folk beliefs and convictions. The celebration of Holy Saturday last evening. Then I begin the celebration of the liturgy of the Easter Vigil, which already belong to the day Sunday of the Resurrection. Then the Blessed Sacrament returns to the tabernacles, and the figure of the dead Christ is obscured by a white cloth, and next to the tomb puts the image of the risen Savior.

koszyk wielkanocny (Easter basket)

Pisanki (Easter eggs)

Niedziela Wielkanocna (Sunday)

the Resurrection of Jesus

Early in the morning in the churches held a solemn resurrection. They start at the Tomb of Jesus. Then the procession will move to the temple, where the priest carries St. Sacrament. The Mass begins with cheers of "Hallelujah!".

In the Polish tradition is a popular custom of the Easter breakfast. After returning from church, the families sit together at the table and divided into previously dedicated egg, making a heartfelt wishes.

Easter Sunday is a day of universal joy in the Christian Church, the most important day of the year for believers in Christ. People meet with the family and together celebrate the resurrection of the Jezus. They have a lot of time, because the day of the Resurrection is day without work in Poland.

Easter breakfast

Lany Poniedziałek, Śmingus-Dyngus

folk

Is definitely one of the most popular Easter tradition. On this day, traditionally children is surrounded with water (especially girls). ,, Virgin, who is offended, or is not clearing took forever to remain unmarried. '' Today śmigus-dyngus differs from its historical significance.

contemporaneity

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