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Polish traditions and culture

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Polish traditions and culture Heloooo my dearest readers. It is time for another blog post 😊   As I’m writing this post it is actually first day of   astronomical Spring (20 st of March) . This just reminded me that when I was in primary school, we used to drown the Marzanna , and thinking about this ritual now gives me the impression that we (Polish people) are a little insane lol.   Drowning the Marzanna Drowning the Marzanna So, I've decided that this post will be about strange for not Polish people Polish traditions πŸ˜†   Polish doughnuts Fat Thursday (TΕ‚usty Czwartek) Pancake Day in Poland is more like Doughnut Day however as I'm living in Scotland of course I'm celebrating both of those yummy traditions πŸ˜„  Foods like fat and sugar are commonly given up during Lent in Poland, therefore many ingredients need to be used up before the fasting weeks begin. Sweet fried Faworki (angel wings) pastries and P a czki (pownch-key) doughnuts f...

My first post - an introduction.

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  Ladies and Gentlemen let me present ! Poland !   Czesc. Dzien Dobry. Hejka. Witam. Elo. Siemano !! Flag of Poland These are just a few greetings in the Polish language to start with. In my blog I will focus on an awesome and still undiscovered country full of history, natural beauty, delicious food, interesting places to visit and a weird stuff about Poles 😊 By the way, I'm meant to create short blog posts, which will be a big challenge for me as once I start, I can't stop πŸ™ˆ   To begin with, do you even know where Poland is? Poland on the map The country is in Central Europe however some people are saying that it is Eastern Europe for some reason. Poland is bordered by Germany in the west, the Czech Republic in the southwest, Ukraine in the southeast, Belarus in the east, and Lithuania and Russia in the northeast. Poland's northern boundary is the Baltic Sea (my favourite). The country's maritime boundaries are with Denmark and Sweden. It looks like ...