Heritage & Traditions

Polish Culture Day @ Christmas 2024

The Polish Culture Day @Christmas, held on Sunday, December 15th at @Droog,  was a resounding success!The event showcased beautiful music, delicious traditional food and drinks, and a wide variety of unique items—perfect for holiday gifts. There were also fascinating presentations…

Cracow nativity scenes 

Cracow nativity scenes are finely constructed, multi-storeyed and richly decorated structures, made of light and disposable materials. They include, especially today, miniatures of Cracow monumental architecture, imaginatively interwoven and connected. The nativity scene is an element of the great mystery of…

Polish Christmas Carol

As the researcher of Polish Christmas carols, Stanisław Dobrzycki, notes, “Probably nowhere else in the world is Christmas carol such an element of national identity, wonderfully loved and cherished by the whole country, as it is in Poland” The word…

Christmas in Poland – traditions, customs and festive dishes

For many Poles, Christmas is the most important festivity of the year and for majority of people, a big family celebration. It is also a time to reflect on the events of the passing year, especially relationships with loved ones,…

Ten outstanding Polish women who changed the world- For better!

March 8 was once not very popular in Poland. For many, it was a celebration created and imposed by the communist authorities. Today, however, International Women’s Day has a completely different, more sincere face, corresponding much better with the contemporary…

Mushrooms in Polish tradition

Mushroom picking, for which this year’s season is coming to an end, has a very long tradition in Poland, that has turned into a real national hobby, if not an obsession. Mushrooms can be picked everywhere, except in nature reserves,…

Podcast Afl. 2 – Poolse Paastradities

In Polen is Pasen een van de leukste feestdagen van het jaar. Wist je dat je in Polen tijdens Pasen kleddernat wordt? Wat doe je met een 30 meter lange paaspalm? Wist je dat paaseieren zo mooi zijn gemaakt dat…

Podcast Afl. 1 – Poolse Kerst Tradities

Kutia Ingridienten: 300 g tarwe bessen 250 g maanzaad 400 g honing 150 g kersenjam 150 g walnoten 1 eetlepel rozijnen Spoel de tarwebessen af, doe ze in een kom, voeg 2 kopjes water toe en laat ze een nacht…