Culture of Poland

Amidst the constant evolution of human culture, the presence of stories has remained a consistent and integral part of both society and its folk groups. Often passed verbally through the generations, stories act as an indication of the beliefs and concerns of the people, reinforcing their position and role in their communities. I investigated the transmission and belief of prediction stories in Polish families, where they are called przepowiednie. In this essay, I will discuss whether knowledge of these stories was affected by age, gender, or place of origin. Since women show a prevalence of predictive games, such as MASH, in early adolescence and childhood, I predicted that more stories would be known and believed by women. Furthermore, since…

Do you know anything about Poland? Do you know any cool facts about the country? My family on my father’s side is from Poland. In the country the landscape there is low, flat, hills, and mountains. They also have cultural practices that they don’t have in America and some are completely different than here. My family and I are not like the Poland culture we only do a few things that the Polish do. Poland is a very interesting country and the things that they practice and do are not like here in…

Dzień dobry! – hello! Polish culture is very unique, and interesting. The people picked of some of their culture from Germany, while the Germans occupied the country, but ultimately adpated it, and make it their own. The popluation of 38 million people has found a way in the maritime climate of the west and continental climate of the east, to develop a culture that is their own. Their practices include being avid sports fans, folk music, and their special holidays, including independence day,…

Polish Immigration in the Early 1900s Poland is the seventh largest country in Europe and it spans across 120,727 square miles. To put this into perspective, it is a little bit bigger than the state of Nevada. Poland is located in east-central Europe. Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and the Baltic Sea surround Poland. There were three main waves of Polish Immigration. The largest was from 1870 to 1914. The second wave was after World War II and lastly the third wave was…

“There were no crowds shouting Heil Hitler . . . people were scared of the future” -Albert Speer on Berlin after the attack on Poland. Adolf Hitler had struck fear into millions of Polish-Jews and other groups of people that he targeted when he ordered the invasion of Poland. Germany 's occupation of Poland was one of the darkest parts of World War II (WWII). Around six million people, almost 18 percent of the Polish population, were killed during Nazi occupation. The scene of Poland from 1939…

Many books have been written about the WW2 in many perspectives and mainly focusing on Poland. However, this breathtaking and remarkable diary of a young boy at war written by Julian Kulski who describes the life situation and struggles that Poland undertook under the invasion of the Germans and the Soviet Union. In this book Julian Kulski writes about the unfolding war through his eyes and how he witnessed the war at its brutal times. From the age of 10 to the age of 16 Kulski was fighting for…

The Polish Plague, or Lack Thereof During the 14th century, while the plague ravaged the majority of Europe, the nation of Poland was drastically less than that of the surrounding nations. This was largely due to the Poland ruler Casimir the Great, social and economic factors, and the large population of Jewish individuals that had settled there. The first explanation to the seeming lack of the plague in Poland was a king during the 14th century. Casimir the Great through excellent and…

But, there are a few distinguished we must remember. In 1978, Czeslaw Milosz received the Neustadt award in Literature. A very noticeable award for this man and his work. In 1980, when Milosz was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the communist government was forced to relent. A lot of events that constituted a dynamic change of Polish culture in the world spotlight. Two years prior, Karol Wojtyła had become Pope John Paul II, and soon after, the democratic Solidarity labor strikes in…

The country of Poland has undergone a multitude of change since the end of WWII, to understand this you must first understand the Polish culture before the war and then compare to everyday life now. The word culture is interpreted as a set of values, these values are goals, achievements, practices, social practices, religious practices, and in general a way of life. The Polish exhibited a high degree of social division before 1939. Six different classes or groups take part of the Polish…

The Polish culture is a unique blend of Latin and Byzantine cultures and was further engendered by the numerous European occupations, throughout its history. Polish people are friendly and like to show affection while interact with others. “The word "czesc" is Polish for "hi", however, even an English "hello" is guaranteed to start an avalanche of greetings with faces beaming, all around. The first few minutes of any meeting are spent in greeting each other and shaking hands. Familiarity is…