Dancing was a very common form of entertainment, accompanying both festive gatherings (e.g., name days, weddings, harvest festivals) and everyday entertainments (e.g., feather ruffling, sauerkraut pickling, or simple dances). Ordering and paying for music for dancing was often a form of payment from the host for helping with the work. People in the countryside were …
Songs have accompanied people throughout time. Before the era of radio and television, they were a form of entertainment, the transmission of information, and a vehicle for ritual. They were sung in church, during rituals, while working at home or in the fields, while herding animals, while playing – both by young children and adults. …
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A holiday that is unequivocally associated with summer is the Harvest Festival. This holiday is celebrated on various dates, depending on the region and the growing season of the year. It marks the end of the harvest season – the gathering of the grain harvest, and crowns the hard work on the land. Initially it …
Throughout Poland, the days of November 1 and 2 are dedicated to the memory of the dead. Families visit cemeteries and the graves of their loved ones in large numbers, and then meet at home for lunch together. Soldiers’ graves and forgotten graves are also visited. The currently celebrated Catholic holiday (All Saints’ Day and …
