Our region is one of the poorest in Poland and this is reflected in the local cuisine. Very little meat used to be eaten here – it was only for the biggest holidays of the year – Easter, Christmas, weddings and so on. The staple food was buckwheat groats, rye flour, potatoes, vegetables – especially …
Houses in our area were usually inhabited by one or two families. They were usually multi-generational. The dwelling consisted of a hallway and 2 or 3 rooms, one of which was the kitchen. The kitchen usually also contained the bed of one of the household members. An additional room was the chamber – an uninsulated …
Typical forms of handicraft in our area were pottery, weaving, wickerwork, embroidery, tissue paper and wooden carving. Those making certain items usually sold them at markets. However, certain handicrafts were practised by almost everyone (e.g. embroidery or tissue paper). Potters created on traditional potter’s wheels, moved by foot. These lands are rich in clay, so …
The costume from our region is referred to as the Hrubieszów-Tomaszów costume, and its occurrence within the borders of the Second Polish Republic stretched across the south-eastern areas of the Lublin voivodship, the south-western areas of the Volhynia voivodship and the north-eastern areas of the Lwów voivodship. The most important feature of this costume is …
