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The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
WEBSep 23, 2019 — Click here for our guide! First things first – which in this case means the alphabet. Among the magnificent 32, prepare for 9 unique letters and 17 need-to-know letter combinations. But don’t worry! Our listen-along Multimedia Guide to the Polish Alphabet will take you through it painlessly – and with animations. 2.
A Foreigner’s Guide to the Polish Alphabet | Article - Culture.pl
WEBThe Polish language has always had issues with the Latin alphabet. Ever since the 12th century, when the language first started to be written down in the Latin script, scribes were struggling to fit the mind-boggling abundance of Slavic phonology (estimated at that time to comprise 12 vowels and 33 consonants) into the 23 letters of the Latin alphabet.
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Article - Culture.pl
WEBThe oldest painted eggs are of Sumerian origin and are about 5000 years old. The oldest Polish pisanki (traditional name for painted eggs, singular: pisanka) date back to the end of the 10th century. In Slavic beliefs, eggs were associated with the cult of the sun god, and they symbolised new life and birth.
The Polish Roots of Popeye | Article | Culture.pl
WEBThe character of Popeye was created by Elzie Crisler Segar, an American cartoonist from the town of Chester, Illinois. In 1919, the draughtsman created a comic strip in New York’s Evening Journal, called Thimble Theatre. In 1929, Popeye made his debut as a new character in the strip. Due to the newcomer’s high appeal, the strip was ...
That’s Polish: Exploring the History of Poland’s National Emblems
WEBThe white eagle – from legend to national emblem. The Polish coat of arms, featuring the white eagle, source: Wikimedia Commons. The most recognisable symbol of Poland is undoubtedly the eagle. The white bird adorns the nation’s crest, is found on its currency, adorns the uniforms of its football stars, and gives its name to the highest ...
11 Symbols of Poland | Article - Culture.pl
WEBPolish poetry Szymborska upon hearing the news of receiving the Nobel Prize in literature, Zakopane, 1996, photo: Adam Golec / AG. Within the last 35 years, Poland has had two Nobel Prize winners in literature – and both of them poets: Czesław Miłosz (1980) and Wisława Szymborska (1996). Poland has a strong tradition of poetry , which in this country has been considered a powerful tool of ...
A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Surnames | Article | Culture.pl
WEBIn fact, surnames like Piotrowski, Szymański (from Szymon), Jankowski (Jan), Wojciechowski, Michalski, Pawłowski, Jakubowski, make up today over 25% of all Polish surnames (in regard to the meaning of the root). In terms of their class origins most of these names were once considered peasant or bourgeois surnames.
Breaking It Down: Chopin's Funeral March | Article - Culture.pl
WEBThe famous Funeral March was created much earlier than the rest of Chopin's sonatas. The original manuscript carries the date of 28th November 1838. It is the eve of the anniversary of one of the most tragic events in Polish 19th-century history – the November Uprising. Polish emigrant circles in Paris used to commemorate the uprising on the ...
The Polish Flag: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know
WEBRed and white became the official colours of Poland as late as in 1919. The appearance of the Polish flag was inscribed in the law about the coats of arms and colours of the Polish Second Republic. The law stipulated the form (a rectangle with two stripes, the upper one white and the lower one red) and the size (the aspect ratio was to be 5:8).