2007-02-21 16:29:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Poland
Poles eat freshly killed carp for Christmas, on Christmas Eve. Vodka looms large in many of their traditional social gatherings, particularly some of the "flavoured" ones in the South. In Krakow the lone bugler plays the hejnal from the church tower and stops abruptly midway through each hour - in memory of a 13th century Tatar attack that cut the warning short when an arrow went through his throat. This tune is also played on Polish national radio (as significant as the chimes of Big Ben on BBC radio). There are many folk traditions, particularly in the mountains amongst the goralska, and they always sing 'Sto lat' ("a hundred years") at celebrations and New Year.
2007-02-22 10:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by ClaudeS 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We polish people are strong and we have very good traditions and we celebrate April Fool's Day,3 Maja Parade, Name's Day, and we celebrate more but on Christmas we have a tradition of fish scales given to everyone and they put it to everyone's wallet please ask more good polish questions.
2007-02-24 10:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by Adrianek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm... since you did not capitalize the "p" on polish, I would say silver polishing before a meal is a tradition. Putting polish on your nails is a tradition for some.
2007-02-22 00:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by Luna 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
http://www.google.com/search?q=polish+traditions
2007-02-22 07:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by Nikkers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Christmas Eve we share the special bread and say wishes for eachother and our Christmas last for 3days-Christmas Eve,1st day and 2nd day.
We celebrate a Nameday-its like for Bday but u celebrate your name once a year.
2007-02-23 17:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on easter we go to church and bless everything in our baskets
on christmas eve we eat a dinner and we have squares of those host things that are used in communions [im not sure of the word] and everyone gets a square and you go up to someone and break a piece of theres and they break a piece off yours and you tell them like wishs, like for them to be healthy etc. and then you eat the piece
2007-02-22 19:06:18 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny but true traditions:
-polish women with brown hair are obsessed with turning it and keeping it blond
-polish women: OBSESSED with keeping their houses clean
-keeping around a secret stash of 1 bottle of vodka at all times (im not kidding)
-hating russians(deep down)
all of these apply to about 90% of polaks
More serious answers:
-Polish catholics "bless the baskets" every year around easter. (baskets filled with kielbasy, bread, sugar..)
-for the polaks living near the mountains, they are familiar with the tradition of polish polka/polish mountain music. its annoying
-ill put more later when my brain is turned on
2007-02-22 00:58:50 · answer #7 · answered by -LaZy-DaWg- 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋