Polish Customs Traditions And Folklore
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Polish Customs Traditions And Folklore
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Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Polish Customs Traditions And Folklore written by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Cooking categories.
Polish Customs, Traditions, & Folklore is organized by months beginning with December and Advent, St. Nicholas Day, the Wigilia (Christmas Eve) nativity plays, caroling and then New Year celebrations. It proceeds from the Shrovetide period to Ash Wednesday, Lent, the celebration of spring, Holy Week customs then superstitions, beliefs and rituals associated with farming, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, midsummer celebrations, harvest festivities, wedding rites, nameday celebrations, birth and death rituals. Line illustrations enhance this rich and varied treasury of folklore. Many of the customs and traditions found herein are extinct even in today's Poland. World wars, massive immigration, the loss of the oral tradition, urbanization and politics have changed the face of a once agrarian people and their accompanying life style. In the U.S., the desire for membership within the "melting pot", marriages outside one's ethnic group, movement to the suburbs away from the "old" communities where customs and traditions were once strong, further weakened the link. Although the purpose and meaning may have been lost and forgotten, the oczepiny ceremony (the unveiling) is still the mainstay of almost every wedding where the bride declares Polish heritage. Many Polish American communities still reenact the harvest celebrations, reminding themselves of their ancestors' reverence for the grains and gifts of bread. Eight million Americans still claim their ancestry as Polish, many still diligently practicing that which they learned at their parents' and grandparents' knees. Much has also been neglected or completely forgotten.
Polish Customs Traditions And Folklore
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Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Polish Customs Traditions And Folklore written by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.
Polish Folk Music
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Author : Anna Czekanowska
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-07-19
Polish Folk Music written by Anna Czekanowska and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-07-19 with Music categories.
This study of Polish folk music is especially enlightening as it reveals both the history and practice of a musical tradition and offers an illuminating view of a culture and its social activities. Within her study, Anna Czekanowska analyses the vocal and instrumental traditions of Polish folk music, tracing the background history, the influences of geography and politics, and the practice, often within contemporary society, of such social events as the harvest, the solstice and weddings. The function of folk culture within contemporary life, for both Polish and non-Polish inhabitants of the country, is also examined. Professor Czekanowska also discusses the birth of Polish ethno- musicology as a discipline and details some methodological aspects for research. This study contributes to a greater understanding and appreciation of Polish music and, in a wider aspect, of Slavonic culture. The book contains numerous illustrations of instruments and cultural events, music examples, maps, a discography and bibliography.
The Polish Year
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Author : Zofia Kossak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Polish Year written by Zofia Kossak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Folklore categories.
Presents Polish customs, traditions, beliefs, myths, folklore, superstitions, and legends for the different months and seasons of the year. The pagan roots of Christian practices are revealed as well as their adaptation to nobler purposes.
Singing Back The Sun
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Author : Okana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01
Singing Back The Sun written by Okana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01 with Social Science categories.
The Polish Year
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Author : Zdzisław J. Peszkowski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985*
The Polish Year written by Zdzisław J. Peszkowski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985* with Folklore categories.
Polish Traditions
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Author : Podhale
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Polish Traditions written by Podhale and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Folklore categories.
Folklore
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Author : Anna Szczucka
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Folklore written by Anna Szczucka and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Folk art categories.
Spirit Of Place
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Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
language : en
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Release Date : 2022-10-11
Spirit Of Place written by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab and has been published by Hippocrene Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-11 with History categories.
"They are works of art that speak to the creative spirit that once stirred within a heart to carve a statue, to gather stones to build a foundation, or gather words to form a poem or mix colors for a painting; they are messages from the past telling what at one time was important to this person, to this village, to a city block."--from the author's Introduction It is said that every country has its own genus loci or "spirit of place." Poland's distinct character can be found in the tens of thousands of roadside chapels, crosses and shrines that dot both its cities and countryside. A thousand years of Christianity, and the Polish Catholic tradition in particular, have left their mark on the country's landscape. It is impossible not to notice the religious statues and little chapels that seem to be everywhere. Enter a courtyard in Warsaw or Kraków and discover a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary mounted on a pedestal with fresh flowers at her feet. Drive through a small town, and you'll spy a niche under the eaves of a home containing a figure of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or a little wooden box on a tree holding a small image of Our Lady of Częstochowa. All of them seem to blend harmoniously with the environment and beautify it. What are these objects? What do they mean? How did they come to be in this particular place? Why are they important? Acclaimed Polish-American author Sophie Hodorowicz Knab explores the origins and purposes of these roadside shrines, examining the different types of shrines and the significance of the various religious figures represented in them to the people of Poland. Additional chapters are devoted to the artists and sculptors who created the shrines, the role these local shrines played in the annual holidays, customs and traditions of the community, and their role in everyday life as well as death. Color photographs throughout depict the artistry and local setting of these shrines. This exploration of Poland's roadside shrines is a unique lens through which the reader can learn about Polish history and culture. For anyone interested in Polish history, religious traditions, art and ancestry, this book offers much to explore.
Polish And Polish American Folklore Collections
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Author : Wayne State University. Folklore Archive
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Polish And Polish American Folklore Collections written by Wayne State University. Folklore Archive and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Folklore categories.