Farewell to the old year - a time of divination and miracles
Nowadays, New Year's Eve is primarily associated with boisterous partying until dawn. In Poland, lavish balls to celebrate the end of the year began to be organized only in the second half of the 19th century. Folk tradition, however, developed customs cultivated by the rural population on this special day. This is because it was believed that what a New Year's Eve, such a whole next year.
Socioeconomic and political changes in the Galician countryside in the 19th century
Social, economic and political transformations are an important element in the study of the history of the Polish countryside. This theme was taken up by Tomasz Kargol in his article The Galician countryside in the 19th century. - social-economic and political transformations, which is part of the publication "Polish Peasants over the Centuries. The state of research and research perspectives," published by NIKiDW last year.
Caroling - a custom older than Christianity....
The word "carolers" today is associated by most of us with groups of children who go around the villages after Christmas and New Year in disguises and sing praises to the newborn Jesus. Meanwhile, the roots of this custom do not come from Christianity.
"The science of arranging, estimating and assessing forests", Warsaw 1846
Biblioteka Narodowego Instytutu Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi Oddział w Puławach posiada cenny księgozbiór, który liczy około 360 tysięcy jednostek bibliotecznych, w tym 207 tysięcy wydawnictw zwartych, około 139 tysięcy wydawnictw ciągłych i 12 tysięcy zbiorów specjalnych.
Christmas customs in traditional folk culture and what remains of them today....
Today's Christmas is dominated by flashy storefronts, colorful street illuminations, "pre-Christmas fever" and the ubiquitous image of Santa Claus from Coca-Cola ads. Comparing it to the Christmas season even 100 years ago, one can see how susceptible culture and tradition are to change.
Traditional Christmas decorations and their symbolism
Since the beginning of December, beautifully decorated and illuminated Christmas trees have been appearing in stores, city streets, businesses and private homes. For many of us today, it is the main symbol of Christmas, which puts us in a festive mood like nothing else. Meanwhile, the tuning of the Christmas tree is a relatively young Christmas custom. What came before?
Nakiel Christmas Fair
15 grudnia mieszkańcy powiatu nakielskiego mieli okazję wziąć udział w Nakielskim Jarmarku Bożonarodzeniowym organizowanym przez Narodowy Instytut Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi, Nakielski Ośrodek Kultury oraz Muzeum Ziemi Krajeńskiej.
Old Christmas Eve rituals and beliefs
The word vigil comes from Latin and means vigil. In the Catholic Church, it refers to the days preceding all major religious holidays. In Polish tradition, the name has become associated mainly with the date of December 24.
UTW Christmas Eve Meeting
The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Old Town University of the Third Age, founded in 2008, has a tradition of annual Christmas Eve gatherings.
The carpenter: practical news for carpentry workers", Warsaw-Lviv, 1916
Biblioteka Narodowego Instytutu Kultury i Dziedzictwa Wsi Oddział w Puławach posiada cenny księgozbiór, który liczy około 360 tysięcy jednostek bibliotecznych, w tym 207 tysięcy wydawnictw zwartych, około 139 tysięcy wydawnictw ciągłych i 12 tysięcy zbiorów specjalnych.
