"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.
Interactive map of Poland - tells, sings and plays
Multiculturalism, the most beautiful decorative motifs, the most interesting objects, traditional dishes, and even Poles' favorite vegetable in regional varieties.... On top of that, there are expert speeches on the peculiarities of different parts of Poland and the opportunity to listen to the languages and dialects spoken in our country. All this on an interactive platform of knowledge about Poland and its culture www.witajwpolsce.pl
Popular culture has strayed into schools
On December 10, 2024, the Stanislaw Staszic Agricultural Training Center School Complex in Sejny hosted the fourth and final Meeting with Folk Culture this year, organized under the NIKIDW pilot program. The event was attended by first-year students of the ZSCKR.
We invite you to the exhibition
Outside the windows it is cold, windy and dusk is falling very quickly. Therefore, we invite you to reminisce about the sunny summer, green fields and forests and landscapes of the Polish countryside.
