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Basic information about Polish traditional festival Andrzejki
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ANDRZEJKI - POLAND
30th November
Comenius DDS, 2012-2014
ST. ANDREW’S DAY
St. Andrew's Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew. It is
celebrated on the 30th of November.
ST. ANDREW
Saint Andrew is the
patron saint of Scotland.
In Poland, the feast day is
celebrated as “Andrzejki”
(pronounced an-dzey-ki,
"Little Andrews",
diminutive).
In Poland superstitious belief existed that the night before St.
Andrew's Day was especially suitable for magic that reveals a
young woman's future husband or that binds a future husband to
her. Many related customs existed.
In Poland, the holiday is celebrated on the night
of the 29th through 30th of November.
Traditionally, the holiday was only celebrated
by young single girls, though today both young
men and women join the party to see their
futures.
ANDRZEJKI IN OUR SCHOOL
We celebrate Andrzejki every year. We dance, play and
have a lot of fun!
During Andrzejki, your fortune is told in the form of wax:
hot wax is poured into cold water, often through a key,
and the resulting shape is supposed to predict your future
- most likely, who you're going to marry!
Another popular Andrzejki
game involves unmarried
young women. Participants line
their shoes up in a straight line
one after the other starting at
the back of a room. After all the
shoes are lined up, the person
at the end takes their shoe and
puts it at the front of the line,
and so on, until someone's
shoe reaches the door. It's
believed that the owner of the
first shoe to cross the threshold
will be the first one to get
married.
Another funny game is foretelling your future husband
or wife’s name. Make a big paper heart and write
different names on one side. Then, each person takes
a needle or a pin and pricks the heart (the person sees
the side without the names). This way a name is
chosen!
Peel an apple making one, long skin. Then throw it
back without looking at it. The apple peel will take a
shape of the first letter your future husband or wife’s
name.
During Andrzejki take a small twig of cherry and put it in
the water. If it blooms on Christmas Day, you will get
married soon!
But whether you believe in
fortunetelling or not, today Andrzejki
is mainly about having fun with your
friends and enjoying yourself!!!
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