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New Year Celebrations in Poland
New Year’s Eve
(31st of December)
New Year
(1st of January)
Traditions in Poland
Halina Ostańkowicz- Bazan
December 2014
The time in and around New Year is excitedly awaited by everyone in Poland.
New Year's Day, out of its traditional relevance, is also called St. Sylvester's Eve.
According to legends, it is associated with Pope Sylvester I,
who supposedly caught a dragon named Leviathan.
Along the inaugural day of the month of the year of 1000, the dragon was able
to get himself freed from the Pope Sylvester's regime, and proceeded on to
destroy land, people, as well as lay out fire in the celestial sphere. Still, the
dragon was later caught again, and the world still survived itself on the New
Year's Day.
In the commemoration of the same,
Polish people started celebrating and
rejoicing the New Year's Day
as St. Sylvester's Day.
In the XIX century the New Year’s Eves were almost
exclusively celebrated in wealthy Polish families
The essential of New Year celebrations in Poland quotes
that no one should be lonely for the day.
There is also a tradition of wishing at least one person right
by saying, "do siego roku", which refers to "I wish you
well".
New Year’s Eve is the beginning of CARNIVAL period,
which features special events like balls and parties
NEW YEAR POLONAISE | POLONEZ NOWOROCZNY
The polonaise (Polish: polonez) is
a dance of Polish origin in 3/4 time.
The polonaise has a rhythm quite
close to that of the Swedish
semiquaver or sixteenth-note
polka, and the two dances have a
common origin.
Polonaise is a widespread dance
in carnival parties. It is always a
first dance not only at New Year
balls, but also it is the dance which
opens majority of Carnival parties
in Poland.
The polonaise is similarly always a first dance at a studniówka
("hundred-days"), the Polish equivalent of the senior prom that
occurs around 100 days before exams.
Polonez - Pan Tadeusz
The last scene with the traditional Polish dance.
http://youtu.be/Vq-VmzcJa3Y?t=58shttp://youtu.be/l-WZhtsN-co?t=3m2s
Kulig (sleigh rides) is an old Polish winter tradition dating back to the days of the
szlachta (nobility).
The kulig was a sleigh ride party organized among the Polish aristocracy. A
cavalcade of horse-pulled sleighs and sledges went from one manor house to
another, entertained everywhere with hearty meals followed by dances.
Kulig is still very popular in Poland. It is one of the winter holiday attractions. In my
countryside (the south part of Poland) many people organizing kuligs during winter.
Present New Year’s Eve- and New Year’s festivities are spent mostly
among family or with close allies at a private party, disco, in a
restaurant or some open public location.
Many people in Poland celebrate New Year’s Day with
dances, concerts, and meals featuring traditional Polish
dishes including bigos (hunter’s stew).
Polish national dish bigos (Polish
pronunciation: [ˈbiɡɔs]), known as a
hunter's stew, is a traditional meat and
cabbage stew.
Main ingredients are sauerkraut and
different kinds of meat (largely kielbasa).
http://easteuropeanfood.about.com/od/maincours
es/r/bigos.htm