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Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition)
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Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition)
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List price R766
Loot Price R517
Discovery Miles 5 170
You Save R249 (33%)
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"A richly detailed and well-informed month-by month accounting of
all the major Polish customs and traditions practiced over the
centuries. Ms. Knab stirs and reawakens our ancestral memory."-The
Kosciuszko Foundation Newsletter This unique, well-researched
reference is arranged by month, showing the various occasions,
feasts and holidays prominent in Polish culture-beginning with
December it continues through Holy Week Customs, superstitions,
beliefs and rituals associated with farming, Pentecost, Corpus
Christi, midsummer, harvest festival, wedding rites, Name Days,
birth and death. Line illustrations throughout enrich this varied
treasury of Polish folklore and the revised edition includes a
chapter on "Traditional Polish Games and Pastimes for Children."
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 lifestyle. 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. Over nine million Americans still claim their
ancestry as Polish, many still diligently practicing that which
they learned at their parents' and grandparents' knees. This
invaluable resource is perfect for Polish Americans, Polish
Catholics, family historians, and those seeking to learn more about
their Slavic roots.
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