CULTURE AND TRADITIONS FROM POLAND
THE POLISH LEGENDS
Legends are very important in the
life of all nations. Do you know our
Polish legends? If no, please listen...
The first legend is about Lech, Czech and Rus.
A long time ago there were three brothers, Lech Czech and Rus. They were the rulers of 3 different Slavic tribes. They lived in peace but suddenly…they started to suffer from the lack of food. They started an expedition to look for a new place to live. They were travelling day and night. The next day they arrived at the plains and Rus decided to establish his settlement here. In this place after many years Russia was founded. Czech and Lech with their tribes went further. Czech stayed in the high mountains. Later the new country, the Czech Republic, was established. Lech with his people went farther….He arrived at a beautiful land, full of trees and animals. Suddenly, the white eagle appeared above the heads of Lech’s people. Here after many years the city of Gniezno was built. The city was later the first capital of Poland. Our homeland was established here and the white eagle became our national emblem.
By Krystian Skrzeczyński 3rd grade
ST.ANDREW'S DAY IN POLAND
St. Andrew’s Day in Poland is the day of fortune telling and magic. The holiday is also called “Jędrzejki” or „Jędrzejówki”. In Poland we organise St. Andrew’s parties on the 29th of November in the evening. The people organise very fantastic funny parties with fortune telling.
In Scotland St. Andrew’s Day is a national holiday because the patron saint of Scotland is St. Andrew. The Scots celebrate the day very noisily. Everyone has the day off. The people hang flags in the whole country and dance traditional dances.
THE HISTORY OF ST.ANDREW'S DAY
We don’t know when exactly the tradition was born. A long time ago the fortune tellings were organised separately for unmarried girls and young boys and they were treated very seriously. Later the common parties with fortune tellings were organised. Nowadays, St. Andrew’s Day is a very funny, joyful party gathering for young people.
ST.ANDREW'S DAY IN OUR SCHOOL
Before St. Andrew’s evening we prepare magic, secret shows to introduce everyone in a special mysterious mood. The students change themselves into wizards and fairies, the outcomes are very mysterious and fanciful. We set up some tables for wizards and fairies and we decorate them. The students from classes 4,5 and 6 prepare many kinds of fortune tellings. Next, other students approach them and choose fortune tellings.
1.Fortune telling Draw the object
We need a wedding ring and a rosary to tell the future. The other students choose one object with closed eyes. If the person chooses the rosary it means monastic status for her/his in the future and drawing the ring means a wedding in the future.
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