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Easter in Poland. Easter in Poland, a public holiday, [ 1] is one of that country's major holidays, often compared in importance to Christmas. [ 2]: 30 [ 3]: 111 [ 4]: 309 [ 5][ 6] Associated with it are many specific customs and traditions. [ 1][ 7] Easter has been celebrated in Poland since the country's Christianization in the Middle Ages. [ 1]
Święconka. Święconka (pronounced [ɕfjɛnˈt͡sɔnka] ⓘ), meaning "the blessing of the Easter baskets", is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday during Easter. With roots dating back to the early history of Poland, it is also observed by expatriate and their descendants Poles in the United States, Canada ...
Śmigus-dyngus[a] (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕmigus ˈdɨnɡus]) or lany poniedziałek[b] (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlanɨ ˌpɔɲɛˈd͡ʑawɛk]) is a celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe, and in small parts of Eastern and Southern Europe. The tradition is widely associated with Poland in English-speaking countries and is ...
Modern Polish painted wooden pisanka Examples of Croatian pisanica A collection of Ukrainian pysanky with traditional folk designs. The tradition of egg decoration in Slavic cultures originated in pagan times, [1] [2] and was transformed by the process of religious syncretism into the Christian Easter egg.
Easter palm. An Easter palm (Polish: Palma wielkanocna, Lithuanian: Verba) is a traditional Lithuanian and Polish symbolic decoration associated with Palm Sunday. Barbara Ogrodowska states that the ceremonial palm branch is the "most important attribute" of Palm Sunday in Poland. [1] Communities of Polish emigrants, such as those in the United ...
Egg tapping. Two tapped eggs: red wins. Players. 2. Chance. High (egg durability) Egg tapping, also known as egg fight, egg knocking, knocky eggs or egg pacqueing amongst many names, is a traditional Easter game involving the tapping of the ends of two hard-boiled eggs.
Siwki procession in Chobienice, 2015. Siwki or Siwek (literally Easter Greys, as in grey horses) is a regional tradition rooted in Polish folklore, in which a procession of dressed up individuals stops passers-by and performs tricks on them. The event usually takes place on Easter Sunday or Easter Monday. The map of Polish Easter processions ...
Butter lamb. The butter lamb, also known as a buttered lamb, is a traditional butter sculpture accompanying the Easter meal for many Russian, Slovenian and Polish Catholics. [1] Butter is shaped into a lamb either by hand or in a lamb-shaped mold. [2] The butter lamb represents the Paschal Lamb, Jesus, who sacrificed himself on Good Friday; as ...