Author : Wayne E. Phaneuf
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,37 MB
Release : 2017-11-27
Category :
ISBN : 9780692880807
The Polish community of Western Massachusetts has reached into all walks of life. They fought for our country, taught our children, put food on our tables, strengthened our economy, and provided a unique religious and cultural experience that has enriched our region's quality pf life.The Polish Heritage book chronicles the hardships of the first generations who built a strong foundation of community leading to the successes of the generations that followed.
Author : Robert Strybel
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780781811248
With over 2,200 recipes in 29 categories, Polish Heritage Cookery is the most extensive and varied Polish cookbook ever published. This illustrated edition of the bestseller includes 20 color photographs. "A encyclopedia of Polish cookery and a wonderful thing to have!"--Julia Child, Good Morning America
Author : Robert Strybel
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780781813938
Do you know why December 24th is the most important day of the year on the Polish calendar? Or why many Poles celebrate their nameday rather than their birthday? Why are newlyweds always welcomed with bread and salt? If you want to embrace your Polish heritage, this how-to guide will serve as a mini-encyclopedia of Polish traditions. You'll find the history of numerous holidays and customs together with step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate them into your everyday life. Celebrating Your Polish Heritage is divided into three sections: Calendar of Polish Festivities; Polish rites of Passage; and Background, Ideas, and Resources. Religious and secular celebrations and milestones are given historical context and their modern-day practice. You'll find poems, song lyrics, blessings, greetings, baby names, etiquette and numerous lists of resources. This guide makes a wonderful gift for younger Polish Americans seeking to reconnect with their family's heritage, or as a reference for your Polish-interest library. Robert Strybel was born in Hamtramck, Michigan, Detroit's once predominantly Polish suburb. He received a master's degree in Polish studies from the University of Wisconsin, and taught Polish language and history courses before moving to Warsaw, Poland. He spent more than three decades there as a correspondent for the Polish-American press, and for 33 years worked for Reuters News agency. Over the last 40 years, he has answered thousands of letters and e-mails about every imaginable Polish-interest topic and still regularly writes an "Ask our Man in Warsaw" column for the Am-Pol Eagle. With his Polish-born wife, Maria, he co-authored Polish Heritage Cookery and Polish Holiday Cookery, both published by Hippocrene Books.
Author : Joseph Anthony Wytrwal
Publisher :
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 45,28 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Poland
ISBN :
Scholarly study covering the period from 1608 to the present.
Author : Joseph A. Wytrwal
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 20,98 MB
Release : 1976
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Jacek Galazka
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Provides information on museums, galleries, monuments, historic churches, libraries, historic homes and sites.
Author : Sophie Hodorowicz Knab
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 17,59 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Cooking
ISBN :
Polish Customs, Traditions, & Folklore is organized by months beginning with December and Advent, St. Nicholas Day, the Wigilia (Christmas Eve) nativity plays, caroling and then New Year celebrations. It proceeds from the Shrovetide period to Ash Wednesday, Lent, the celebration of spring, Holy Week customs then superstitions, beliefs and rituals associated with farming, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, midsummer celebrations, harvest festivities, wedding rites, nameday celebrations, birth and death rituals. Line illustrations enhance this rich and varied treasury of folklore. 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 life style. In the U.S., the desire for membership within the "melting pot", marriages outside one's ethnic group, movement to the suburbs away from the "old" communities where customs and traditions were once strong, further weakened the link. 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. Eight million Americans still claim their ancestry as Polish, many still diligently practicing that which they learned at their parents' and grandparents' knees. Much has also been neglected or completely forgotten.
Author : Dominic A. Pacyga
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 11,69 MB
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 022681534X
Pacyga chronicles more than a century of immigration, and later emigration back to Poland, showing how the community has continually redefined what it means to be Polish in Chicago.
Author : Piotr Romanowski
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 40,50 MB
Release : 2024-07-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1040091318
Polish as a Heritage Language Around the World provides a timely insight into Polish diaspora communities around the world and their endeavours in heritage language maintenance and education. This edited collection depicts and analyses the unique challenges associated with the intergenerational transmission of Polish as a language that has not had high visibility and status in the surrounding society. Chapters within the volume examine how these circumstances impact the maintenance of the heritage language and affect the capacity to support biliteracy development among younger generations of speakers. Offering an overview of key concepts and theoretical issues, practical pedagogical guidance, and field-advancing suggestions for further research, Polish as a Heritage Language Around the World will be of interest to researchers and instructors of Polish around the world, as well as those interested in second-language acquisition and heritage language studies.
Author : Robert Strybel
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,83 MB
Release : 2015-06
Category : National characteristics, Polish
ISBN : 9780781813464
Divided into three sections: Calendar of Polish Festivies; Polish Rites of Passage; and Background, Ideas, and Resources. Religious and secular celebrations and milestones are given historical context and their modern-day practice. You'll find the history of numerous holidays and customs, and how to incorporate time-honored Polish traditions into your everyday life. Also included are poems, song lyrics, blessings, greetings, baby names, etiquette and numerous lists of resources. This guide makes a wonderful gift for younger Polish Americans seeking to reconnect with their family's heritage, or as a reference for your Polish-interest library.
