1. Spring customs in Poland

2. Easter

3. What is Easter and What do christians celebrate on Easter ?  Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays. There are two reasons to celebrate. One is that Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the other that Easter marks the end of winter and nature waking up after the winter period.  It is a moveable holiday (it falls between March 22 and April 25).

4. Palm Sunday  The Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday. On this day people bring palms to churches. It reminds us of the day when Christ rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and people greeted him with palm leaves.

5. Holy Saturday  On Holy Saturday, people usually go to churches to bless food they will eat the next day. Food should be put into the special decorated baskets.  Blessed food is served as part of the traditional Easter breakfast the next day.

6. Easter Sunday  On Easter Sunday we celebrate Christ’s Resurrection. It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon.  Lots of people go to churches early in the morning to take part in a Resurrection Mass and after that they eat a very festive Easter Breakfast with their families.  People exchange the real eggs. Kids are hunting Easter baskets with chocolate eggs and small gifts.

7. Easter Rabbit  The Easter Rabbit, also called the Easter Bunny, is the animal that hides Easter eggs. An old legend says that when children looked for Easter eggs they saw a rabbit and thought that it left eggs in their garden.

8. Easter Monday  In Poland this a day off. Easter Monday is connected with the old Polish custom "Śmigus Dyngus". That is why Easter Monday is also called "Wet Monday" because people pour water on each other (especially on girls ) which supposed to bring them health, beauty and fortune. It is the last day of the celebration of Easter in Poland.

9. Easter Dishes

10. Some of the most typical dishes  Eggs with different sauces  Sausage (white or brown)  Ham (roasted or boiled)  Sour soup  Cheese cake  Easter cake  Easter pastry  Butter lamb

11. Easter Houses' Decorations

12. According to a legend once a poor man walked to the market with a basket full of eggs. Next he left it by the road in order to help the Saviour carrying the cross. After coming back he noticed that all the eggs were painted in red. Colouring Eggs

13. Easter Eggs Before the Easter people are making Easter eggs which decorated a table at home.

14. Something more about Spring in Poland

15. Birds arriving in Poland in spring The stork The crossbill The lark

16. Marzanna Doll  Children often do a „Marzanna Doll” to say goodbye in this way to the winter.  The „Marzanna Doll” is a puppet of straw dressed like a scarecrow, which is then thrown into the river

17. Kliknij, aby edytować format tekstu konspektu Drugi poziom konspektu  Trzeci poziom konspektu Czwarty poziom konspektu  Piąty poziom konspektu  Szósty poziom konspektu  Siódmy poziom konspektu  Ósmy poziom konspektu  Dziewiąty poziom konspektuKliknij, aby edytować style wzorca tekstu  Drugi poziom Trzeci poziom  Czwarty poziom  Piąty poziom 21 st March- Truant’s day  The first day of spring is the most desired by students and pupils. For them it is a time of missing the school’s classes without serious consequences, which has become the students’ habit.  On this day, schools organize numerous funny contests to encourage children to stay at school. In our school we are having a great fun.  The first day of spring is the most desired by students and pupils. For them it is a time of missing the school’s classes without serious consequences, which has become the students’ habit. On this day, schools organize numerous funny contests to encourage children to stay at school. In our school we are having a great fun.

18. Juvenalia  Juvenalia is a students’ holiday. It originated - at least in Poland – from the 15th century. Juvenalia customs can differ from one town to another. Traditionally the President of the town hands a key to the city gates to students. This is the time when young people rule the town in a symbolic way. A lot of concerts take place at that time. The fun lasts for a few days.

19. Prima Aprillis : The Fool’s Day  The first of April is a day of playing jokes and having good fun when we play a lot of innocent practical pranks on each other

20. Kliknij, aby edytować format tekstu konspektu Drugi poziom konspektu  Trzeci poziom konspektu Czwarty poziom konspektu  Piąty poziom konspektu  Szósty poziom konspektu  Siódmy poziom konspektu  Ósmy poziom konspektu  Dziewiąty poziom konspektuKliknij, aby edytować style wzorca tekstu  Drugi poziom Trzeci poziom  Czwarty poziom  Piąty poziom Money, money, money...  In Poland when you hear a cuckoo voice in a new year for the first time you should have some money on you. If not, the prophesy says you will be poor for the whole next year.

21. May holidays Many families celebrate May days (1 st -3 rd ) with outdoor activities, such as picnics (it’s called “Majówka”). It is the best time to celebrate both the spring time and workers’ rights.

22. Midsummer’s Eve Last night of spring and merrymaking also known as St. John’s Night or “Noc Świętojańska” is still observed in some parts of Poland. Young maidens dressed in white, with wreaths of yellow and white wild flowers upon their heads would set afloat candled wreaths on the rivers. The rite is known as “Rzucanie Wianków” (throwing of wreaths). In Slavic tradition the” wianek” is a symbol of unmarried state—maidenhood. In Poznan we have a habit to throw into the sky the Lanterns of Happiness.

23. POLISH PROVERBS

24. PO LUTYM MARZEC SPIESZY, KONIEC ZIMY WSZYSTKICH CIESZY. AND AFTER FEBRUARY MARCH HASTENSTHE END OF WINTER ALL TO ENJOY.

25. DZIKA GĘŚ W MARCU PRZYBYWA, CIEPŁA WIOSNA BYWA. WHEN A WILD GOOSE IN MARCH ARRIVES, WARM SPRING GOES.

26. KTO W MARCU ZASIEJE, TEN SIĘ NA WIOSNĘ ŚMIEJE. WHO SOWS IN MARCH, THIS IS THE SPRING LAUGH.

27. W MARCU JAK W GRANCU. IN MARCH, AS IN A GALLON.

28. CHOĆ JUŻ W KWIETNIU SŁONKO GRZEJE, NIERAZ POLE ŚNIEG ZAWIEJE. ALTHOUGH IN APRILSWEETIE HEATS, SOMETIMES SNOW BLIZZARDS FIELDS.

29. GDY W KWIETNIU SŁONKO NA DWORZE, NIE BĘDZIE PUSTEK W KOMORZE. WHEN THE SUN IN APRILOUTSIDE, THERE WILL BE VOIDS IN THE CHAMBER.

30. JAK PRZYGRZEJE SŁONKO, PRZYJDZIE KWIECIEŃ ŁĄKĄ. HOW, WARMED HONEY, COME APRIL MEADOW.

31. JEŚLI W KWIETNIU PSZCZOŁY NIE LATAJĄ, TO DŁUGIE CHŁODY SIĘ ZAPOWIADAJĄ. IF IN APRIL THE BEES DO NOT FLY, THE LONG COLD WEATHER TO PREDICT.

32. THE END The presentation prepared by students of ZSO nr 7 Sosnowiec, Poland for the projrct E-Dictionary of proverbs. Erasmus+