Culture – Polish Tutor

May – Ice Saints among flowers

Maj May is the second month whose name does not have a Slavonic origin (March being the other one). The

Kwiecień April is the time when the first kwiaty flowers begin to bloom in Poland – hence the name. But

Marzec March is the one of the two months whose name does not originate from Polish, but from the Latin

Luty February is another month whose name in Polish relates to the characteristics of this time of year – it’s

Styczeń January is the first month of the New Year, and the name most probably originates from the verb stykać

Grudzień December is named after gruda a lump of earth which is so characteristic of the Polish landscape in December

Listopad November takes its name from a combination of two words: liść leaf and opadać to fall down. In Poland,

Październik October is one of the most beautiful months in Poland. The days are often sunny and warm, and the

The name wrzesień September comes from wrzos heather. It’s the time when a delicate purple haze fills the view on

The name sierpień August comes from the word sierp sickle, and sierpień in the past was traditionally the time of