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April – flowers, faith, hope and joy

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

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March – a woman’s touch

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

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February – carnival in the snow

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

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January evening
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January – mysterious letters on the door

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

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December – darkness lit by candlelight

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

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Christmas food
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The scent and sound of Christmas in Poland

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Boże Narodzenie Christmas in Poland is steeped in centuries old customs and traditions – some are similar to those across

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Easter Food Basket
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How to read Polish Easter święcone?

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Easter is the most important religious holiday in Poland – it’s steeped in traditions that are hundreds of years old

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Paczki, doughnuts
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Favourite faworki and budding doughnuts

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  French Mardi Gras, English Shrove Tuesday and Polish Fat Thursday all belong to the same tradition of the last

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