Polish Culture Newsletter (no.124)

[Jaga]

Thank you for being a part of our Polish Culture Community, please feel free to spread the news about Polish Culture Website, Forum and the Newsletter.

We have lots of new articles added to the website, many interesting discussions and some good and not as good news.

VISIT THE FORUM: we have many interesting discussions and announcements from Polish embassies, consulates and cultural centers about cultural events which are planned in a near future
jagahost.proboards79.com/index.cgi

Polish Mascot - Please help!
Here is a letter a teacher posted in the forum. Maybe you can help?
jagahost.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=culture&thread=10671
Hello everyone! I am a teacher and my students were assigned the country of Poland in the annual Model United Nations conference. We would like to have a mascot represent us, is there anything relevant to Polish culture that we could use as a mascot? Some kind of costume a student could wear?

Here are some of our tips:

Polish Eagle, Polish Euro 2012 mascots,
Polish aurochs (tur)
www.polishsite.us/index.php/travel/facts-and-trivia/369--the-mighty-aurochs.html
Walking with turon
culture.polishsite.us/articles/art73.html
Poland?s horses
www.polishsite.us/index.php/travel/facts-and-trivia/362--polands-horses.html
Polish farm animals
www.polishsite.us/index.php/travel/facts-and-trivia/361-polish-farm-animals.html

Visit Polish Blog by polpolishmama
polishmamaontheprairie.blogspot.com/
it has very interesting articles about Polish culture, recipes etc.

Learn how a Polish Roman-Catholic Church was demolished in a disrespectful way
jagahost.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=polonia&action=display&thread=10657
there are pictures pf he demolition to see also

Caroline Wozniacki
Danish tennis player of Polish origin ? see her pictures:
jagahost.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=polonia&action=display&thread=10677

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LENT in Polish Culture

Lent season was just started with Ash Wednesday last week. If you are not familiar with Polish Lent please read:

www.polishsite.us/index.php/customs-and-religion/easter-and-lent/238.html
Tradition of Suffering (Lent) and Resurrection (Easter)

Why do we celebrate Lent? I think all of us need a season of Lent as a reminder that we are humans and we have to sacrifice through our lives in order to reach something important. Lent has not only religious aspect, but also a natural aspect ? it was not enough food available after winter and before spring through the history of mankind. People needed a justification why they have to suffer.

www.polishsite.us/index.php/food-and-recipes/main-dishes/78.html
Herring Polish Way with Potatoes for Ash Wednesday and Fat Tuesday

Many articles are located at:
www.polishsite.us/index.php/customs-and-religion/easter-and-lent.html

Share with us your favorite Lent or diet recipe in the forum:

jagahost.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=food&thread=10681

Lent is a great time to go for a diet and have a reason for it!
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NEWLY POSTED ARTICLES

Polish Brethren? Trail
www.polishsite.us/index.php/history-and-people/middle-ages-and-renaissance/469.html
History of Polish Unitarians and information about the resources of Polish Unitarian Society.

www.polishsite.us/index.php/emigration-and-genealogy/polonia-in-usa/470.html
Jerzy Buzek (previous prime minister) is Guest of Honour for May 3rd Constitution Day in DC. Press release written by Richard Poremski

www.polishsite.us/index.php/history-and-people/modern-history/467.html
Poland as a Pioneer in Petroleum Industry ? about roots of petroleum development in the world ? which was in Southeaster Poland!

www.polishsite.us/index.php/emigration-and-genealogy/polonia-in-usa/468.html
35 Years of Polish Heritage Association of Maryland. Press release written by Richard Poremski

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Issue March 16, 2011
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Jaga is also the editor in Polish-American Journal:
www.polamjournal.com/
and in DMOZ
www.dmoz.org/Society/Ethnicity/Slavic/Polish/

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[Jaga]

Dear Friends from the forum,

did you receive the newsletter?
I spent probably at least 3 hours to prepare all this information. It does take lots of time to be a forum and website host!

[PolishMama]

Yey! Hopefully, tonight I can finally check all these out!