Polish for Expats

Lexicon of cultural connotation: C – Constitution

2013/05/08 17:09:00 Written by EwaMaslowska

The 3 of May is a national holiday in Poland. It is a celebration of the anniversary of the proclamation of the constitution in 1791. It was the first constitution in Europe, the second one in the world – after the American. The idea of the constitution was to reconstruct and strength the state by Read More

Lexicon of cultural connotation: S – Stork (bocian)

2013/05/08 16:21:00 Written by EwaMaslowska

Is a symbol of a spring, good luck and prosperity for the cottage the bird make their nest on. That is why it was considered a serious singe to spoil the nest or make a harm to a stork. The birds are leaving Poland for the winter period and come back with the spring to Read More