Slavic Rites of Spring
The Drowning of Marzanna (Topienie Marzanny) is one of the most blithely bizarre and eyebrow-raising tradition in Poland. It celebrates the spring equinox and involves pagan gods, fire and water.
Holocaust Remembrance Day: The Aesthetics of Traumatic Memory
Countless memorials, monuments, mausoleums, museums, plaques and other tokens of remembrance have been erected. All of them present and meant to…
Music Festivals in Poland you need to know about
If you’re a festival-goer, a music snob or a band acolyte this is a list of music festivals in Poland you…
President Donald Trump’s visit to Warsaw – what you need to know
If you are visiting Warsaw between 05-06 July, umm, we’re sorry, but you may experience some disruption during your stay! If…
Where To Get Your Shamrocks Off On St. Patrick’s Day in PL
Solemn or cathartic, Christian or pagan, in Ireland or anywhere in the world, St. Paddy's is a reminder of how easy…
Women’s Day in PL: 12 Legendary Polish Ladies Worth Knowing
Cut flowers certainly smell nice, but for how long? What about actually empowering women and improving their station in society? What…
Christmas po Polsku: Polish holiday quirks & customs
What it lacks in yule logs, candy canes, and Michael Bublé hits, Poland makes up in talking animals, unorthodox guests entering…
Remembrance Day
Every year the British Embassy holds a Remembrance Day ceremony in Skaryszewski Park - by the monument to the Royal Air…
Black Magic Women
On my way towards the Main Square, while looking down at the wet cobblestones I noticed I was dressed all in…
