Tag: tradition

The Singing Revolution
World + People
Science

The Singing Revolution

From the pre-Christian era to today, the Baltic state has a proud—and revolutionary—history and tradition of song.
Ula Idzikowska
Daily Grace
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Daily Grace

Everyday rituals are ephemeral prayers, a hint to the gods for protection, encircling life like a fragrant garland.
Jay Griffiths
Sweat, Sage and Shamans
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Sweat, Sage and Shamans

Sweatlodge purification ceremonies – part of the traditions of various Indigenous peoples – are also practised in Poland. Is this cultural appropriation?
Ewa Pluta
A Toast to Tradition
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Toast to Tradition

The Polish wedding reception (or ‘wesele’) is a thing of legend that has to be experienced at least once in a lifetime. It’s also an evening of joy, full of the warmest Polish traditions.
Richard Greenhill
A Splash of Pepper Vodka
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

A Splash of Pepper Vodka

In Poland, a number of folk remedies exist for treating common health ailments. Far from being useless, these remedies do have health properties and help people deal with the drag of being unwell.
Paulina Olszanka
Borsch, Cabbage, and Fish
Soul + Body
Good Food

Borsch, Cabbage, and Fish

Growing up as a second-generation migrant entails finding one’s identity among mixed customs. This was especially the case for one daughter of Polish parents, who grew up celebrating Polish Christmas Eve (or Wigilia) in Australia.
Paulina Olszanka
The Night of Inter-Species Love
Soul + Body
Good Food

The Night of Inter-Species Love

According to Polish tradition, at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, animals gain the ability to converse with us humans. Maybe if we make a vegan hot chocolate, they’ll be even more happy to talk…
Marta Dymek
Tradition Invented
Soul + Body
Good Food

Tradition Invented

It can be tempting to consider a nation’s traditional food as a product solely of that culture. Yet the reality is more complex. Cuisine is in constant flux; always being reinvented.
Monika Kucia
The Memory of Pickled Beetroot Juice
Soul + Body
Good Food

The Memory of Pickled Beetroot Juice

The act of inheriting recipes is tied intrinsically with culture. It occurs not simply through remembering a technique, but within an unspoken sensory and emotional realm.
Monika Kucia