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In the second half of the seventeenth century Polish nobility developed certain behaviors and habits that led to Sarmatian bravery and willingness to defend the faith and the homeland.

 

Fight with Tatars (near eatern borders)

 

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Zombie Walk in 2008Zombie Walk is an interesting annual event in Poland in which hundreds of people dressed up as zombies march through the streets of Warsaw. It looks really scary, especially that sometimes they're fought by the army, which is of course fake. The whole thing looks very realistic, just like in zombie movies. Enjoy the videos.

 

 

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In Old Poland love magic (though repressed by the church) was very popular either among nobility, peasants and citizens and even at the royal court.

 

Love's Passing by Evelyn de Morgan

 

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Nalewka can be made almost from everything. The most ordinary and general recipe is like this:

 

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If You want to taste one of the traditional polish liquor You have to try some nalewka (alcoholic tincture). Old Polish liquers (very popular to this day) taste both: the woman (especially those one from fruits and made sweet) and men (herbal and dry ones). Typical nalewka contains about 40%-45% of alcohol but it's not something extraordinary to find one with 70%-80% of alcohol.

 

Nalewka from coffe

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Musician playing old Polish wedding songToday glimpse on Polish tradition - probably the oldest polish ceremonial and wedding song. Song was singing during 'oczepiny', 'pokladziny', and in sleeping room of just married couples.

Oczepiny - it is the wedding part, when all guest gather on the stage to play some wedding games, sing and dance together with wedding couple.

Pokladziny - this was after wedding ceremony, part when new couple 'consumes' for the first time their marriage. Yes, some wedding guest (mainly the closest family) were present in the first night, when the new couple had sex!

 

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Midget or giant with scary eyes, big head, with twisted arms, green skin and long, reaching bottom breast. This is description of Dziwożona (can be translated as Suprisewife) also called Mamuna (this name is variation of word tantalize, mommy and woman) - Polish swamps demon.

 

Dziwożona by Henryka Pillatiego

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Today another Polish belief from the past. "Błędne ognie" (lat. ignis fatus)- which could be translated as vicious fires, wisp, or walking fires - they are blue, green small flames of mud gases which floats over the marshlands. Such fires are known in many places in the world and have many names and explanations.

waling fires over the lake

 

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