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25.01.2022 OWICZ The historical owicz region is part of Mazowsze, one of the five main ethnographic areas of Poland. The region is situated in the very heart of the country, southwest of Warsaw, in the valley of one of the Vistula’s tributaries, the river Bzura. Once the whole territory was covered with primeval forests. They were owned by the Mazovian princes and were their hunting grounds. Although practically nonexistent today, originally the dark forests provided plenty of shade ...for the streams, rivers, and lakes where the local inhabitants took advantage of the abundant fish as a food source. Perhaps one of the prince’s hunting manors was the basis for the formation of the present town of owicz. The town’s name is derived from the geographical characteristics of the area. Just compare it with the words owca or its archaic equivalent owiec the hunter, owy the hunt, owisko both the hunting and the fishing ground, or owic to fish. #owicz #polartfacts #owickistrój #haftludowe #folklore #ludowestroje

25.01.2022 We would like to warmly thank our amazing students for representing the Liverpool Polish School at the PolArt Children's Day Winter Festival! We would like to ...proudly congratulate Victoria for beautiful singing of "My favourite things" song and her little sister Emily together with Lenka for great performance in the Polish classic "The needle danced with the thread" by Jan Brzechwa! It was wonderful to be a part of this great and full of fun day! See more

24.01.2022 We here at PolArt love a good Polish Folk song. This one made us think about where we are headed over the weekend. What are your plans? Sza dzieweczka Sza dzieweczka do laseczka do zielonego,... do zielonego, do zielonego. Napotkaa myliweczka Bardzo szwarnego, bardzo szwarnego, bardzo szwarnego. Gdzie jest ta ulica, gdzie jest ten dom Gdzie jest ta dziewczyna, co kocham j? Znalazem ulic, znalazem dom, Znalazem dziewczyn, co kocham j. O mój miy myliweczku, bardzom ci rada, bardzom ci rada, bardzom ci rada. Daabym ci chleba z masem, alem go zjada, alem go zjada, alem go zjada. #happyweekend #szadzieweczka #polishfolksong

23.01.2022 NOWY SCZ The area around the southern Polish town of Nowy Scz has an ancient history. Neolithic settlements from 4000 B.C. have been found there as have settlements of Lusatian people from 1700 B.C. Historical information begins in the ninth century A.D. Towards the end of the thirteenth century, the town of Nowy Sacz itself was established as trade between this area and Czech and Hungarian regions to the south grew. At that time German settlers from the west settled here. ...In the fifteenth century, Ruthenians from Volhinya also came. They settled in more than thirty villages. The Sadecki people incorporated elements of Ruthenian folklore and costume into their own. Although they borrowed the wide leather belts and embroidered parzenice from the trousers of the mountaineers (gorale) they did not include other elements of their folklore because they were farmers and artisans and not shepherds like the gorale. The men and women dance a unique blend of vigorous dances. The men, clad in their richly ornamented wool coats, dance with spirit showing-off their skill and strength. The women join in to add color and excitement to a series of traditional polka and regional folk melodies. : @emilydimozantos #nowyscz #folklore #taceludowe #scz #polishboys

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22.01.2022 Wow! Thank you to all our friends and PolArt family for your continued support and love! We can’t wait to continue to share with you all the wonderful aspects of Polish culture in Australia and New Zealand!

22.01.2022 Kociuszko Mound (Kopiec Kociuszki) in Kraków, Poland, erected in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kociuszko, is an artificial mound modeled after Kraków's prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A serpentine path leads to the top, approximately 326 metres above sea level, with a panoramic view of the Vistula River and the city. The Kociuszko Mound inspired Count Paul Strzelecki, Polish patriot and Australian explorer, to name the highest mountain in Australia -Mount Kosciuszko - because of its perceived resemblance to the Kociuszko Mound in Kraków. #Kociuszko #mtkosciuszko

22.01.2022 Polish Film Festival Sydney is very excited to announce its 2020 program! We can’t wait to see everybody at Palace Norton St this spring, commencing this Thursd...ay with the special pre-opening screening of Oscar nominated CORPUS CHRISTI (Boe Ciao). Tickets for both preview sections of CORPUS CHRISTI are on sale and SELLING FAST. Tickets to our Opening Night held on Sunday 25 October and to other sessions will go on sale by the end of this week. In the meantime go to our website at polishfilmfestival.org to check our program. CORPUS CHRISTI / BOE CIAO I drama i 2019 I Poland DATE: Thursday 8 October 7:15pm & Tuesday 13 October 7:15pm CINEMA: Palace Norton St in Leichhardt ONLINE TICKETS: http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/.../polish-film-festival.../ BOX OFFICE: every day until sold out FILM DETAILS: www.polishfilmfestival.org/sydney-corpus-christi For screening updates sign up to our mailing list under: polishfilmfestival.org/sydney-newsletter

21.01.2022 Some inspiration for Halloween costumes this year - the Vaudeville sisters transform into the ogórek sisters : Gina Fairley #ogórek #ogórekcostume #pickles #halloweencostumeinspiration

20.01.2022 Cheers! It’s officially the weekend! #polishcocktail #ogórkowa #cheers #itstheweekend #happyweekend : @doktorania

19.01.2022 Have you ever tried your hand at wycinanki? #wycinanki

19.01.2022 Happy birthday, Krakow! Exactly 764 years ago the city of Krakow was founded on the Magdeburg law. #krakow #kraków #happybirthday #visitkrakow #visitpoland

18.01.2022 Share with us your favourite memories of PolArt #polartmemories #polartfun

18.01.2022 We have learnt that there are 1144 versions of the Monopoly worldwide. But more interestingly there are a many Polish editions including Polish Folk, Kraków, Wroclaw, Warsaw, Gdask, Tatry, and The Poland Edition. Have you been lucky enough to have played one of these unique editions of Monopoly? : @gooral_zakolove #fridayfunfact #fridayfacts #funfacts #monopoly #polishmonopoly

18.01.2022 Starting Saturday night right! https://open.spotify.com//tekh8zpe9qwmrucporziplr9a/playli

16.01.2022 Meet the team PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Yvonne Kower For over 30 years Yvonne has trained actors, dancers and gymnasts, owned a dance company, curated video and dance festivals, and worked as an actor. Awarded the Master of Art from UNSW in video dance, her work has been televised, won awards, and she has presented at conferences nationally and overseas. Yvonne is a dance graduate from the Laban Centre London, LISPA, UMCS Poland (Folklore), and has trained with theatre practiti...oners from Gardzienice, Song of the Goat Theatre, and Teatr Zar. After attending the first Sydney ArtPol in 1975, Yvonne’s passion for Polish folklore ignited and she joined the Polish Folkloric Ensemble Syrenka as a dancer. She returned as Artistic Director many years later, whereby one of the highlights was taking Syrenka to the International Festival of Polish Folkloric Ensembles in Rzeszow, Poland. She has facilitated voice and choreographic workshops for a number of other Polish folkloric ensembles throughout Australia. She was an active committee member of Sydney PolArt 1991 and worked in an artistic capacity at Sydney PolArt 2003, choreographing the finales, artistically directing one of the concerts and assisting the director of the Gala Concert. #polart #polart2022 #polartsydney #polart2022sydney #polartsydney2022 #meettheteam DETAILS > https://polartsydney.com.au/team/

15.01.2022 Don’t forget to join our festival friends Polish Festival @ Federation Square this Sunday! https://www.facebook.com/75060004605/posts/10160368573929606/?d=n

13.01.2022 https://youtu.be/hPOYWpQfD3c

12.01.2022 Another little something for all those on school holidays!

12.01.2022 Bursztyn - Amber - the Baltic Gold Amber has always been the native gemstone of Poland. The country's coastline once supplied ancient Greeks and Romans with their precious 'electrum' via the famous Amber Road that used to connect the Baltic Sea with the Mediterranean. Amber is a mineral of many names: 'jantar', good stone, sacred stone, gold of the north, Baltic gold, and electron. Amber is also a mineral of many colours. Depending on the age amber nuggets range from nearly w...hite, through all shades of yellow and orange, to dark, almost cherry-like red. Amber has been an object of admiration and interest for centuries. Its beauty, pleasing smell, and ease of processing have always earned it a place among decorative stones. : @anotherlook73 #bursztynbaltycki #amber #bursztyn #polskibursztyn #balticamber

11.01.2022 https://youtu.be/s72-HU9mKMU

10.01.2022 Happy Sunday! Just a friendly reminder to move clocks forward for the end of day light savings. :@gregory.kom #daylightsavings #warsaw #warszawa #staremiasto #staremiastowarszawa #sunrise #happysunday #happyweekend

06.01.2022 This Monopoly Folklore Edition could be yours! It will be up for grabs in one of the prize packs at our upcoming fundraiser - PolArt Car Rally. Get your tickets today! DETAILS >> https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/polart-car-rally-tickets-12

05.01.2022 And we’re live! Follow the link here (https://youtu.be/0kVM6kP7YkA) to watch us perform at Polish Festival @ Federation Square. Usually we would be busy p...erforming, eating pierogi, kiebasy and paczki, and drinking the day away in the Melbourne sunshine with family and friends. Looking forward to the festival in 2021 so we can all see each other in person again! Otherwise head here to see the whole Festival Dance program and links to other amazing festival items: https://www.polishfestival.com.au/ #lowiczmelbourne #polfestmelbourne #onlinefestival #melbournelockdown #lowiczakifajnedzieciaki

02.01.2022 BESKID YWIECKI Men's trousers were made of home-made cloth. In the first half of In the nineteenth century, they were called Hungarian trousers because of their form similar to the uniforms of the Hungarian troops. Another name is "Walaskie pants". The pants were fitted to the body and only reached the hips. Zywiec pants, like the Silesian ones, had one strut - a "buttress" on the right side. The seams were reinforced with black or red cloth, which created a kind of trimming.... They had a several-centimeter overlap at the waist, through which a thong was threaded. Trouser embellishments were small embroidery around the strut and legs. : @pracowniamody_regionalnej #beskidywiecki #strójludowy #beskidy #haftbeskidzki