Chocz is a large village not far from Pleszew. Guards can be seen on duty outside the tomb of Jesus […]
In some homes, whoever gets up first on Good Friday fashions a rod and lashes the legs of those still […]
Two customs which still survive among school children are taking an effigy of Marzanna out of the village at the […]
Bouquets of palm branches with verdigris or blueberry trimmings are blessed in church on the last Sunday of Lent. After […]
The houses in the villages of Wielkopolska are bedecked with green birch and sweet flag branches on this day. This […]
Wielkopolska was, and still is (e.g. Wyszki near Jarocin), a region where people go around playing water pranks (i.e. they […]
It is customary to fast on Holy Saturday until the food has been blessed. A symbolic quantity of food – […]
KALISZ The county seat is situated on the Prosna, about 140 km south-east of Poznań. Zawodzie The district of Zawodzie […]
In the very centre of the city, a few steps away from the busy and bustling Old Market Square, a […]
POZNAŃ The city lies on the Warta river. It is the capital of Wielkopolska Voivodeship and the see of the […]
POZNAŃ Situated on the Warta River, Poznań is the capital of the region, Province and archdiocese, and an important point […]
