He was born in the village of Kobiele Wielkie, near Radomsko in 1867. His parents wanted him to become an organist or a tailor but he was stubborn and run away several times. Even though the title of journeyman tailor is his only formal certificate of education, he started out by writing poetry and eventually became a Nobelist in literature. Władysław Stanisław Reymont - a Polish novelist and the 1924 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known work is the award-winning four-volume great national epic "The Peasants" (Polish: "Chłopi").
This week falls the Multicultural Week in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. For that occasion, multiple concerts, historical reconstructions and workshops on the cultures present in Grodzisk are organized. On June 23rd and 25th will take place concerts of Klezmer music connected with lectures and workshops about Jewish culture and local history.
The 119th day of the war in Ukraine has passed. Russians are approaching Lysychansk in the Luhansk region, while street fighting continues in Severodonetsk....
Every year, on World Public Service Day, the United Nations gives away its most prestigious honours - the UN Public Service Award. Today on June 22, the 2022 UNPS Day commemoration was celebrated online. The main discussed point was the role of public institutions and public servants in building back better from COVID-19 as they work to meet the 2030 deadline for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. This year, a Polish project - the State Health Inspection Record System (SEPIS) was awarded. This distinction shows that Poland sets world standards in the area of using digital tools to respond to crisis situations.
“I would like to say, without any exaggeration, that this is a historic moment. We show in practice that we build our energy security on a multiannual basis,” Jacek Sasin, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State Assets, said during Congress 590. What is more, during the congress, Enea, one of the main Polish energy companies, officially launched cooperation with US company Last Energy.
Three of the four sets were dictated by the Polish representatives. Although the Brazilians came back to the game in the last part, they could not make up for all the losses. It was the fourth victory in this edition of the Nations League for the Polish national men’s team.
“Poland, as well as Finland and the Baltic states, are well prepared for a cut-off of gas supplies by Russia because they have long been aware of such a danger - says Thomas O'Donnell, an energy market analyst and lecturer at the private Berlin Hertie School of Governance.
Poland won a brown medal at the 2022 IHF Women's Youth Beach World Championship! Our handball team fought against the Hungarian team on June 19. Before the bronze medal match, Hungary had lost just once in Greece, in the semi-finals against the Netherlands and was the 2017 IHF Women's Youth Beach Handball World Championship winner, bronze medalists at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the current European champion. Nevertheless, Poles defeated this tough opponent and came home with the bronze medal!
Shortly after beginning the occupation of Poland during World War II, the Nazis started mass executions of Polish civilians. The biggest one took place on June 20th and 21st of 1940 in Palmiry - a village 30 kilometres from Warsaw, in the Kampinos Forest. Now, it’s a Memorial Site with over 2,000 burials.
“We have managed to achieve a historic acceleration of investment on the Polish railway,” unanimously the representatives of the leading Polish passenger and freight carriers admitted during the debate at the Congress of the Forum Wizja Rozwoju in Gdynia. The National Railway Programme includes 240 modernisation and investment projects worth almost PLN 77 billion, and this is not the only strategy which is currently being implemented.
The remains of two large ancient stone buildings on top of a hill near Shkodra in Albania were discovered by archaeologists from Warsaw University. Until a few years ago, it was thought that only natural rocky outcrops were to be found there.
The annual global event, Amazon Prime Day, will be held in Poland for the first time and will give Prime customers access to thousands of products at even more attractive prices.
Today is World Giraffe Day and at the same time - the longest day of the year, the summer solstice! The most distinctive part of the giraffe's body is its neck - the longest neck of any animal in the world. As we can see, there is some connection between these two features of June 21st!
On June 21st falls Kupala Night, a Slavic holiday which celebrates the summer solstice. For that occasion, at the Księcia Janusza Park in Warsaw will take place a concert of contemporary Polish music and art performances. Among the artists will be DJ Beniovska, Łukasz Horbów and Anna Jankojć.
"Clatter'56" is the event commemorating June 1956, the workers' uprising in Poznań. This year, the "Clack'56" statuettes will be awarded for the first time in Poznań on June 27. They will be awarded to people who testify with their achievements to the values in the name of which the protests in 1956 were made. The statuettes are modeled on the original workers' clogs - "okuloki".
On June 14, two young men paid with a souvenir Polish currency money bill of PLN 200 at the restaurant in Jabłonka, Lesser Poland. They were caught in one of the local shops when they to trick the salesman again. Luckily, he spotted the sign on the banknote and refused the transaction. The police were informed after the incident. Producing or using counterfeit money is a form of fraud or forgery, in this case, the value of the souvenir currency should be only sentimental or cultural.
On June 19, the opening ceremony of the Upper Silesia Pantheon took place in Katowice. One of the main Pantheon's goals is to commemorate people of merit for the Polishness of the Upper Silesia region, with particular emphasis on creators, artists, scientists, politicians, soldiers and people of the Church. The new cultural institution is to conduct cultural, scientific and educational activities in the field of the history of Upper Silesia after the end of World War I.
As Easter draws near, kitchens across Poland are bustling with the aroma of freshly baked delights. Among the cherished treats adorning family tables, the Polish pound cake stands as a timeless favourite. Today, join us as we unveil the secrets to crafting this beloved delicacy, ensuring your Easter celebration is imbued with the essence of Polish tradition. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey with Poland Daily 24!
The sweet praline-flavoured delicacy with an alcoholic filling. To make them, you need a special beehive mould which you fill with any cream. There can be lots of ideas and flavourings, but here's a version that is probably the most popular and well-loved nutty hives.
