Consecrating palms for Palm Sunday is a Christian tradition that takes place yearly before Easter. In Lipnica Murowana, the villagers create gigantic palms that they exhibit in a contest for the most beautiful palms. For another consecutive year, the grand-prix winner was Andrzej Goryl, whose palm measured 25m 25cm.
On April 10, 2010, a plane carrying the Polish delegation to the 70th anniversary of the Katyń Massacre crashed near Smoleńsk. Your memory will forever be with us.
According to independent Radio Svoboda, Russian soldiers occupying the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant took radioactive material from the laboratories.
The 45th day of Russia's aggression against Ukraine has passed. The headquarters of the Ukrainian armed forces said that the Russian army was continuing...
New shoes for children / Дитяче взуття - is a charity campaign initiated by the employees of the Świętokrzyskie Cancer Center for the youngest refugees from war-torn Ukraine. Instead of used shoes - gift cards that Ukrainian parents or care providers can use to pay for shoes for their children in shoe shops.
A real treat for lovers of music and the '70s! A documentary called “Mustache Funk” presents the history of Ukrainian folk fun and can be seen in Warsaw this April. The entrance fees and donations will be used to support other projects and Klukva & Brukva café in Kyiv that serves about 800 free meals per day.
Krzysztof Krawczyk was an icon of the Polish music scene who died on April 5th last year. To celebrate the first anniversary of his death, quite a few artists gathered in Stary Klasztor music club in Wrocław to sing his songs and pay homage to his legacy.
Everyone knows that according to Polish culture and folklore, the arrival of storks is a sign of spring. By tradition, they are not only believed to bring luck but also “bring children” to this world. After the winter migration, the first storks in 2022 arrived in Poland.
A peaceful French dog regained his rapaciousness and started growling. No, at Putin, because with him he can only squeak. “Mateusz Morawiecki is a far-right anti-Semite who excludes LGBT people,” Emmanuel Macron growled in “Le Parisien.” This caused some dismay among the Polish opposition, as Macron caricatured their most radical statements since they had not even thought of accusing the Prime Minister of anti-Semitism. And most importantly, not now! But the growl of a French dog is a valuable event because it shows what the whole campaign about the dictatorship in Poland was like. It is what Ambassador Mosbacher recently suggested: this is a part of the same campaign as calling Ukrainians Nazis - Piotr Lisiewicz writes.
Maria Zakharova considers Ukrainian borscht to be an example of xenophobia, Nazism, and extremism. “They wanted borscht to belong to one nation so that the housewives could not prepare it in their own way,” Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said during the official press conference.
On Saturday, April 9th in BARdzo Bardzo club a comedic group Improvised Opera will make a performance combining humour with classical music. The profit from the tickets will be donated to the SOS Ukraine charity action led by Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH).
Multiple accounts with fake identities were found on Facebook trying to convince the users that the migrants on the Polish border are treated violently. As fake journalists and activists, they shared pictures and posted content accompanied by statements criticising Polish border guards and the Polish country itself. Their online activity was focused on users from the Middle East and Europe.
Are we able to break our stereotypes to save the life of a refugee, a homeless person or a genderqueer? Can first aid training also be a lesson of tolerance? Bank BNP Paribas, in collaboration with Poland’s oldest aid organisation, the Polish Red Cross, asks us whether we would give first aid to a stranger. Together with the agency VMLY&R, both institutions are launching the “Humanity First Aid” project.
“Because of the changes brought about by the war in Ukraine, it is now clear how important it is for the state to be able to provide security in many economic areas. That is why we are consistently consolidating this state-owned part of the economy,” Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin said.
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!
