Traditional Food

Favorite Czech food is Vepřo knedlo zelo.

 -Because it is the traditional taste of the czech

 -Food has a long history in home cooking.

Favorite Czech soup is Česnečka.

 -Cheap and quick to prepare.

-Strong and simple – great „vyprošťovák“  after a celebration or when you have a cold.

Favorite pie is Frgál.

 -Tradition czech pie

Favourite Polish Soups

by Pola, Lena i Maja L.

Chicken soup is a very 

popular soup in every 

Polish home every Sunday.

Tomato soup is a soup made 

from chicken soup the next day

by our mums or dads.

Favourite Polish Main Dishes

By Michał i Antek W.

Pierogi - a typical Polisf dish.

They are loved by not only Polish people

but also by tourists. They can be with meat, mushrooms and cabbage but also with some 

fruit like blackberries, strawberries or with white cheese and potatoes. They are very delicious.

Pork chop with potatoes 

This main dish is served in every Polish home 

every Sunday usually with sliced cucumbers

and cream.

Polish peolpe also love potato pankaces.

Favourite Polish Desserts

by Maja K, Oliwia and Maja B.

Polish dessers are known for their flavours, 

traditional recipes and use of natural

ingredients.

Apple pie  is a pie filled by sweet 

spiced apple pieces served with vanilla

ice cream.

Cheese cake is made of white cottage cheese, often baked andserved plain or with raisins,  chocolate or fruit glaze.

Poppy seed cake is a cake filled by poppy seed paste, honey and raisins. 

Traditional Lithuanian dishes

 Cepelinai

Made from grated potatoes and a filling, usually meat. They are named for their shape – reminiscent of zeppelins (airships). Cooked zeppelins are usually served with crackers, sour cream or mushroom sauce. It is a hearty and beloved national dish.

Šaltibarščiai

This is a refreshing, bright pink cold soup, usually eaten in the summer.

Balandėliai

It is made from a filling of minced meat (usually pork or beef) and cooked rice, which is wrapped in cabbage leaves. They are stewed in a pan or pot with tomato sauce, sometimes seasoned with carrots, onions, garlic, sour cream, or spices.

Tinginys

it is a sweet, chocolate dessert, usually made without baking. The name comes from its simple and quick preparation - you can make it "when you're lazy"

              Festivals and Holidays           

Polish Easter Traditions

Easter Eggs paint

In Poland we paint eggs at Easter. They look 

so wonderful with colourful stripes and spots. 

It's a great fun for Polish children and families.

Blessing of food

On Easter Saturday Polish families take baskets with food such as eggs, a sugar lamb, bread, 

meat, salt and pepper and go to 

the church for blessing.

by Pola

Andrzejki

 in Poland

It is celebrated on 29th November. The most famous tradition of this day is pouring wax into the keyhole on cold water in the big bowl. Then you need to read the shape from the wax shadow and quess its meaning for your future.

by Wiktor

Polish Christmas traditions

- We always have 12 dishes on Christmas table and these meals are without meat.

- We also decorate the Christmas tree with baubles, bells and angels. We should do it on Christmas Eve but now many families decorated trees earlier. 

- Before Christmas Eve dinner, we wait for the first star to appear at the sky. Then we share holly waffer and make wishes to each other.

- We also leave an empty plate on the table for a guest  who might appear unexpectedly. 

- In Poland Santa Clause brings present to good children on 6th December.

by Hania and  Oliwia

Midsummer is a Christian holiday, the birthday of John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24. The celebration of Midsummer is closely related to the summer solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere has the longest day and shortest night.

One of the most important and widespread Midsummer traditions in European countries is the lighting of bonfires, usually on the night of the 23rd to the 24th. 

All Souls' - the Commemoration of All Souls' Day - is a day of remembrance and honoring the dead, celebrated on November 2. Traditionally, the graves of the dead are visited and candles are lit.

                                 Nature

Polish natural attractions

Dąb Bartek 

is one of Poland's oldest trees. It is about 700-1000 years old. It's over 28 metres 

high and has over 9 metres 

around. It is situated in 

Zagnańsk near Strachowice, 

in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.

by Dominik and Alan

Mazury is a land of 

a thousnad lakes. 

Masurian is a geographical and

cultural region in northeaster 

Poland where there are lots of 

lakes and forests.

It is a populat tourist destination for lovers of water sports, sailing and active recreaction.  

The largest lake is called Śniadrwy, the second one  - Mamry. Other lakes are also beautiful.

by Igor and Natan

 Szczeliniec Wielki and                Table Mountains

Szczeliniec Wielki is the highest peak of the  Table Mountains in the Table Mountains National Park. These mountains resemble giant mushrooms with narrow stone corridors that looks like naural labyrinths.

by Lena and Oliwia

The moving sand dunes

The moving sand dunes is called Poland's Sahara and it's located in the Słowiński National Park, about 9 km from the town - Łeba. Sand is everywhere but it looks insane.

Krkonoše mountains (KRNAP)

- The oldest national park in the Czech republic - founded in 1936. Area: 36 300

- Interesting places: 

Sněžka (the highest mountain - 1603 m) 

Pramen Labe - the beginning of one of the most important European rivers

We share it with Poland - part of this national park is in Poland.

Šumava - the national park in the Czech Republic – founded in 1991

Area : 69 030

Interesting places:

The highest mountain in the Czech part of Šumava is Plechý (1 378 m).

Icy lakes – for example, Black lake, the largest of its kind in the Czech Republic (18.4 ha)

Pramen Vltavy – the river begins its flow in the Šumava Mountains

Boubín forest – a unique reserve with some trees up to 400 years old

Romantic valley of the river Vydry full of ravines, rapids and rocky seas

Podyjí

- national park in the Czech Republic – founded in 1991

River Dyje- forms a beautiful meandering valley, one of the best preserved in the Czech Republic

Bull mountain (536 m) – highest point of the park

Vineyard Šobes- one of the oldest and best European vineyards

Havranické vřesoviště – a unique ecosystem with heather and rare flora

by Eva

                    Language Basics

       Czech Language Basics 

Firstly ill teach you greetings.

Formal greetings:

Good morning = Dobré Ráno

Good evening = Dobrý večer

Good afternoon = Dobrý den

Common greetings:

Hello, Hi… = Ahoj , Čau, Čus, Zdar, Nazdar…

Now most common words/sentences:

Thank you, Thanks = Děkuji ti, Dík

Enjoy your meal = Dobrou Chuť, Nazdraví

How are you? = Jak se máš?

by Matouš

Polish Language Basics

Greetings

formal

Good morning - Dzień dobry

Good evening - Dobry wieczór

Good night - Dobranoc

common:  Hello, Hi  - Cześć, Hej, Witaj

Now most common sentences:

Yes - Tak, No - Nie

Thank you, Thanks - Dziękuję, Dzięki

Enjoy your meal - Smacznego

How are you? - Jak się masz?

by Dominika, Lena, Wiktoria