https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a en-us 2018-03-03 14:17:37 UTC 2023-02-22 02:15:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690259 Chopin Competition is a piano competition held in Warsaw, Poland. It was initiated in 1927 and has been held every five years since 1955. It is one of few competitions devoted entirely to the works of a single composer, in this case, Frédéric Chopin.]]> 2018-03-03 14:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690259 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690369 The Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition arranged by the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society in Poznańis a founding member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) in Geneva. The federation was founded by thirteen international music competitions in 1957. Today the WFIMC has over 120 members – music competitions that meet the highest artistic and organizational standards. The members of the federation play an important role in discovering and promoting the most promising young talents in classical music and furthering their careers by presenting them before distinguished jurors, audiences and the media.]]> 2018-03-03 14:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690369 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690539 Woodstock Festival Poland is an annual ticket-free rock music festival in Poland, inspired by and named for the Woodstock Festival, that has taken place since 1995. In 2009 Woodstock Festival Poland gathered above 400,000 people, in 2011 the attendance was above 700,000, in 2012 attendance was about 550,000 people, in 2013 attendance was about 500,000 and in 2014 attendance was about 750,000 (record). The average attendance for the past four years is 625,000 people. Since the 11th festival its organizers have called Przystanek Woodstock "the biggest open-air festival in Europe".]]> 2018-03-03 14:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690539 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690777 The Open'er Festival is a music festival which takes place on the North coast of Poland, in Gdynia. The first edition of the festival was organized in Warsaw in 2002 as Open Air Festival. The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art. Open’er Festival was given the Best Major Festival prize at the European Festival Awards ceremony in 2009 and 2010. The 2015 edition of Open'er was held from 1 to 4 July 2015.]]> 2018-03-03 14:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237690777 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691026 Fat Thursday is a traditional Christian feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the next opportunity to feast would not be until Laetare Sunday, and after that not until Easter. Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their homes or cafés with their friends and relatives and eat large quantities of sweets, cakes and other meals usually not eaten during Lent. Among the most popular all-national dishes served on that day are pączkiin Poland or berliner, fist-sized donuts filled with rose marmalade, and angel wings (faworki), French dough fingers served with powdered sugar.]]> 2018-03-03 14:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691026 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691300 In Poland, like in many other countries , we celebrate St. Andrew’s Day although it has a different meaning for us, as it took on a part of ancient Polish traditions and customs. The origin of Adrzejki, which is what we call it, is pagan but we applied a Catholic name to be more acceptable for Catholic society. For foreigners this day is a great occasion to experience ancient Polish customs and to fill up with food and drink. But before the fun starts it is always a good idea to know what to expect.]]> 2018-03-03 14:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691300 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691499 The drowning of Marzanna is a pagan farewell-to-winter tradition that occurs on Death Sunday, before Easter. An effigy of Marzanna, the goddess of the winter seasons, is taken to the riverbank and thrown into the water. Participants watch her "drown." With the passing of Marzanna, the ills of winter are forgotten and spring can return with warm weather and natural bounty.]]> 2018-03-03 14:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691499 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691635 Juwenalia is Polish for a college student festival that occurs in May or early June before student exams. This event is marked by colorful parades, contests, games, and parties. Juwenalia is an annually anticipated event and started in 15th century Krakow, Poland.]]> 2018-03-03 14:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691635 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691799 the Kinetic Art of Lights Festival is a wonderful combination of light illuminations, installations, kinetic art, dynamics and 3D mapping – a colorful and exciting event organized for the town folks and tourists. The main idea of the festival is to show the value of urban area with the use of light. This event is a part of the project promoting cultural and creative potential in the city of Lodz as well as its architectural and industrial majesty.]]> 2018-03-03 14:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237691799 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237692122 Kraków Live Festival is a two-day music festival based in Kraków and promoted by Alter Art Foundation. Each year two stages are built on the area destined for the festival, next to the stages there are created: gastronomic area and an area with non-music attractions. The festival line-up is based on the worldwide famous artists as well as on the selected group of Polish artists. Each year the festival draws the attention of tens of thousands of music fans and is a kind of closure for the festival season in Poland. We put emphasis on a non-music festival attractions which enables the festival goers to use the broad cultural offer of the Kraków city]]> 2018-03-03 14:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237692122 julia_ostrowska00 https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237692439  Monday (just after easter) is a holiday in Poland and is called in polish "Lany Poniedzialek" or "Smigus- Dyngus". This is a wonderful day of fun. The ancient Polish tradition on Easter Monday is celebrated by everyone with enthusiasm by sprinkling each other with water. Especially kids have fun this day. Some people say that by being splashed with water on Easter Monday will bring you good luck throughout the year.]]> 2018-03-03 14:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_ostrowska00/lnf33s7ypp8a/wish/237692439