Posts tagged Poland
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Hi Spring. You’ve changed.
(A fine spring morning in Białystok, Poland.)
The Lychakiv Cemetery (Cmentarz Łyczakowski)
Last week I was attending the conference in Lviv, Ukraine, and I had an opportunity to see one of the most famous and historic cemeteries of both Poland and Ukraine. The cemetery functions from late 18th century as a burial place for the nobility, artists, and people of middle and upper classes. Many famous people are buried here: Stefan Banach (mathematician), Zofia Konopnicka (writer), Artur Grottger (artist), and many, many more.
The cemetery itself is located on a large hill. You can easily get lost in a labyrinth of alleys, wandering in the shades of old trees, which grow between the graves. The air of this place is magnificiently calming.
The cemetery encompasses a lesser complex, called The Eaglets Cemetery (Cmentarz Orląt Lwowskich). It contains the graves of over 3000 young militia soldiers and volunteers, who died defending the city during Polish-Soviet and Polish-Ukrainian war of 1920. The youngest defender was only 10 years old. The Eaglets Cemetery fell into ruin during the period of Soviet rule. At one point it was demolished and used as the municipal landfill. It was only rebuilt and restored a couple of years ago, through the effort of local Polish community.
I could just take a couple of photos.
Hungarian-Polish friendship goes way back to the founding of the Hungarian state, has survived since, and is as strong as ever. The two countries share more than ‘just’ a history and friendship with each other; the two nations also have the highest percentage of Haplogroup R1a1 in Europe.
In 2007, both the Hungarian and the Polish government declared March 23rd the official day of Hungarian and Polish friendship.
There is a proverb in both languages about our friendship, unparalleled by the relations of any other country in the world.
The Polish proverb is the following: Polak, Węgier — dwa bratanki, (Pole and Hungarian cousins be)
i do szabli, i do szklanki, (Good for fight and good for party)
oba zuchy, oba żwawi, (Both are valiant, both are lively)
niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi. (Upon them may God’s blessing be)The Hungarian proverb is the following:
Lengyel, magyar — két jó barát, (Pole and Hungarian, two good friends)
együtt harcol s issza borát. (Joint fighting and drinking are their ends)There are two Wikipedia articles on our friendship! Read them by clicking here or here. You can also watch many other videos inspired by our century-old friendship on YouTube, like the one attached to this article.
Become a fan of the unique Hungarian and Polish friendship on Facebook by clicking here.
God bless Hungary and Poland!
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A magyar-lengyel barátság egészen a magyar állam megalapításáig nyúlik vissza, s erősebb, mint valaha. A két országot nem ‘csak’ közös történelmük és szoros bartáságuk köti össze; ezen felül ebben a két országban található meg a legnagyobb arányban a haplocsoport R1a1 Európában.
2007ben a lengyel és magyar kormány máricus 23-át a magyar-lengyel barátság hivatalos napjává tette.
Van egy szólás-mondás mindkét nyelvben a barátságunkról, amely a világ történelmében páratlan.
Lengyelül a szólás-mondás a következő: Polak, Węgier — dwa bratanki,
i do szabli, i do szklanki,
oba zuchy, oba żwawi,
niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi.Ami végül is a magyar közmondás lengyel változata, a mi verziónkat szerintem pedig mindenki ismeri.:)
Két Wikipedia cikk is íródott a barátságunkról. Kattintsatok ide vagy ide, hogy elolvashassátok őket. A YouTube-on megnézhettek olyan videókat, mint amely ehhez a cikkhez is van csatolva, melyeket mind a szoros lengyel-magyar barátság inspirált.
A lengyel-magyar barátságnak Facebookos rajongói oldala is van! Kattints ide, hogy megtekinthesd.
Egy tartalmasabb lengyel-magyar barátságról szóló oldalért kattintsatok ide vagy ide.
Isten áldja Magyarországot és Lengyelországot!
This lacks the Polish version.
Przyjaźń polsko-węgierska kwitnie aż od początków węgierskiej państwowości, i trwa nieprzerwanie, silna jak zawsze, po dziś dzień. Polska i Węgry dzielą nie tylko przyjaźń i historię: w krajach tych odnotowuje się najwyższy w Europie odsetek haplogrupy R1a1.
W 2007 roku, rządy Polski i Węgier oficjalnie ogłosiły dzień 23 marca Dniem Przyjaźni Polsko-Węgierskiej.
Zarówno w języku polskim, jak i węgierskim, istnieje przysłowie na temat naszej przyjaźni. Żadne inne dwa kraje na świecie nie mogą się pochwalić takimi relacjami.
Polskie przysłowie brzmi następująco:
Polak, Węgier — dwa bratanki, (Pole and Hungarian cousins be)
i do szabli, i do szklanki, (Good for fight and good for party)
oba zuchy, oba żwawi, (Both are valiant, both are lively)
niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi. (Upon them may God’s blessing be)
Węgierskie:
Lengyel, magyar — két jó barát, (Pole and Hungarian, two good friends)
együtt harcol s issza borát. (Joint fighting and drinking are their ends)
Na Wikipedii można znaleźć aż dwa artykuły na temat przyjaźni polsko-węgierskiej: tu oraz tutaj. Na Youtube jest z kolei mnóstwo filmów (między innymi filmik tytułowy) - można je zobaczyć klikając tutaj.
Zostań fanem jedynej w swoim rodzaju, braterskiej przyjaźni polsko-węgierskiej, klikając ‘Lubię to!’ na Facebooku.
Vivat Polska! Vivat Węgry!
(via sibilia)
Sometimes when I’m studying history I get all these Poland feelings and then I watch that video and sob quietly. That music is so epic.
The evolution of Polish borders over the course of previous millenium.
Białystok Eastern Orthodox churches virtual tour
On this page you can take a virtual tour - including 360 degree interactive panoramas and beautiful, soothing choral music - of several Orthodox churches placed in and close to the city of Białystok in eastern Poland.
Podlasie, the north-eastern part of Poland, is a place which in the course of history was influenced by the multitude of cultures, including Islam, and one of the most prominent was that of Eastern Orthodox Church.
These churches are brilliant examples of architecture, and their interiors house beautiful, and intricate works of art. It’s absolutely worth seeing.
There is a famous math theorem, which states that it is possible to color a map divided into continuous regions using only 4 colors, so that no adjacent regions share the same color.
The idea arose from a student’s (Francis Guthrie) efforts to color the map of Britain in 1852. SInce then people tried to prove that theorem and failed. In 1976 the solution was found at last, by Appel and Hakken: it was the first proof in which computer calculations played such a huge role.
Here is the administrative map of Poland (divided into counties) colored using only 4 colors.
My city - Białystok - from the hills.
Halftree. (arboretum in Kopna Góra, Podlasie, Poland)
