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Easter traditions: check what you know about them! [QUIZ]
today 11:13
In Poland, we are slowly starting the Easter celebration. This is a great opportunity to remind yourself of what Easter looks like in different parts of Poland. We invite you to have fun together!
Individual regions of Poland have their own, original Easter rites. Some of these traditions have already disappeared, but it is worth remembering how many ways Poles and Polish women celebrated - and are still celebrating - Holy Week.
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1. Traditionally, Good Friday is a day of mourning. People wore black clothes and fasted. Some also covered or turned mirrors to the wall. Why?
A man looking in the mirror could see the devil
On the other side of the mirror there were the dead who could drag themselves over to their side
Looking in the mirror on Good Friday was considered a sin of vanity
2. On Good Friday, eggs were boiled, from which Easter eggs were made for Holy Saturday. The girls washed their face and hair in the water after boiling it. For what?
According to tradition, this water washes away sins
They believed that this water had rejuvenating properties
They wanted to get rid of their beauty flaws
3. The tradition of guarding on Good Friday at the Tomb of Christ has survived in many parts of Poland. The guards are dressed in military or firefighter uniforms or costumes of Roman soldiers and stand at the dressing room until resurrection. In one part of the country, such uniforms are extremely colorful. Wherein?
Mazovia
Warmia and Masuria
Podkarpacie
4. Let's go back a moment to Thursday before Easter. We know that these holidays, although Christian, have elements of pagan beliefs in them. In the 14th century, priests from today's Małopolska complained that the peasants still cultivated the habit of leaving food bowls overnight. Where does this habit come from?
The peasants believed that from Thursday to Friday before Easter you should not work
They left food for the dead
The food was intended for the pagan gods who were to walk around the world on those days
5. It was also an Easter custom to decorate huts and houses. One of the villages of Lesser Poland has gained international fame thanks to the unusual decorations that can be seen there. Which town is it about?
Ciężkowice
Zalipie
Zabura
6. Also in Małopolska, the so-called Judas. What was this tradition about?
On throwing the straw effigy of Judas, the apostle-traitor, from the roof of the church
On the braiding of the men
In silent prayer at home at the appointed time
7. Every food that people put in their baskets on Holy Saturday has a specific meaning. What does bread symbolize?
Physical strength
Reviving life
Body of Christ
8. What about horseradish?
Purification
Abundance
Physical strength
9. One of the folk beliefs was to go home on Holy Saturday after blessing. Was it necessary to come back hurriedly or choose the longest path?
As soon as possible
The longest way possible
10. Easter eggs were painted in antiquity. Where did the oldest come from?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
From Mesopotamia
11. Holy Sunday begins with a resurrection, that is, a procession that announces the resurrection of Christ. The name of the rite comes from the Latin word "resurrectio". What does it mean?
"advent"
"Resurrection"
"way"
12. On Easter Sunday, not very pleasant - to put it mildly - tradition ordered to search for witches. How could you recognize them?
They did not go around the church building three times with the resurrection procession
They were not reflected in the mirrors that day
They ate nothing that day
13. On Easter Sunday, a lamb stands in the center of the festive table - in Małopolska it is made of sugar or ...
butter
cheese
yeast dough
14. On Holy Monday, we have a speed-dyngus, that is, the custom of pouring water over ourselves. It was not like that in every part of Poland - in one of the regions there was the so-called green dyngus, i.e. the habit of boys hitting young girls with birch twigs, sometimes with juniper. Where was such a party?
In Kashubia
In Lesser Poland
In Greater Poland
15. In Krakow, pouring water on Holy Monday was considered something very inappropriate. Why?
It was a sign of bad parenting
You could be imprisoned for dousing someone with water
Because then Emmaus takes place in the city
16. On Easter Monday, Siuda-Baba scares near Wieliczka and Lednica. Who is she?
an old witch, waiting for young girls to kill them
scary creature crying out for money
masquerade, whose goal is to eat all the Easter cakes
17. Apart from the baby, on Monday there is also a grandfather called "straw". What was the risk of meeting such a grandfather?
Throwing into the river
Theft
Waking up at three in the morning
18. Finish the Easter saying from the Elbląg area: "Easter, green Easter, give me five eggs and pork fat ..."
"... also throw in the chives and let's take the bag"
"... throw in bananas and we run away"
"... add a ten to a beer and we'll leave here alive"
19. In north-eastern Poland, the Easter cake had a characteristic look and was called "the spit woman". What other name does this cake have?
Padded Baba
Sękacz
Mazurka
20. At the end a difficult question - in which Polish city celebrated Easter for one day longer than in other parts of the country?
In Cracow
In Warsaw
In Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
kultura.onet.pl/wiadomosci/wielkanocne-tradycje-obyczaje-z-roznych-regionow-polski-quiz/yryxcrl
Easter traditions: check what you know about them! [QUIZ]
today 11:13
In Poland, we are slowly starting the Easter celebration. This is a great opportunity to remind yourself of what Easter looks like in different parts of Poland. We invite you to have fun together!
Individual regions of Poland have their own, original Easter rites. Some of these traditions have already disappeared, but it is worth remembering how many ways Poles and Polish women celebrated - and are still celebrating - Holy Week.
***
The material was created thanks to the cooperation of Onet with its partner - the National Digital Archives, whose mission is to build a modern society aware of its past. NAC collects, stores and makes available photos, audio recordings and films. Digitized photos can be viewed at nac.gov.pl.
***
1. Traditionally, Good Friday is a day of mourning. People wore black clothes and fasted. Some also covered or turned mirrors to the wall. Why?
A man looking in the mirror could see the devil
On the other side of the mirror there were the dead who could drag themselves over to their side
Looking in the mirror on Good Friday was considered a sin of vanity
2. On Good Friday, eggs were boiled, from which Easter eggs were made for Holy Saturday. The girls washed their face and hair in the water after boiling it. For what?
According to tradition, this water washes away sins
They believed that this water had rejuvenating properties
They wanted to get rid of their beauty flaws
3. The tradition of guarding on Good Friday at the Tomb of Christ has survived in many parts of Poland. The guards are dressed in military or firefighter uniforms or costumes of Roman soldiers and stand at the dressing room until resurrection. In one part of the country, such uniforms are extremely colorful. Wherein?
Mazovia
Warmia and Masuria
Podkarpacie
4. Let's go back a moment to Thursday before Easter. We know that these holidays, although Christian, have elements of pagan beliefs in them. In the 14th century, priests from today's Małopolska complained that the peasants still cultivated the habit of leaving food bowls overnight. Where does this habit come from?
The peasants believed that from Thursday to Friday before Easter you should not work
They left food for the dead
The food was intended for the pagan gods who were to walk around the world on those days
5. It was also an Easter custom to decorate huts and houses. One of the villages of Lesser Poland has gained international fame thanks to the unusual decorations that can be seen there. Which town is it about?
Ciężkowice
Zalipie
Zabura
6. Also in Małopolska, the so-called Judas. What was this tradition about?
On throwing the straw effigy of Judas, the apostle-traitor, from the roof of the church
On the braiding of the men
In silent prayer at home at the appointed time
7. Every food that people put in their baskets on Holy Saturday has a specific meaning. What does bread symbolize?
Physical strength
Reviving life
Body of Christ
8. What about horseradish?
Purification
Abundance
Physical strength
9. One of the folk beliefs was to go home on Holy Saturday after blessing. Was it necessary to come back hurriedly or choose the longest path?
As soon as possible
The longest way possible
10. Easter eggs were painted in antiquity. Where did the oldest come from?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
From Mesopotamia
11. Holy Sunday begins with a resurrection, that is, a procession that announces the resurrection of Christ. The name of the rite comes from the Latin word "resurrectio". What does it mean?
"advent"
"Resurrection"
"way"
12. On Easter Sunday, not very pleasant - to put it mildly - tradition ordered to search for witches. How could you recognize them?
They did not go around the church building three times with the resurrection procession
They were not reflected in the mirrors that day
They ate nothing that day
13. On Easter Sunday, a lamb stands in the center of the festive table - in Małopolska it is made of sugar or ...
butter
cheese
yeast dough
14. On Holy Monday, we have a speed-dyngus, that is, the custom of pouring water over ourselves. It was not like that in every part of Poland - in one of the regions there was the so-called green dyngus, i.e. the habit of boys hitting young girls with birch twigs, sometimes with juniper. Where was such a party?
In Kashubia
In Lesser Poland
In Greater Poland
15. In Krakow, pouring water on Holy Monday was considered something very inappropriate. Why?
It was a sign of bad parenting
You could be imprisoned for dousing someone with water
Because then Emmaus takes place in the city
16. On Easter Monday, Siuda-Baba scares near Wieliczka and Lednica. Who is she?
an old witch, waiting for young girls to kill them
scary creature crying out for money
masquerade, whose goal is to eat all the Easter cakes
17. Apart from the baby, on Monday there is also a grandfather called "straw". What was the risk of meeting such a grandfather?
Throwing into the river
Theft
Waking up at three in the morning
18. Finish the Easter saying from the Elbląg area: "Easter, green Easter, give me five eggs and pork fat ..."
"... also throw in the chives and let's take the bag"
"... throw in bananas and we run away"
"... add a ten to a beer and we'll leave here alive"
19. In north-eastern Poland, the Easter cake had a characteristic look and was called "the spit woman". What other name does this cake have?
Padded Baba
Sękacz
Mazurka
20. At the end a difficult question - in which Polish city celebrated Easter for one day longer than in other parts of the country?
In Cracow
In Warsaw
In Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski