Polish Customs, Traditions, and Folklore

by Sophie Hodorowicz Knab and C. Krysa

Book Overview

"A richly detailed and well-informed month-by month accounting of all the major Polish customs and traditions practiced over the centuries. Ms. Knab stirs and reawakens our ancestral memory."--The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781800684
• ISBN13: 9780781800686
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Polish Customs

Book is chock full of Polish traditions and cultures starting with the Wigilia. Good reading and a fine reference.

Gift for BABCIA

Babcia loved it, I havent read it yet..she's still reading it. I thought it would be interesting. I'm always right, arent I?!!? lol

Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore

I am concerned that future generations will not know the joy of these Polish customs and traditions and this book exemplifies the promise of keeping the nationality alive along with its rich background of cultural traditions. Great book!

One Novelist's Resource

What a wonderful service Sophie Hodorowicz Knab has provided for the Polish community and for those who write about the Polish past! I didn't come across this book until my last few months of working on PUSH NOT THE RIVER, but it was a big help, nonetheless. I only wish it had been around years before when I started my novel. When you read about Marzanna, the Goddess of Death, you'll know who provided some invaluable information.POLISH CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, and FOLKLORE, like Miss Knab's other books, is accessible, authoritative, and intensely interesting!James Conroyd Martin

Excellent Resource, Interesting Reading

I chose this book to try and get a flavor of Polish customs for some projects I was writing on, and I was so pleased to find a treasure trove of the Polish heritage. This book is a goldmine. It's easy to read, and not necessary to read straight through. It covers all the feasts during the year, broken down by months, then it includes birth and death customs and Polish games and Pastimes for Children. My only "regret" is that when different Polish dishes or menus were mentioned that no recipes were given, but I guess that would have to be another volume. I highly recommend this book!