Time for masks and costumes in Poland
- 1. Time for masks and costumes in Poland For ‘Masks of Culture’ eTwinning project
- 2. How often do you dress up in Poland? We do not dress up very often in Poland There are just few occasions such a carrnival time and Christmas caroling time. We do not dress up very often in Poland There are just few occasions such a carrnival time and Christmas caroling time.
- 3. Let me tell you about caroling time at first. It has a rich history .
- 4. St. Stephen’s Day • St. Stephen’s Day in Polish customs is known as the second holiday. This is a day for visiting and expressing Christmas greetings. And when night begins to fall, you can hear stamping and jingling, and then Christmas carol singing outside.
- 5. Jasełka They entertain their neighbors with caroling and thus make money and/or received something sweet to eat. They usually stay within their neighborhood, but sometimes go to other sections or even different villages. In Polish tradition there are several forms of Christmas caroling, two (Szopka and Herody) of which are also called Jasełka. The Szopka is a manger scene that portrays the birth of Jesus and is carried by young boys from house to house.
- 6. Carolers • Dressed in special costumes they are: King Herod, field marshal, a knight, a soldier, an angel, a devil, death, a J-e-w, St. Mary, shepherds, sometimes Three Kings and an accordionist.
- 7. Pastoral songs • They sing pastoral songs, carols, and when let into the house, play scenes from King Herod’s life. Oration and songs vary and depend on to whom they are addressed – to the owner of the house, to a young girl about to be married, to a widow, etc.
- 8. Caroilng with a star • At the conclusion, they are offered refreshments and some money. No less popular is caroling with a Szopka – and with a star. Usually, those are carried by three caroling teenagers. They are given some money. Author: EvelineaErato©
- 9. Caroling with Turon • The oldest form of Christmas caroling in Poland was to go caroling with Turon. One of the participants would be dressed in a type of animal costume and mask depicting a wild ox or tur, a large animal that caused great damage to villages throughout Europe.
- 10. Spreading the good news of Christ’s birth • This was a common walking of dressed young people from house to house, they spread the good news of Christ’s birth by singing carols. Often it looked like this: young people with a man dressed as a disguised bull (tour, that is fantastic character that resembles both a bull and a goat) were walking around the village or town singing carols.
- 11. Biblical story of Christmas • Another group of carolers played biblical story of Christmas. There were such characters as grandfather (Dziad) and grandmother (Baba), magicians, shepherdess, Death and the Devil. There was a belief that misfortune will come to the family whose house was omitted by carolers. This belief is now disappearing.
- 12. Authors: Pupils at Primary School No 5 Bielsk Podlaski, Poland Thank you for your attention Sources: https://www.slawoslaw.pl/niech-slowianin-pamieta-czym-byla-dawna-koleda/ http://polishnews.com/koldy-i-pastoraki-w-polskiej-kulturze http://sonsofpoland.org/culture-community/polish-customs-traditions/