2013 Holiday Parade (November) PACT will create a float that recognizes the Polish American heritage and customs in Toledo and ride in the annual Holiday Parade.
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Wigilia Celebration 2013 (December)
Wigilia Celebration 2013 (December) Celebrate a traditional meatless meal and the customs associated with the “Vigil” of Christmas: breaking Opletek, food, prayer and kolendy. This is a popular event that celebrates the Polish Christmas tradition of Wigilia. To learn more about Wigilia, click on it under “Polish traditions” on our web page. More details about this event will be available in the fall of 2013.
Read MoreIndependence Day
Gaining back independence by Poland is celebrated on November 11th and is one of the most important national celebrations in Poland. As Poland was partitioned at the end of 18th century, and divided between 3 countries: Austria, Prussia and Russia, it vanished from the map of Europe. The greatness of the nation, that used to be one of the biggest and powerful countries on the continent, started to weaken before the three acts of partition took place. The first (1772) and second (1793)partition decreased the territory of Poland, while the third one (1795) made…
Read MoreGenerl Casimir Pulaski
Casimir Pulaski Born: 7-Mar–1745 Birthplace: Podolia, Poland Died: 11-Oct–1779 Location of death: Savannah, GA Cause of death: War Remains: Buried, Monterey Square, Savannah, GA Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Military Nationality: United States Executive summary: Polish General in the American Revolution
Read MoreSunday Morning Polka Show
Check out this great new Polka show: http://www.facebook.com/sundaypolka Sunday Morning Polka Show. 8-10AM, WXUT, 88.3FM in Toledo, and on the web at www.wxut.com. Host: David Jackson. Contact: sundaypolka@gmail.com
Read More2012 WIGILIA DINNER
This year’s Wigilia celebration was a mixture of Polish heritage and Christmas traditions, renewing old friendships and making new friends. The weather was perfect, the food, prepared by Mike Janiszewski and Gayle Sparagowski was mouth-watering delicious and the mood was festive. There was even an appearance by the mailman, Ken Stein. (If you don’t know the meaning of the visit by the mailman, you haven’t been to our Wigilia Celebration.)
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Krakow Crib Competition – Szopka Kraków is a beautiful city any time of year, but in the winter when blanketed with snow, it becomes a virtual fairyland. At the beginning of December, the Rynek Główny (Main Market Square) is transformed into a Christmas market with wooden huts cuddled together as if against the cold. This tradition dates to the Middle Ages with arts and crafts, ceramics, sweets and more for sale.
Read MoreIn Honor of Polish Heritage Month: Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin has long been recognized as one of the most significant and individual composers of the Romantic age. His birth date is a matter of controversy; the town registration of his birth specifies February 22, but Chopin always gave the date as March 1. His birthplace was the village of Zelazowa Wola near Sochaczew, in the region of Mazovia. His father, Mikolaj Chopin, was French, his mother, Tekla Justyna Krzyzanowska, Polish. He was raised in Warsaw by a family that mingled with intellectuals and members of the middle and upper classes, and as a teenager he…
Read MoreIn honor of Polish Heritage Month: Marie Curie
The woman who became “Madame Marie Curie” was named Maria Sklodowska at birth. She was nicknamed Manya”. She was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw. Manya graduated from high school at 15 with the highest honors. Shortly before she turned 24, she calculated she had saved up just enough money for university studies in Paris. She had looked forward to this moment for a long time. All the same, she took leave of her family and their beloved Poland with sadness. Maria Sklodowska left behind not only her father and country but…
Read MoreOctober is Polish Heritage Month
In honor of Polish Heritage Month, PACT will periodically publish articles about famous Polish people and the accomplishments of Poles in America and how they helped shape the history of America.
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