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ANYONE CELEBRATE ANDRZEJKI (ST ANDREW'S EVE)?


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Polonius3
  Nov 26, 08, 12:07  #1

Do you celebrate or know of anyone celebrating the traditional St Andrew's eve or Andrzejki the Polish way with fortune-telling games and suchlike? I wonder if the Polsih migrants have taken the custom with them to the British Isles and celebrate it in clubs and pubs?
Do the Scots have any St Andrew-related festivites?

 
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polishgirltx [Moderator]
  Nov 26, 08, 12:08  #2

I used to every year in Poland...
Not in the US though :(

 
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szkotja2007
Edited by: szkotja2007  Nov 26, 08, 12:47  #3

Polonius3:

Do the Scots have any St Andrew-related festivites?

Yes, it is a Bank Holiday here and there are celebrations planned all round the country
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loco polaco
Edited by: loco polaco  Nov 26, 08, 12:48  #4

polishgirltx:

I used to every year in Poland...

the pagan wax games?

 
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pawian
  Nov 26, 08, 12:49  #5

Polonius3:


Do you celebrate or know of anyone celebrating the traditional St Andrew's eve or Andrzejki the Polish way with fortune-telling games and suchlike? I wonder if the Polsih migrants have taken the custom with them to the British Isles and celebrate it in clubs and pubs?


My students celebrate it every year. Wax, shoes, palm reading, horoscopes, blind date, etc.



 
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Lotnik767
  Nov 26, 08, 13:13  #6

This wore the days!! Last time I played this game was when I was in HS and our Polish Club had sponsored it. Also Polish clubs in Chicago try to organize St. Andrews party every year and if I'm not mistaking Saturday Polish schools do it as well!

 
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polishgirltx [Moderator]
  Nov 26, 08, 14:08  #7

loco polaco:

the pagan wax games?

oh yeah... to find out the name of the future husband, number of children, husband's name, how long i'll live... all those cool stuff... lol

 
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benszymanski
  Nov 26, 08, 14:44  #8

wow - hadn't associated "andrzejki" with "saint Andrew's day"...

In fact being English I wouldn't have had a clue when St. Andrew's day even was.

I know why it's a big deal in Scotland - but is there any interesting history as to why St. Andrew's day is celebrated in Poland?

 
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Polonius3
  Nov 26, 08, 16:21  #9

Do Scots have any special St Andrew's Day festivities or are these simply general, occasion-non-specific celebrations?
In Poland the fortune-telling theme predominates.

 
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PolskaDoll [Moderator]
Edited by: PolskaDoll  Nov 26, 08, 16:32  #10

Polonius3:

Do Scots have any special St Andrew's Day festivities or are these simply general, occasion-non-specific celebrations?
In Poland the fortune-telling theme predominates.



Yes, szkotja2007 posted a link to some of them in his post.

Anyone driving over or who is near the Forth Road Bridge this weekend will see the two giant saltires raised on the bridge. Similarly they might see the saltire projected onto the clock faces at the Balmoral hotelin Edinburgh (proving so popular it might be left until after New Year).

Currently, Burns Night is more widely celebrated than St Andrews Day but it's becoming more popular, it's more "officially" recognised now, especially with the introduction (as szkotja2007 mentioned) of the bank holiday a couple of years ago. I think that people at home will celebrate it with a traditional meal of haggis, neeps and tatties. Bigger celebrations will include ceilidh-dancing plus haggis meal.

 
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plk123
  Nov 26, 08, 17:07  #11

benszymanski:

I know why it's a big deal in Scotland - but is there any interesting history as to why St. Andrew's day is celebrated in Poland?

adaptation from old slavic (pagan) traditions.

 
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Seanus ♦ GOLD MEMBER
  Nov 26, 08, 17:10  #12

One which has stood the test of time but, as PD said above, Burns Night is far more popular. I have a lecture to do on Scotland, hmm....

I've done one before but that was 3.5 years ago. I have to brush up and get reacquainted with some important things.

 
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