Culture of Poland

Slavophilia () was a movement originating from the 19th century that wanted the Russian Empire to be developed on the basis of values and institutions derived from Russia's early history. Slavophiles opposed the influences of Western Europe in Russia. Depending on the historical context, the opposite of Slavophilia could be seen as Slavophobia (a fear of Slavic culture) or also what some Russian intellectuals (such as Ivan Aksakov) called zapadnichestvo (westernism). For example:

Polonisation or Polonization (; ; ; ; ) is the acquisition or imposition of elements of Polish culture, in particular the Polish language. This happened in some historic periods among non-Polish populations in territories controlled by or substantially under the influence of Poland.

egg decorating tradition in Slavic countries

thumb|Kazimierz, part ofthe Historic Centre of KrakówUNESCO World Heritage Site

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Poland and its people

thumb|right|200px|Stanisław Antoni Szczuka in Sarmatian attire, wearing a [[kontusz]] thumb|"Treatise about two [[Sarmatia Asian and European and about their composition" by Maciej Miechowita (1517)]] thumb|200px|Sarmatian-style Karacena armor Sarmatism (or Sarmatianism; ; ) was an ethno-cultural identity within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was the dominant Baroque culture and ideology of the nobility () that existed in the time from the Renaissance to the early 18th century. Together with the concept of "Golden Liberty", it formed a central aspect of the Commonwealth social elites’

overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Poland

cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine

'''''' (; For example, in the title of Adam Mickiewicz's drama ''The Forefathers' Night) is a term in Slavic folklore for the spirits of the ancestors and a collection of pre-Christian rites, celebrations, rituals and customs that were dedicated to them. The essence of these rituals was the "communion of the living with the dead", namely, the establishment of relationships with the souls of the ancestors, periodically returning to Earth to their headquarters from the times of their lives. The aim of the ritual activities was to win the favor of the deceased, who were considered to be caretaker

traditional Norther European Christmas decoration

Axe-like weapon use by shepherds for centuries

Polish cultural institution

Polish ministry

Polish generation born soon after Poland's independence in 1918

popular Polish and Hungarian proverb

languages of a geographic region

Memorial in Berlin, Germany

Culture.pl is a large Polish multilingual project and web portal devoted to Polish culture. It was founded by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in March 2001. The project promotes the work of Polish artists around the world and is a popular information database on all artistic aspects of Polish culture. Originally available in Polish, English and Russian, it is now also available in Ukrainian, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania

government organization in Warsaw, Poland

literary cabaret in Kraków

portrait of the deceased used to decorate a coffin during a funeral service

Polish cultural institutes abroad

thumb|One of ''Sachsenspiegel's illustrations. A Wend stands at the left, gesturing that he does not understand the speech. He has a halfshaven head and characteristically wrapped legs, like all the Wends in the Sachsenspiegel''. thumb|Henry I the Bearded and [[Jadwiga of Andechs wedding, 14th century Poles are on the left, with halfshaven heads. Medieval Poles didn't like long hair: Henry's beard was so strange to them that he was even called "the Bearded".]] thumb|Stanisław Koniecpolski, 17th century|alt=Stanisław Koniecpolski thumb|The Last of Nieczujas The czupryna, also known as the Polis

traditional clothing of Poland varies by region

public association of the Polish diaspora in Belarus

thumb|250px|Painter and playwright Stanisław Wyspiański, self-portrait with peasant wife Teofilia Pytko, 1904 Chłopomania () or Khlopomanstvo ( ) are historical and literary terms inspired by the Young Poland modernist movement and the Ukrainian Hromady. The expressions refer to the intelligentsia's fascination with, and interest in, the peasantry in late-19th-century Galicia and right-bank Ukraine.

organization

type of fur-lined overcoat

Polish celebrations (1960–1966)

tourist attraction of Poznań, Poland

overview of the architecture of Poland

learned society in London UK

salute given using only the middle and index fingers

a social phenomenon

Polish offshoot of the Czech Sokol movement

'''''''''' () is a common Polish word for a Black person of Sub-Saharan African descent, cognate with the English word "Moor". Since the 21st century, some Black people residing in Poland consider it offensive.

thumb|A Lasowiacy cabin from the village of Huta Przedborska, now at the open-air museum in [[Kolbuszowa]]

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