Polish Customs, Traditions and Folklore

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New appendix: Traditional Polish Games and Pastimes for Children.

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Acknowledgments	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
Introduction	p. 17
December	p. 21
Advent
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Caroling
January	p. 57
New Year's Eve
Feast of Three Kings
February	p. 65
Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mother
March	p. 71
Carnival Time
Lent
April	p. 95
Palm Sunday
Holy Week
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday/Dingus
May	p. 117
May Day Celebrations
Green Holidays
June	p. 129
Feast of Corpus Christi
Celebration of the Summer Solstice
July	p. 139
Linden Tree
August	p. 145
Harvest Home Celebrations
Feast of Our Lady of the Herbs
Herbs
September	p. 179
Wedding Customs and Traditions
October	p. 217
Old Woman's Summer
Name Day Celebrations
November	p. 225
All Souls Day
Feast Day of St. Martin
Feast of St. Andrew and St. Katherine
Birth Customs	p. 235
Death Customs	p. 257
Traditional Polish Games and Pastimes for Children	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 312
Ethnographic Regions	p. 317
Pronunciation Guide	p. 319
Brief Glossary of Terms	p. 320
Index	p. 322
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