Diary of Nigerian living in Poland

Introduction The bells of Christmas usually start to ring at the beginning of December all over the world. In some places, right after the Black Friday Sales. However, In Poland the Christmas feelings and vibes start shortly after the celebration of All Saint’s and All souls in Poland Nov 1 st and Nov 2 nd . To this, many people are of the opinion that the Christmas feeling starts too early that at the mid of December the high longing and excitements are far expressed than expected. Will this stop? I guess not because it allows the marketers more time to sell their products and more time for people to plan for this special holiday. Also, it’s important to note that this is strongly connected to the ancient Polish culture where Advent usually begins on the 11 th of Nov – feast of St Albert. [1] Obviously, Poland is regarded as one of the top Catholic Countries in the world [2] and as such, some of their practices and cultures could be traced to the early Christian traditions intertwi...

The   question of movement and non-movement on Polish independence day has been shrouded with lots of uncertainties depending on who the question is thrown to. Perceptions are not reality they say but to be forewarned is to be forearmed. As a foreigner living in Poland and in love with Polish Culture, this isn’t a kind of topic one would like to write about but the author is optimistic of a "Better Poland" where foreigners can easily celebrate with the locals (Poles) on their Independence.   National Independence Day (Narodowe Ś wi ę to Niepodleg ł o ś ci ) is a national day in Poland celebrated on 11 November to commemorate the anniversary of the restoration of Poland's sovereignty as the Second Polish Republic in 1918 from the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian. [1] The signs of this celebration could be visible some days before 11 th November as flags are being hoisted in the major and minor streets and offices. On this day, Poles all over...