Main religion in Belgium is Catholicysm. But celebration of Epiphany in Belgium and Poland are quite different. I don't know if people here go to church to sacrifice chalk, incense and gold, but we do this and after the mass we write K+M+B on our front door. It's a free day since 2010 (again).
But here more people celebrate it with special cake. Inside the cake is something hidden. Everyone eats the cake and the person who finds this THING become a king. I don't know the meaning of this but my friend told me about it. I haven't heard about this custome before. It seems nice but is it rather for children? My friend celebrated it at his work with others employees and he was the lucky one who become the king.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Return to home
I have two observation which can be connected with reentry shock (one of stage of cultural shock). First, when I came back I realized how much I missed Polish food. I'd missed it before but when I've had it within reach, I just couldn't stop eat. I wasn't hungry so much but it was so good that I've spent half of day eating different things. When it was time to come back to Belgium, more than half of my baggage was filled by food.
Second thing were people. It was strange for me to change the environmentafter such long time. I used to people who speak around me in Dutch or English (sometimes French). When I met Polish (except Polish students) in Belgium, my ear heard him in one second. When I was in Poland, suddenly everyone speaks Polish and I didn't know where I should pay my attention. I felt a little separated from them. In each place such as shop or cinema, even church I wanted to speak English. So when there were an opportunity to meet American, my friend's guest, I visited her immediately and I felt more freely. It took me some time to get used to Polish environment and way of being. But finaly I felt at home and I've spent realy great time with my family and friends! :D
Second thing were people. It was strange for me to change the environmentafter such long time. I used to people who speak around me in Dutch or English (sometimes French). When I met Polish (except Polish students) in Belgium, my ear heard him in one second. When I was in Poland, suddenly everyone speaks Polish and I didn't know where I should pay my attention. I felt a little separated from them. In each place such as shop or cinema, even church I wanted to speak English. So when there were an opportunity to meet American, my friend's guest, I visited her immediately and I felt more freely. It took me some time to get used to Polish environment and way of being. But finaly I felt at home and I've spent realy great time with my family and friends! :D
Monday, January 2, 2012
Spanish New Year's Eve
Recently I've written more about Spanish. This is also the topic of this post. After Christmas Holidays, Spanish guest has visited us. He spent with us New Year's Eve as well. Before it, I spoke with him how this night looks like at his home. In Poland, young people spend it with friends on home-parties or parties at clubs or somewhere else.
In Spain, a family celebrate it together. They gather at home or restaurant (seldom) and spent time together. They believe that it's special occasion which should be spent with the closest people. At midnight they wish each other "Happy New Year" and drink champagne. After that they split and join their friends on party in some club. So, there are two parts of New Year's Eve: the first one with family, and second with friends. This is common tradiction or custom which is carried out by most of people in Spain.
In Spain, a family celebrate it together. They gather at home or restaurant (seldom) and spent time together. They believe that it's special occasion which should be spent with the closest people. At midnight they wish each other "Happy New Year" and drink champagne. After that they split and join their friends on party in some club. So, there are two parts of New Year's Eve: the first one with family, and second with friends. This is common tradiction or custom which is carried out by most of people in Spain.
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