A Swede in Warsaw on Nov 1 is writing a letter to his friend from a hotel room

by on November 16, 2009
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Dear Tomek!
Although I am coming back in a few days, I am writing a letter. I want to talk you about Nov 1 in Poland.
It is a big holiday. Everything revolves around death.A lot of people arrive at cemeteries to visit the graves of their relatives and friends. Everyone wants to visit as many graves as they can. They decorate them with flowers and candles to remember the people who passed away. But it is an occasion not only to visit the graves but also to meet those relatives whom they don t see often. All Saints Days is very solemn and home day, cemeteries look very nice, especially at night.
I write, due to I miss you very much – maybe because of this polish holiday.
See you soon,
J

 

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2 Responses to “A Swede in Warsaw on Nov 1 is writing a letter to his friend from a hotel room”
  1. michał_t says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    Hello,
    I went here to Warsaw. I haven’t know that the November 1st is a holiday in Poland. Polish people celebrate now All Saints Day. In this day life don’t look like in other casual days. Streets are crowded and the traffic is bigger but just near the cemetaries. People visit cemetaries. They light candles and clean graves. Everythink revolves around cemetaries and graves. People travel through all the country to visit graves of their relatives in other cities. There are police officers everywhere where people are moving and they control speed of vehicles and sobriety of drivers. I am disappointed that all the restaurants, museums and shops are closed. So I can’t see many I suppose interesting thinks in the city.
    All of this is strange and suprising but also interesting practise.
    yours
    E

  2. michał_t says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    Hi Kate!
    I told you that I want to visit Poland. Now I’m in Poland and, you know, I’m really suprised. But that is a positive suprise for me. People in Poland celebrate specially the 1st of November. This is a holiday to visit graves and cemeteries. There are a lot of people there. They bring candles and flowers. At that day people live slowler, they have time for their relatives, they think and talk about the dead, they can reflect on their life.
    This is a beautiful holiday, but I’m a little dissapointed. Everything is close today, so I must stay in a hotel. Great that there is a swimming pool :)
    See you on Monday,
    G

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