Monthly Archives: December 2013

Opłatek — A Polish Christmas Tradition

Posted on 24 December 2013 by lkonieczny

Today is December 24th, Christmas Eve. In many Polish households in Poland and throughout the world, tonight they will celebrate Wigilia, a traditional Polish Christmas Eve meal. Traditionally, once the youngest child see the first star in the sky (gwiazdka), … Continue reading →

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Life in Faschivka–where our Cousins Live

Posted on 18 December 2013 by lkonieczny

In 2011 my cousin Alicja and I (along with her husband and son, Wojtek and Filip) visited the town that was home to my great-grandfather, Aleksandr Cymbał and my great-grandmother, Katarzyna Kucharska, before they emigrated to the US in the … Continue reading →

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The Home of Jan Cymbał

Posted on 17 December 2013 by lkonieczny

Jan Cymbał is my great-great grandfather. He was born somewhere in the mid 1800’s in Tarnoruda in what was once Poland, but at that time was in the Austrian province of Galacia. At some time, he moved to the nearby … Continue reading →

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2013 Pierogi Party

Posted on 10 December 2013 by lkonieczny

Leon and Ewa’s 9th annual Pierogi Party is over, and once again it was a resounding success. We made 8 batches of the world’s best pierogi dough, filled 343 pierogi, and did a mound of dishes. Along the way we … Continue reading →

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