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08-18-2004, 10:27 AM
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It's just words I write
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traditional wedding
Last weekend, I was a guest at a traditional Polish Wedding, in a town called Nysa, 15 km from the Czech Border.
 THe Polish have a nice tradition: After the official wedding, which takes place in the church (see pic), the couple are taken to the place where the wedding party (diner, dancing, lots of vodka) take splace. At the entrance, the parents of both couples await them, and offer them bread, salt an two glasses (one filled with water, one with vodka). The couple eat some of the bread with salt, and wash it away with the water or the vodka. The one who got the vodka, will have more influence/power within the relationship. The wedding took two days, after which I promised myself I will never touch vodka again. (until the next time of course) |
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08-18-2004, 10:30 AM
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thundering is my favorite
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that is such a great picture! a friend of mine went to Poland for 3 weeks -- he is due back in a couple of days. cant wait to see pictures! ive never been but id love to... my family is from poland. my grandfather came over with his sisters in the early 1900s
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08-18-2004, 10:43 AM
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It's just words I write
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the first pic is an old pic of course, the church was completely destroyed by the germans. Now it looks like this:
 The church is special, because the roof is supposedly the steepest in europe... Last edited by weissenflatz : 08-18-2004 at 10:48 AM. |
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08-18-2004, 10:48 AM
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sounds like a great wedding!!
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08-18-2004, 11:59 AM
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It's just words I write
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it was worthwile, but hell, did I pay the price until two days after...
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08-18-2004, 02:07 PM
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All those beautiful high cheekboned Polish women.
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08-18-2004, 02:33 PM
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monkey
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Is the roof of the church red so that God can notice it better?
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08-18-2004, 02:51 PM
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i'm not a retard
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Is the roof of the church red so that God can notice it better?
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i finally did it - sort of |
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08-18-2004, 02:52 PM
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The kid's askin for it, no, beggin, isnt he?
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08-18-2004, 05:41 PM
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elite rabble
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I'm going to a Vietnamese wedding this Saturday. I don't know how traditional it will be, but I'll report back here.
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08-18-2004, 05:45 PM
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where's my salt?
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weddings with vodka as a dominant theme. nothing wrong with that.
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08-18-2004, 11:14 PM
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08-19-2004, 01:29 AM
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monkey
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I'm ignoring it. |
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08-19-2004, 01:33 AM
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monkey
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That's such a cool tradition! Who got the Vodka, Weiss??
BTW - I sympathize with you. I truly do.
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