About the Śmigus Dyngus, it's not actually just a "folk thing". We still do that, at least I've never met someone who doesn't do that. We love pouring water on each other on Easter Monday, especially between siblings and friends. You should watch out though, while going out on Easter Monday, because you can still get VERY wet randomly on the street. People just pour water on other people, that's the thing, so usually during Easter Monday there are no people walking on pavements

As for celebrating name day, it's so popular because Poland is traditionally a catholic country. In Catholic Church, for each day there is a particular saint (or more), that is remembered and praised specially on that day. And because most of the children used to be named after saints, the day of their patron - "the day of their name" - was celebrated, often as even more important than birthday. I hope that makes sense😉

Malbork is the biggest Red Brick castle in the world. Krzyz-Topor is actually bigger except its in ruins. Krzyz-Topor is located also in Poland BTW.

Śmigus dyngus was also a great fun in 90s in Warsaw. Imagine group of kids armed with water guns and bottles fighting against another groups. Every year the base was in the house of another person. When "ammo" was refilled we were caming back to the battlefield (like a park or playground). Gosh, good memories. These days I don't see any kids playing on Lany Poniedziałek. They have no idea what they are missing.

"Home alone" is also a Christmas movie in Germany!😁 It's called "Kevin allein zu Haus".

Have you seen ruins of castles in Poland? My favorite is Ogrodzieniec or Teczynek. Ojcow is really beautiful with Krakow Gate.

Lany Poniedziałek is an old tradition in Poland. And kind of a „game” beetween boys and girls now but in old old times it means that spring had came and you clean your body ( and soul) afrer winter . Correct me if im wrong ;)

Fun fact about Warsaw Old Town - some buildings are very old, after the war they were donated from other towns, that weren't destroyed by bombs, whole buildings were transported to Warsaw, like from Chełmno for example and put on the Old Town area.

Some name days may be celebrated several times a year, for example, Karolin's name day may be celebrated on July 5, January 27, May 9, July 18 or November 18

fun fact: Poland has the biggest castle in Poland

Hello. I'm actually from Poland and i Just wanna say: Smigus Dyngus is symbolic to Cleaning and healing our selfes for a New year / spring. Btw it's huge fun for kids. . especially for kids from farm cuz they can play outside in a big area :)

the old towns where rebuild often with bricks from the time

Name day is just another excuse for drink and party ;) 🤟🍻🍻

Śmingus dyngus this is a very old custom. Formerly stags were looking for brides with red beads around their necks, which symbolized their desire to get married. Pouring water over them was symbolic and heralded a quick marriage. it is a tradition associated with Mazovia. It doesn't matter that much in our time. Everyone will be covered with water.

About the names days I have one more fun fact. On the 31.12, the New Year's Eve we celebrate the name day of Sylwester (male name), so in Poland we do not actually call that day the New Year's Eve, but Sylwester. So for example we say "Where are you going to party on Sylwester?" :D

Super kanał. Gratulacje - Pierwszy raz słucham osobę z USA o bardzo dojrzałym i sensownym podejściem do wiedzy o Polsce. Bardzo mi się podoba :)

Trev!! Guess what! Cheers from Malbork! (I live here :))

I feel so stupid :o I wasn't aware that Malbork is the biggest castle in the world. Well, you always learn something new. Thanks :D

Because in fact Old Town in Warsaw it is pretty old. Many of the bricks used in buildings come from disembartment of some old monuments in other cities

Mam pomysł na dwa filmy 10 polaków którzy mieli wpływ na losy U,S,A i 10 amerykanów którzy mieli wpływ na losy Polski I have an idea for two films, 10 Poles who influenced the fate of U, S, A and 10 Americans who had an impact on the fate of Poland

Dude, when you gonna visit the castle in Malbork, being in 3city, don't forget to travel to a place called Łapalice (+/- 40km from Gdańsk) - it's also kind of a castle, but I promiss you, it's mindblowing, completely different and with a crazy story behind. ;)

is world biggest castle made from bricks.

Śmingus dyngus is a very funny (not for everyone) day in Monday after Easter Sunday.

Trevor, you refer to Malbork castle:): it was built by the Teutonic Knights. It is fascinating. The Teutonic Knights (Krzyzacy) were brought to Poland by one of the princes to fight with pagan tribes (the prince was Konrad Mazowiecki); they were given land on which they built their castle...and more. They grew in power so much that they became a threat; they were defeated by King Wladyslaw Jagiello at Grunwald (Europe refers to it as Tannenberg). Polish Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature Henryk Sienkiewicz wrote a novel titled "Krzyzacy"; director Alexander Ford made a film based on the novel in 1960.

They used to tell us in our kindergarten that when 2k years ago women found out that Jesus had resurrected they wanted to inform everyone and the guards would pour water on them so they stop. It was considered as a heresy

Fajny filmik! U nas jest sporo fajnych dań, polecam spróbować!

Thank you for making polish "things" clear ❤

Malbork my hometown !

Imieniny to po prostu dzień świętego patrona, po którym masz imię. Czyli osoby w niebie ktora sie Tobą specjalnie opiekuje i którą masz naśladować ( bo po niej dostałeś imię). W kalendarzu mamy imiona świętych i błogosławionych ale i też imiona popularne w różnych czasach w naszym kraju jak Mirosława, Przemysław, Leszek, Idzi, czy zrekonstruowane imiona słowiańskie jak np. Władysław czy Czesław. Do całkiem niedawna w polskich rodzinach lubiano nadawać dzieciom imiona po rodzicach i dziadkach, zresztą w niektórych wciąż się to praktykuje, więc można było spotkać np. Stanisława, syna Stanisława :) Ale nie zawsze tak się działo. W większości przypadków nadawano dziecku imię z kalendarza - czyli świętego albo błogosławionego w dniu ktorego przyszedł na świat. No chyba, że się chcialo podlizać swojemu zwierzchnikowi, jak nijaki Mikołaj Chopin, to wtedy niemowlę dostało na imie Fryderyk, po dziedzicu u którego zatrudniony był tatuś :-) W latach Młodej Polski w Krakowie żyła panna o dziwnym imieniu Skalendarka. Otóż jak się okazuje kiedy się urodziła i trzeba było ją ochrzcić, chrześni zapytali sie rodziców jak się ma nazywać, na co matka odparła: Z kalendarka - czyli weźcie imię z kalendarza. Ale że się popili tęgo to jak zajechali na plebanię to uparli się, że tak dziecko ma się nazywać dosłownie. I mimo, że ksiądz się zarzekał że nie ochrzci, to groźbą wymusili, że ochrzcił ją biedną Skalendarka :-D Pozdrawiam ciepło przed zimnym Dniem Niepodległości - to już za 4 dni!

Malbork Castle is more like a small medieval town than a castle.

Greetings from Malbork!

Jeśli chodzi chodzi o Śmigus-dyngus to nie tylko chłopaki dziewczyny polewają wodą, ale i w drugą stronę, gałązki to zaś odmienna rzecz niezwiązana z lanym poniedziałkiem, a raczej ze świętami wielkanocnymi. Jak chodzi o oblewanie się wodą, to robi się to głównie dla zabawy. Nie wyjaśnię Ci jednak skąd ta tradycja się wzięła, bo szczerze nigdy tego nie sprawdzałam.

So interesting to know your opinion about my homeland! A few comments: 1. You make a very good point about the variety in a (relatively) small package. This is something many people don't realize 2. There is photographic material and video footage of the wartime damage of Warsaw and other towns. Some of it is available on KZfaq. A real eye-opener! 3. I cannot be absolutely sure, but I think Smigus-Dyngus is a pre-Christian fertility ritual. Hmmm... 4. My American mother used to say that name-days are an insane institution. Some names have more than one patron saint, so you have to know which name-day the person celebrates. My name has, I believe, three name-days. I celebrate the one one on March 13th, if you want to know. The person in question is not usually going to tell you. You have to scope it out. Also, he or she is not going to invite you to celebrate but simply set out the booze and cake and wait. God help you if you don't show up because you didn't know! And you are right, Trevor (a Celtic name, I think?) does not have a name-day, unless you discover that there was, in fact, a Saint Trevor and find out which date is dedicated to him. 5. As a matter of fact, the ONLY time Malbork Castle was ever taken was in 1945, by the Soviets, who used "Katyusha" rocket launchers. As a child in the 1950s, I visited the place many times because my family lived in Sopot. I remember that a large part of the castle was in ruins. Even in the 1960s, sight-seers were prohibited from going around without a guide because some areas were still dangerous. I remember having to explain to my American relatives (who started visiting about that time) that this prohibition was not some devious Communist plot to prevent them from seeing something they shouldn't but simply to prevent them from breaking their necks or encountering an unexploded missile.

What about traditional drowning of MARZANNA? I think it's mostly done in primary school now - very old pagan tradition and good excuse to go for an early spring walk :-)

You should watch "Geography now: Poland". That Video is very interesting!

Śmigus Dyngus is part of Easter . The Great Weak before Easter is sad and Easter is happy becouse Christ resurected so people wanna have fun during Easter and they invented funny things to do . It is also the beginning of warm season in Poland , winter is over and everything becomes green outside so people want to play outside by pouring water and hitting by willows ( it was also the way to flirt with girls)

you can travel on more than 300 km in 2 hours by train actual, so it's quiet easy to travel from poznań to kraków in less than 6 hours but not by one train

Imieniny (name day) is usually excuse of drinking alcohol (stereotype) and meetings with family or friends. As fact most likely gift is alcohol and only adults celebrate this

Name day is old custom of celebreting day of saint that we sharing name with. So it's roots are in christianity.

i'll never forget when i came home on monday śmigus dyngus.. and when i was on stairs, the door opened and my aunt poured me with a f.. bucket 15 Liters xDD that was before everyone got a phone in the pocket so it was safe ;p even know on that day i'm hiding a glass or a bottle of water near bed, so in the morning i can fight back with family, as soon as someone sees you they try to make you wet ;p sometimes you need to change clothes 3 times a day ;p

The nameday is popular among elder generations like my parents and grandparents as their names are a little bit old fashioned and traditional and they are placed in calendars. But me and my siblings and friends never celebrate it. Probably cause the younger generation has been influenced by the west and in 20 or 30 years time nobody will remember about imieniny 😀

Trev, there are hills in the Netherlands too

What about Mazury? Its practically one of the top holiday destinations in Poland, Btw a name day is a Christian thing

Malbork castle is the largest building in the world built of bricks

And the name day is an older tradition than celebrating someone’s birthday because back in the Middle Ages people didn’t know when exactly they were born.

Trevor's namesday would be June 23 btw ;)

its so common these days ppl learning english that hearing someone talking our (polish obv;p) language and being interested in history, behavior and culture is so cool when you watch it as polish actually, isn it polish friends? :D:D:D:D

Please, react to more videos of GF Darwin, for example: C.H.A.O.S., Piekło 2.0 (Hell 2.0), Bóg vs Szatan (God vs Satan), Hitler vs sąd ostateczny (Hitler vs last judgement)

Malbork aka Marienburg is not polish castle. It was capitol of State of Teutonic Order. The castle has been never conqured but later were changing owners. Poland Commonwelth after end of teutons, then Prussia after partition of Poland and then again Poland after WW2.

As far as I know there is no saint or blessed Trevor, so you probably don't have a name day. There are some names used in Poland that don't have patron saints, but were just put in calendars so people have their name day. Trevor isn't one of them though :) Maybe you have a second name?

You know that we got to dragons ?One in Krakow other in Warsaw I thing 😎🤐🤣

5:20 ~5 hours ;)

Smigus Dyngus is a remembrance of a baptism of Poland in 966 when Polish king Mieszko and most of court were baptized. Following that event water was poured by missionaries on the people baptizing them "en masse". It has also pagan roots connected to cleansing and fertility and renewing of life in spring.

Hi Trev, I'm gonna surprise you: name Trevor has no specific Polish analog because it's also Polish name even if sounds more Anglo-saxon. Guess what? You have your official nameday in Poland: March 14th! Check out this link: www.imiona.ovh/Trevor.html

Actually, nameday isn't celebrated by every Polish man. I'm from Silesia (Śląsk) and it isn't very common in here. I often wonder why people from e.g. Warsaw do celebrate that. It seems to me a little strange 😂

Folk 'wet T-shirt competition' .

Śmigus dyngus isn't only folk, everybody does that xD I don't know anyonw who doesn't do that :) Old and young, everybody does that :P

I think celebrating name day in Poland is not that popular in younger generations. Or maybe it's just people that I know. Someone correct me please if I'm wrong :) Anyway, I do not celebrate it. I only remember that some of the kids were bringing sweets to school when we were young and they were giving them away to classmates during one of the lessons (same as during their birthday) :)

Iam Polish

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Come down under and see what space is ... no disrespect

You look a lot like Baker Mayfield!

I've learn sth new ;-)

Actually it means that if you it well wishes for girl for marriage

Haha when you put simple word (Poland) and you have already much polish people in commends

There is a lot of topics but because of Real life i cannot for now write So much So i Will limit to Say that our Malbork Castle you know... Was... Lol build by german knights 😃😃😃

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Actually Poland was way bigger... From sea to sea... Mostly Germany and Russia cuts us down... :/

I do it smigus dyngus here in the us to my husband and record funny videos

Do u have polish roots???

not related to the video: your girlfriend looks exactly like someone I used to know back in Chicago...

Good effort this video is but you speak so quickly and a lot of facts just when way too quickly 😰

Troyden would be better than Tadeusz.