This
weekend, that is: 9th and 10th of December, Poznan for
the 12th time holds Stihl Ice Festival. Sixteen sculptures from all
around the world will take part in the competition that this year will be
divided it two parts. First part of the competition is called Speed Ice
Carving. In each round, 3 sculptures will have 30 minutes to create a sculpture
on a given subject. The best of them will meet in the second round which will
reveal the finalists. But that is only the warm-up before the main competition
on Sunday. All of the ‘artists’ , divided in two-man teams, will have to, within
8 hours, create a sculpture on the theme chosen by them. First judges will choose
the winner and then all of the artworks will be presented during an audio-visual
display. The entrée is free and besides the ice carving show, the visitors can enjoy
the Christmas carol performances or taste some Christmas treats.
We’re all used to Polish Christmas traditions and they don’t seem to be weird for us but some foreigners might find them unusual. Just like we consider many of their habits quite bizarre. Here’s the list of 8 that I find particularly different. 1. In Austria, parents threat their children with Krampus- the evil brother of Santa that comes overnight on 5 th and 6 th of December and punishes bad kids. He’s truly scary and has goat’s horns on his head. During this night we may encounter many people dressed as Krampus in the streets. 2. Japanese eat KFC on Christmas Day. 3. In India the traditional Christmas tree is a banana or mango tree. 4. Women in Czech Republic have a tradition to make some predictions or foretells during the Holiday. For example they throw a shoe over the shoulder and if it lays in the way that the...
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