wodzenie niedźwiedzia

English translation: walking the bear

12:21 Dec 27, 2011
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: wodzenie niedźwiedzia
Wodzenie niedźwiedzia (zwane też wodzeniem bera) to tradycja karnawałowa kultywowana w niektórych wsiach Śląska Opolskiego. Barwny korowód złożony z przebierańców, wśród których są m. in. kominiarz, leśnik, cyganka, diabeł, ksiadz, lekarz, policjant, śmierć i para nowożeńców, prowadzą na postronku "niedźwiedzia".
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English translation:walking the bear
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This is an old carnival custom still cultivated in Silesian villages. The bear figure symbolizes evil, which has to be annihilated so as to make it possible for good to prevail - http://www.scribd.com/doc/64351961/Tourist-Attractions-of-Op... - page 28
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3Leading the Bear
Pawel Jelonkiewicz
3teasing the bear
araara
3walking the bear
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Leading the Bear


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http://threedudeswrite.blogspot.com/2009/02/wodzenie-niedzwi...

Pawel Jelonkiewicz
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Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of: Polish
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teasing the bear


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walking the bear


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This is an old carnival custom still cultivated in Silesian villages. The bear figure symbolizes evil, which has to be annihilated so as to make it possible for good to prevail - http://www.scribd.com/doc/64351961/Tourist-Attractions-of-Op... - page 28

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