Ep. 4 – How do Poles celebrate Halloween? | (Lower) Intermediate Polish Podcast

Ghosts and pumpkin spice lattes on October 31st, then candlelit cemeteries the very next day. In this episode, I talk about how Poles celebrate Halloween and why November 1st matters even more.

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00:00 Halloween today, silence tomorrow

01:39 How Halloween came to Poland

03:04 Halloween parties: going out in costume

04:19 Is Halloween just an excuse to sell stuff?

07:03 November 1st: All Saints’ Day

08:09 What is a “znicz”?

08:56 300 million candles a year

09:43 Polish cemeteries after dark