Polish police evict nuns from convent
October 16, 2007
MARCIN ZOLTOWSKI
The Associated Press
October 10, 2007 at 12:59 PM EDT
KAZIMIERZ DOLNY, Poland — Police pushed their way into a Polish convent Wednesday and evicted about 65 rebellious nuns – arresting the mother superior and a monk who had occupied the complex with them illegally for two years.
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Oh, those wacky Polaks..
April 8, 2007
Buffalo’s odd rite of spring
Once a year, pussy willows and water get their very own festival, writes Francine Kopun
April 08, 2007
In Buffalo, N.Y., the mad, last-minute rush to prepare for Easter includes two items that don’t make many shopping lists: pussy willows and squirt guns.
That’s because the city is home to the largest celebration of an ancient Polish rite of spring – Dyngus Day, traditionally held on Easter Monday. That’s when thousands of residents and visitors will gather in community halls and neighbourhood pubs around Buffalo and its suburbs to eat and drink and polka, and – oh yes – sprinkle each other with water and tap each other with pussy willows.
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Polish archbishop quits over spy scandal
January 8, 2007
January 08, 2007
Ryan Lucas
Associated Press
WARSAW–Worshippers filled the pews inside the red-brick walls of St. John’s Cathedral. Outside, faithful sheltered from the rain under umbrellas while huddling around portable radios, waiting expectantly for the formal installation of Warsaw’s new archbishop.
Then, in a blink yesterday, the festive mood transformed into disbelief. Cries of “No, no!” and “Stay with us!” rose from the crowds both inside and out.
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