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Tadeusz Filipczyk (Filip) during Gorolski Święto in 2007.
Tadeusz Filipczyk (Filip) during Gorolski Święto in 2007.

Gorolski Święto (literally, Highlander's Festival) is an annual international cultural and folklore festival held in Jablunkov (Polish: Jabłonków), Czech Republic, the first weekend in August. Jablunkov ( pronounced; Polish:, Jablunkau is a town in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, It lasts from Friday to Sunday. It is organized by the Polish Cultural and Educational Union (PZKO) and the folklore group Gorol and preserves the traditions of the Zaolzie Poles. Polski Związek Kulturalno-Oświatowy (commonly known as PZKO) (Polský kulturně-osvětový svaz (meaning "Polish Cultural and Educational Union" is a Polish The Polish minority in the Czech Republic (Polska mniejszość narodowa/narodowościowa w Republice Czeskiej Polská národní/národnostní menšina v České republice is a Polish It is the largest cultural and folklore festival in the Zaolzie area, drawing thousands of spectators each day of festivities. (Zaolší (Zaolží Zaolzie Śląsk zaolziański literally Trans- Olza River Silesia, Olsa-Gebiet is an area in the present-day Czech Republic, which was In 2007 almost 20,000 people visited the festival. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1] Notable personalities, mainly from the Czech Republic and Poland, also visit the festival each year. In 2007 Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Mirek Topolánek visited the festival. Mirek Topolánek (ˈmɪrɛk ˈtopolaːnɛk (born May 15, 1956 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is the current

The primary goal of the festival is the presentation of Gorol folklore groups from the environs of Jabłonków. The Gorale (Górale Gorali Cieszyn Silesian: Gorole; literally "highlanders" are a group of Indigenous people found along southern Folklore groups from the rest of the Zaolzie region and the Polish part of the Beskid Mountains are invited each year. The Beskids (Beskidy Beskydy Beskydy Rusyn: Бескиды Бескиди is a traditional name for a series of Mountain ranges in the northeastern Czech Folklore groups from other countries also appear.

The festival has its roots in the earlier Święta Gór (Feasts of the Mountains), which were gatherings of Gorals from Jabłonków parish. After the end of World War II the idea of reviving the tradition was considered by local Polish activists. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The General Committee of the PZKO decided on 22 July 1948 that a festival be held that August, later rescheduled to 5 September. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At the suggestion of Karol Piegza, Polish writer and folklorist, it was named Święto Góralskie. Karol Piegza ( 9 October, 1899 – 3 February, 1988) was a Polish teacher writer folklorist photographer and painter from The current name, Gorolski Święto, is the same as the other but in the local dialect and has been used since 1967. Cieszyn Silesian dialect (gwara cieszyńska or dialekt cieszyński; těšínské nářečí locals using this dialect say they speak "po naszymu" is one of the Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The first festival in 1948 was successful, and so it was decided to hold it annually. It became more and more popular and attracted ever more visitors from an ever broader area.

Several Gorols working as organizers and storytellers during the festival became very popular, particularly Władysław Niedoba (yclept Jura spod Grónia), Ludwik Cienciała (Maciej), and Władysław Młynek (Hadam z Drugi Izby). Władysław Młynek ( 6 June, 1930 in Gródek - 1 December, 1997 in Návsí) was a Polish teacher writer The main storyteller of the festival is now Tadeusz Filipczyk (Filip). Since 1961 Niedoba has been responsible for the program of the festival. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Młynek started his organizational work in 1973, and Filipczyk in 1986. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Władysław Młynek's most important contribution to the festival is that he helped to join Gorolski Święto with Tydzień Kultury Beskidzkiej (Week of Beskid Culture), a cultural and folklore festival in Wisła and other municipalities of the Beskids of Poland. Wisła (Weichsel is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11810 (2006 near the border with The Beskids (Beskidy Beskydy Beskydy Rusyn: Бескиды Бескиди is a traditional name for a series of Mountain ranges in the northeastern Czech Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The result of this cooperation is the annual appearance in Gorolski Święto of top Polish folklore groups and also groups from other countries. The first festival in 1948 was organized by only 21 people, and now the number of organizers reaches into the hundreds. [2]

The festival is now held in Lasek Miejski (Town Forest). During the festival many small wooden cottages are set up, managed by local branches of the PZKO from surrounding Beskid villages. Polski Związek Kulturalno-Oświatowy (commonly known as PZKO) (Polský kulturně-osvětový svaz (meaning "Polish Cultural and Educational Union" is a Polish Visitors can buy there traditional food and beverages, mostly traditional miodula (mead). Mead (ˈmiːd is a fermented Alcoholic beverage made of Honey, Water, and Yeast. These wooden cottages have been a feature of Gorolski Święto since 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A stage was built in 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Footnotes

  1. ^ Česká televize. (2007, 10 August). Report [news]. Czech Republic: Česká televize. Česká televize ʧɛskaː tɛlɛvɪzɛ ( Czech television) is the public Television broadcaster in the Czech Republic.
  2. ^ Gawlik 2006, 99.

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