Are you Polish or of Polish descent - can you help me please?

We have some lovely young Polish friends here in the UK.





One of the couples has just had a lovely baby girl and we are going to see them at the week-end.





I would love to take a Polish type of gift to try to make them feel less far away from home.





I have a gift for the baby - some baby clothes.


What would you suggest as a present for the parents?





Is there any restrictions or %26#039;no-no%26#039;s%26#039; in the colour of flowers - red and white perhaps or does that (as in other cultures, signify death? - that would be a BIG mistake!).





Any suggestions gratefully received. Plus a greeting in Polish for me to write in the card would be wonderful.





Thank you so much.

Are you Polish or of Polish descent - can you help me please?
Reffering to baby clothes: I want to mention that there%26#039;s a superstition in Poland (I don%26#039;t know if it exists in the UK) that children should wear something red especially among other people or during walks because that colour repels evil (and devil) ;DD However, if you%26#039;ve bought non-red clothes, don%26#039;t worry - that superstition is becoming less and less popular.


Reffering to flowers: you can choose any colour, but remember to buy a bunch with odd number of flowers (even number of flowers is put on graves and it does signify death).


Reffering to the gift: if I were you, I%26#039;d buy something typically British - it can be interesting for them. At last they%26#039;re used to Polish stuff.


Greetings: %26quot;Z okazji narodzin Waszego maleństwa, życzymy Mu beztroskiego i zdrowego dzieciństwa, a Wam - odkrywania nowych uroków wspólnego życia%26quot; (taken from greetings%26#039; site ;P). %26quot;On the occasion of Yours toddler%26#039;s birth, we wish Him/Her/(It?) carefree and healthy childhood and You - discovering new charms of shared life.%26quot; You shouldn%26#039;t have problems with writing - specific letters (ń, ż, ó) look the same written as %26quot;in block%26quot;.
Reply:greeting would be :


wszystkiego najlepszego! (all the best(I wish) )





and death color is just black I think...


but i don%26#039;t think there are any special presents in Poland...


just like in any other country...


maybe Vodka?





but... maybe better not...


maybe somehting fro myour country...


cultural exchange would be nice....


























the only number i think unlucky would be 13 .....





unfortunately I have not been at bornign a baby so I don%26#039;t know...
Reply:A good present for the parents would just be some nice chocolates.


Red and white flowers would be really nice. That doesn%26#039;t signify death.





For the card:





Z okazji narodzin Waszej córeczki, życzymy ( or życzę) wszystkiego najlepszego!


(We wish you all the best on the occasion of the birth of your little girl)


Use życzę instead of życzymy if it%26#039;s gonna be just you giving the card, so it would be : I wish you all the best...



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