Editing Kashubians (section)

=== Cultural traditions ===
[[File:Szymbark chata traperów 31.12.09 p.jpg|thumb|A traditional wooden Kashubian home in [[Szymbark, Pomeranian Voivodeship]], [[Poland]]]]
[[File:Kashubian embroidery of Zukowo school.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Kashubian [[embroidery]] of [[Zukowo]] school]]
Similarly to the traditions in other parts of Central and [[Eastern Europe]], [[Pussy willow]]s have been adopted as an alternative to the palm leaves used in [[Palm Sunday]] celebrations, which were not obtainable in [[Kashubia]]. They were blessed by priests on Palm Sunday, following which parishioners whipped each other with the [[pussy willow]] branches, saying ''Wierzba bije, jô nie bijã. Za tidzéń wiôldżi dzéń, za nocë trzë i trzë są Jastrë'' ('The willow strikes, it's not me who strikes, in a week, on the great day, in three and three nights, there is the Easter').

The pussy willows, blessed by priests, were treated as sacred charms that could prevent lightning strikes, protect animals, and encourage honey production. They were believed to bring health and good fortune to people as well, and it was traditional for one pussy willow bud to be swallowed on Palm Sunday to promote good health.

According to the old tradition, on [[Easter Monday]] the Kashub boys chase girls whipping gently their legs with [[Juniperus communis|juniper]] twigs. This is to bring good fortune in love to the chased girls. This was usually accompanied by a boy's chant ''[[Dyngus, dyngus]] – pò dwa jaja, Nie chcã chleba, leno jaja'' ('Dyngus, dyngus, for two eggs; I don't want bread but eggs'). Sometimes a girl would be whipped when still in her bed. Girls would give boys painted eggs.<ref>Malicki L.: Rok obrzędowy na Kaszubach, Wojewódzki Ośrodek Kultury, Gdańsk 1986, p. 35-39</ref>

Pottery, one of the ancient Kashubians crafts, has survived to the present day. Famous is [[Kashubian embroidery]] and Kashubian embroidering [[Zukowo]] school is important [[intangible cultural heritage]].

Pope [[John Paul II]] visited in June 1987 and appealed to the Kashubes to preserve their traditional values including their language.<ref>Gustavsson S: Polish, Kashubian and Sorbian, in: The Baltic Sea Region: Cultures, Politics, Societies, pp. 264–266,2002;Uppsala University Library</ref><ref>http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:606396/FULLTEXT02 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090227/http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:606396/FULLTEXT02 |date=4 March 2016 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>