Editing Lesser Poland (section)

== Regional identity and culture ==
[[File:Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz Trachten der Trachtentypen von Krakowiaken und Goralen -in- Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild - Galizien Wien 1898 S. 271.jpg|thumb|Krakow and [[Gorals|Goral]] folk costumes in Lesser Poland, 1898]]
Since Lesser Poland ceased to exist as a unified region in the late 18th century, during the [[Partitions of Poland]], most of its inhabitants are not aware of their heritage. Even the residents of [[Jaworzno]], a city which for centuries belonged to Kraków Land and only in 1975 was transferred to Katowice Voivodeship (see [[Voivodeships of Poland (1975–98)]]), are not familiar with their Lesser Polish roots. In a poll in April 2011, 57% of Jaworzno's inhabitants stated that their city is historically tied with Lesser Poland, but as many as 36% said their city is tied with Upper Silesia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jaworzno.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/850152,tozsamosc-jaworzna-miasto-slaskie-malopolskie-a-moze,id,t.html |title=Tożsamość Jaworzna. Miasto śląskie, małopolskie, a może zagłębiowskie? |date=5 April 2011 |publisher=Jaworzno.naszemiasto.pl |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917081521/http://jaworzno.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/850152,tozsamosc-jaworzna-miasto-slaskie-malopolskie-a-moze,id,t.html |archive-date=17 September 2011}}</ref> Polish linguist [[Jan Miodek]] emphasizes the fact that linguistically, [[Będzin]] is closer to [[Myślenice]] than to [[Tarnowskie Góry]], only 20&nbsp;km away. Miodek wrote that even though Upper Silesia and Lesser Poland's Zagłębie Dąbrowskie are industrially and administratively tied, both regions are culturally and linguistically different from each other.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wojewodztwoslaskie.pl/index2.php?id=zaglebie_dabrowskie|title=Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (comment)|last=Miodek|first=Jan|quote=Zagłębie językowo przynależy do Małopolski, co oznacza, że pod tym względem bliżej jest z Będzina do – dajmy na to – Myślenic niż do oddalonych o 20&nbsp;km Tarnowskich Gór|publisher=Województwo Śląskie|access-date=19 April 2011|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207172359/http://www.wojewodztwoslaskie.pl/index2.php?id=zaglebie_dabrowskie|archive-date=7 February 2011}}</ref> Residents of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie are known for their dislike of Upper Silesians, whom they call ''hanysy'', while the Silesians call them ''gorole''. In recent years, more inhabitants of Zagłębie become aware of their Lesser Poland's heritage,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zobaczslask.pl/indexp2.php?id=zaglebiedabrowskie|title=Zagłębie Dąbrowskie: Zagłębie to nie jest Śląsk!|publisher=ZobaczSlask|access-date=19 April 2011|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322194052/http://zobaczslask.pl/indexp2.php?id=zaglebiedabrowskie|archive-date=22 March 2012}}</ref> Also, after [[Partitions of Poland]], when Austrian province of Galicia was created, the cities of [[Rzeszów]] and [[Przemyśl]], which are part of historical [[Red Ruthenia]]/[[Cherven Cities]], became associated with Lesser Poland. Therefore, currently the notion of Lesser Poland most commonly applies to the two voivodeships which in the past belonged to Austrian Empire – Lesser Poland Voivodeship, and [[Subcarpathian Voivodeship]]<ref>[http://www.malopolskaturystyka.pl/miejscowosci/malopolska Lesser Poland Tourist Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323165836/http://www.malopolskaturystyka.pl/miejscowosci/malopolska |date=23 March 2012 }} "Tak więc dziś mówiąc o Małopolsce, mówimy w zasadzie o dwóch województwach, które swoje siedziby mają w Krakowie i Rzeszowie, choć nazwę "małopolskie" zarezerwowano dla tego pierwszego"</ref>

Among several Lesser Poland's regional organizations, one of the most important is ''Stowarzyszenie Gmin i Powiatów Małopolski'' (''The Association of Villages and Counties of Lesser Poland''). It publishes a magazine called ''Wspólnota Małopolska'' (''Lesser Polish Community''), and every year it chooses a ''Lesser Polish Person of the Year'' (among winners are [[John Paul II]], [[Anna Dymna]], and [[Stanisław Dziwisz]]). ''The Association of Villages and Counties of Lesser Poland'' has over 120 members from four Polish voivodeships. Among members are cities of Kraków, Częstochowa, Bielsko-Biała, Tarnów, and Przemyśl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sgpm.krakow.pl/sgpm/index.php|title=Stowarzyszenie|publisher=Stowarzyszenie Gmin i Powiatów Małopolski|access-date=19 April 2011|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722045550/http://www.sgpm.krakow.pl/sgpm/index.php|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

Arguably, the most famous product of Lesser Polish cuisine is the [[bagel]], which was invented in Kraków. Other famous food specialties of the province are [[oscypek]] (EU [[Protected Geographical Status]]), [[slivovitz]] from the village of [[Łącko, Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Łącko]], [[bublik]], papal cream cake from Wadowice,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wadowice.com/viewpage.php?page_id=14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515183257/http://www.wadowice.com/viewpage.php?page_id=14 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 May 2011 |title=The papal cake |publisher=Wadowice |access-date=8 October 2011 }}</ref> Lisiecka Sausage (EU [[Protected Geographical Status]]), and [[Bryndza Podhalańska]]. Among other popular products that are made in Lesser Poland, there are beers ([[Browary Lubelskie]], [[Żywiec Beer]], and [[Carlsberg Polska|Okocim Beer]]), pastas and snacks from Lublin's Lubella, Kielce Mayonnaise, coffee substitute beverage [[Inka (drink)|INKA]] from Skawina, chocolates from Kraków's [[Wawel Factory]], juices from [[Tymbark]], vodka [[Wódka Żołądkowa Gorzka|Żołądkowa Gorzka]] produced in Lublin, and [[Chopin (vodka)|Chopin]] produced in Siedlce.

[[File:Members of the 'Wiyrchowianie' folklore group in Podhale costume 02.jpg|thumb|Folklore group in [[Podhale]] costume, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Lesser Poland, 2016]]Folk costumes from Lesser Poland are widely known across the country – a dancing couple, dressed in traditional Kraków costume (Krakowiacy), is presented on the logo of renowned Żywiec beer,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zyciewarszawy.pl/artykul/396252.html |title=Miejsce dla spragnionych |language=pl |publisher=zyciewarszawy.pl |date=27 August 2009 |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309212046/http://www.zyciewarszawy.pl/artykul/396252.html |archive-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> and [[Podhale]] is one of few Polish regions, where people regularly wear their traditional costumes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://culture.polishsite.us/articles/art134fr.htm |title=Polish Mountaineers – Folk Costumes, Tradition and History – Polish Culture |publisher=Culture.polishsite.us |date=26 October 2003 |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014222143/http://culture.polishsite.us/articles/art134fr.htm |archive-date=14 October 2011}}</ref> Both Kraków and Podhale folk costumes are among most popular garbs in Poland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://culture.polishsite.us/articles/art129fr.htm |title=Polish Folk Costumes in Different Regions of Poland – Past & Present – Polish Culture |publisher=Culture.polishsite.us |date=10 October 2003 |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013210547/http://culture.polishsite.us/articles/art129fr.htm |archive-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> Other folk costumes from the region are those of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, Sandomierz, Rzeszów, Częstochowa, Kielce, Radom (regarded as the most traditional of all Polish costumes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kochamradom.pl/ziemia_radomska.html |title=Kocham Radom |publisher=Kochamradom.pl |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323020905/http://www.kochamradom.pl/ziemia_radomska.html |archive-date=23 March 2012}}</ref>), Opoczno, Holy Cross Mountains, Nowy Sącz, and Lublin. There are several folk festivals in Lesser Poland, such as ''On the frontier of Lesser Poland and Mazovia'' (in Opoczno<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opocznopowiat.pl/_portal/news/122223880948d9e259473d5/Na_styku_Mazowsza_i_Ma%C5%82opolski.html |title=Powiat Opoczno |publisher=Opocznopowiat.pl |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929102219/http://www.opocznopowiat.pl/_portal/news/122223880948d9e259473d5/Na_styku_Mazowsza_i_Ma%C5%82opolski.html |archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref>), ''Folk Festival of Józef Myszka'' (in Museum of Radom Village in Iłża<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muzeum-radom.pl/indexm.php?r=23&nid=1040&a=1 |title=Muzeum Wsi Radomskiej w Radomiu |publisher=Muzeum-radom.pl |date=15 July 2010 |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003082108/http://www.muzeum-radom.pl/indexm.php?r=23&nid=1040&a=1 |archive-date=3 October 2011}}</ref>), annual ''Days of Lesser Poland's Cultural Heritage'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dnidziedzictwa.pl/ |title=Małopolskie Dni Dziedzictwa Kulturowego |publisher=Dnidziedzictwa.pl |access-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103165056/http://dnidziedzictwa.pl/ |archive-date=3 November 2011}}</ref> ''Week of the Beskidy Culture'' (in several locations), [[Wianki]] in Kraków, ''Festival of Old Music and Culture'' in [[Niepołomice]], ''Festival of Folk Bands and Folk Singers'' in [[Kazimierz Dolny]], ''International Folklore Meetings of Ignacy Wachowiak'' in Lublin, ''International Festival of Folklore of Mountain Lands'' in Zakopane, [[Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków]]. [[Krakowiak]] is one of Polish national dances, other popular Lesser Poland's folk dances are ''Zbójnicki'' from Podhale and dances from Lublin. Among Lesser Poland's customs are [[Lajkonik]], and [[Kraków szopka]].

[[File:Polish Flat Sodabreads, Skansen in Sanok, 2010.png|thumb|Polish flat [[soda bread]] (known as Proziaki in ''podkarpacie'')]]