Abstrakt: | Despite unfavourable political and economic conditions after 1920 the Poles in Zaolzie could
cherish the folk culture thanks to cultural institutions. Especially Polski Związek Kulturalno-
-Oświatowy and the activity of its members in the Zaolzie area contributed to the maintenance of
the elements of the Polish folklore. “Zwrot”, and later on “Kalendarz Zwrotu” were formed where
the folklorists, musicologists, writers, poets, and linguists (among others Jan Tacina, Karol
Hławiczka, Paweł Kubisz, Rudolf Żebrok and many more) could write. Thanks to the Folklorist
Section, on the other hand, the field research began, which, in turn, contributed to the
archivization of dialect texts and folk songs (among others Daniel Kadłubiec). Also, from the
initiative of the FS, events and meetings propagating various levels of the regional culture started
to be organised. |