Kadzidlo - Folk Artist

Posted by Kulikowski (Ostroleka, Poland) on 15 March 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Kadzidło is the area where the native folk art is best preserved in ornaments, paper cut-outs, traditional costumes and other forms of folk craft. As many as 100 folk artists live and work here
The parish of Kadzidło is situated in the middle of Kurpie with population over 11000. Kadzidło itself has the population of 4,000.
The name of the village (which means 'incense' in Polish), goes back to the tradition of digging for amber and processing it. Pieces of amber were mixed with juniper and used as incense in churches.
The village was founded in the beginning of the 18th century thanks to the efforts of Antoni Małachowski, the governor of Ostrołęka who, in 1781, funded a wooden church in Kadzidło. Now the church is situated in the village of Dąbrówka. In Kadzidło one can visit a neo-baroque church erected in 1881. At the entrance there are two holy water containers made of sea shells.
The parish of Kadzidło covers the area of 250 sq.km, mainly woodlands with a variety of fauna and flora. The winding course of the river Rozoga with its picaresque banks and convenient campsites is yet another attraction of the parish. All those factors make it a perfect place for recreation, fishing and canoeing.