Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 7:05 pm
Post subject: Village of Jachówka
Or more information? Would they be highlanders, or are they too far north (or something)? Forgive me, I don't know that much about this area.
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| Jachowka- Village of Rozalie Celakowny
Rosalie was born on 9/19/1901. Her family was very poor as was the rest of the village. They did not have a church. The faithful would travel 15 kilometers to the church in the town of Budzowie. The biggest city was Malow Podhalaniski. From the 14th century this was considered the “county seat”, and here was the parish and sanctuary of the “Mother of God”. Several times a year the villagers would come here to worship, to the market fairs, to take care of personal and legal business. From 1891 to the beginning of the 20th century Jachowka belonged to Habsburgow in Zywia. The forest and lands were owned by wealthy land owners. When these land owners came several times a year to inspect the territory, the villagers greeted them at the boundary with a band of musicians. When Rosalie was 9 years old some of the traditions were changing. The traditional dress for many women was changing and they wore the dress (costumes) for holidays or church processions. The older women wore dark dresses with white caps (like night caps). Kerchief were worn over these caps and white crochet aprons. The young girls wore caftans or white blouses with ribbons and flowered skirts, black stockings with black felt embroider slippers. The village of Jachowka was in a valley surrounded by hills. Her home was near the road and behind it was a stream. Several years ago the house was condemned with only the stone foundation remaining. The house was a wooden shingle roof house. It had a kitchen and great room which served as the dining room and to one side beds for sleeping. Along the side was a long hallway for storage. The men worked the farms in the forest. There was hay for the animals. Potatoes, cabbage beans and other summer vegetables were the main source of food. The children helped with the animals and chores around the house. The children went to school at the age of 6. The school had six grades. There was not another school in the area. They learned to read, write and math. Rosalie was the oldest child so she had the responsibility of caring for the younger children, household chores and taking a “second breakfast” to the men in the field. This consisted of a piece of bread or potato pancake. Other youths searched for work outside the village. The men as barbers and the girls as domestic help. Rosalie stayed at home and helped care for the sick, elderly and poor of the village. In 1924 she left and moved to Krakow where she continued to work for the poor, sick and elderly. Life in the village revolved around the seasons of the year. Spring: plowing and planting. Because there was no church in the village, at evening-tide the people would congregate at the village shrine for May devotions. Their beautiful singing echoed in the hills. For Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, they walked all night to get to morning services at the nearest church. They brought flowers and herbs to be blessed. The herbs were used for healing. Then the harvest began. After the fest of St. Michael on Sept 29, the land owners came to inspect there lands and prepare for winter. The children were relieved of some of chores and given others. Raking leaves in the forest and storing them in the stable for winter for the animals to lay on. Building fires for roasting potatoes. Also chopping wood and stacking it. Winter came early in the mountains, about the first of October. The women would gather the at neighboring homes to pick down from feathers to use for quilts and pillows. They sang religious hymns and listened to religious readings. At Christmas a tree was set-up in the great room. It was trimmed with apples, nuts, paper cut-outs and “Oplatkas” Christmas Eve the whole village went caroling. The youth would gather to sing and dance at each others homes. During Holy week the people pilgrimage around the village praying the stations of the cross. On Holy Saturday they would travel to the church to have baskets of food blessed and served for Easter Sunday breakfast. Rosalie and her parents made sure all the shut-ins were taken care of so they had Easter breakfast. Rosalie worked hard so they could have their own church or chapel in the village. Finally in 1938 they were named the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was reorganized in 1984. There were few people left from the original village. Now you see new homes, many with garages. Along the way many stores and there is a church with a big parking lot. At the bus stops you find youths waiting to take the bus to school or work. The people to this day go to the wayside shrine to pray and sing. Especially in May and June, as they remember the quiet girl who devoted her life to help others, getting the parish church in the village. Later working in noisy Krakow. The beatification was Sept 5 1996 by Cardinal Francis Macharski. The village of Jachowka is waiting patiently for Rosalie’s canonization. |
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