今天我只花了15分鐘驅車前往隔壁城市,卻覺得整個下午身在東歐。耳朵聽到、嘴裡吃到、眼裡看到的,都是濃濃的波蘭味。
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加拿大西岸最大的波蘭文化活動
BC Polish Festival 卑詩波蘭文化節進入第15屆,舉辦的地點就在Port Coquitlam的市政府廣場。因為疫情稍緩今年恢復舉辦,又適逢俄羅斯和烏克蘭爭戰,一向友好烏克蘭的波蘭在這個年度活動展現支持烏國的氛圍。
充滿異國風情的眾多攤位、東歐民族舞蹈表演、波烏兩國的特色料理是這活動的三大支柱。當然為了兒童,身體彩繪、折氣球更是基本配備。
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從Shaughnessy Street拐入Leigh Square Place小巷,兩側數頂鮮綠色帳棚肩並肩,一攤又一攤的小販販售波蘭相關的商品、手工藝術,其中最受歡迎的是販賣印有波蘭國名的服飾和帽子的攤位。一個烏克蘭的攤位夾雜其中,桌子前擺放大大一面海報,寫著:謝謝你,波蘭。
延伸閱讀
{溫哥華活動} 在百老匯路上遇到梅杜莎 — 溫哥華『希臘日』
傳統舞蹈與美食
廣場正中央的舞台綁起彩帶,前方坐滿數百位觀眾,是本次活動的目光焦點處。表演活動以本地波蘭裔與烏克蘭裔社團的歌舞演出為主,舞者一律都是20歲上下的年輕人,身著色彩繽紛、圖案繁複的東歐傳統服飾,在人群中鶴立雞群。
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當舞台上響起輕快的音樂,男女舞者腳步輕快飛身而入,女子配合節奏或含蓄或婉轉,男子則大開大闔躍起、轉圈,或是下蹲跳難度極高的哈薩克舞,身手極為矯健。不論是女子獨舞,或是男女合舞,愉悅且奔放的氣氛感染全場,每一段舞蹈結束,台下掌聲如雷。
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舞台的另一側是美食區,四、五個帳棚攤位炊煙裊裊,廚師廚娘們揮汗準備餐點。傳統的東歐美食,如波蘭餃子、馬鈴薯煎餅、歐式香腸等是不可缺少的美食;現場試吃的波蘭泡菜、波蘭風味的糕點,也吸引了不少人來品嘗。
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波蘭式的甜甜圈和起司蛋糕
鹹食的攤位前排隊隊伍實在太長,在現場以回字型盤繞,不愛等候的我挑選人龍較短的甜點攤。即便如此,等我購買完畢付了帳,也已經是半小時之後了。買了四種糕點:波蘭甜甜圈、蘋果塔、奶油霜蛋糕(Papal Cream Cake),以及波蘭起司蛋糕(Sernik)。味道的確與北美的甜點略有不同,甜度稍低,而且有淡淡的堅果香。
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舞台後方的市政府文化中心則上演著安靜無聲的競標活動。烏克蘭裔的藝術家,不分專業或是業餘,提供了各自的繪畫作品作為慈善義賣。每幅作品都有編號,有意競標者在作品前的表格上填入名字以及投標的價格,活動結束前當場開標,得標者付費後便可將作品帶回家。
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雖然整個活動過程中聽到絕大部分是波蘭語,不過前來參加的民眾倒是不分族裔:操著粵語的華人、皮膚黝黑的印度裔、米粉捲髮的黑人…. 摩肩擦踵的人群中,再次感受到加國多元文化的特色。
在文化節活動現場沒吃到波蘭餃子,回家路上拐進超市買了包冷凍的餃子,打算煮來當晚餐,用波蘭美食幫今天畫下完美的句點。
2022 卑詩省波蘭文化節 BC Polish Festival
Address: 2253 Leigh Square Port Coquitlam, BC
Time: 13:00~21:00