Large Scale Gymnastic Festivals (Pan-Sokol Slets): The Greatest Social Movement on Polish Territory Prior to the First World War |
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| Authors: | Magdalena Zmuda Palka Matylda Siwek |
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| Institution: | 1. The University of Physical Education in Krakow, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Humanities, Section of Pedagogy, Krakow, Poland;2. magda-zmuda@wp.pl;4. Pedagogical University of Cracow, Faculty of Geography and Biology, Institute of Geography, Department of Tourism and Regional Studies, Krakow, Poland |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThe basis of the Sokol movement in Europe in the nineteenth century was as a result of a number of social, political, and institutional phenomena, as well as changes in the fields of education, culture and customs. Development of medical and pedagogical knowledge was an important factor for progress in physical education in the nineteenth century, but also in the forming of the Sokol Gymnastics Society. The inspiration for Sokol within Polish territory was the then gymnastic systems, and the earlier formed Czech Gymnastics Society. However, a significant factor certainly was the political and social situation within former Poland. |
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| Keywords: | Sokol Gymnastics Society Sokol movement Pan-Sokol Slets Polish history Sokol festivals |
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