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= Polish mutual aid practice in the countryside
Description
Wojtek Mejor:
"There is this thing called TŁOKA (pronunc.: TUOKA) in Poland which is:
"...a slavic custom of collective, unpaid help in the rural areas. It survived until the second half of the 20th century. . . . The work began and ended with a treat (food and often music and dancing) . . . The church allowed it even on Sundays. . . ."