More than 500 entries on Kashubia, including symbols, myths, memory, beliefs and stereotypes, can be found in the Kashubopedia, an online encyclopaedia created and developed thanks to the work of many people, including researchers from the University of Gdańsk. The publishers of the publication are the Kashubian Institute and the Joseph Conrad-Korzeniowski Regional and Municipal Public Library in Gdańsk.

Speaking of the Kashubopedia, reference should be made to the Gniazdo Gryfa (Griffin's Nest) project, whose manager and initiator was prof. Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński from the Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, UG.

- 'It aimed to create a compendium of knowledge about Kashubian symbols, myths, memory, the imaginary world, beliefs and stereotypes. It was assumed that it would also take into account the specificity of ethnic, cultural and social processes in the area inhabited by the Kashubian community,' says prof. Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński. - 'The subject was also tradition, including "invented tradition", i.e. a complex and multi-level resource of cultural values and content, alive, constantly reinterpreted, subject to change over time, but at the same time with many permanent elements.'

Kashubpopedia.pl. Dictionary of Kashubian symbols, memory and cultural traditions

A book resulting from the project was published in early 2021. "Dictionary of Kashubian symbols, memory and cultural traditions (ed. C. Obracht-Prondzyński, Gdańsk 2020)". It is a comprehensive publication. The 744 pages contain more than 400 entries written by eleven authors (prof. UG dr hab. Miłosława Borzyszkowska-Szewczyk, prof. dr hab. Józef Borzyszkowski, dr hab. Witosława Frankowska, prof. dr hab. Daniel Kalinowski, dr Katarzyna Kulikowska, prof. UG dr hab. Anna Kwaśniewska, dr Magdalena Lemańczyk, prof. dr hab. Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński, dr Justyna Pomierska, dr Tomasz Rembalski and prof. dr hab. Milos Rezník).

The print run was completely sold out within a few months. At the same time, there were constant requests to develop the project further. And the Kashubopedia is the realisation of these demands.

- 'On the one hand, we are basing ourselves on the entries that were prepared for The Nest of the Griffin, but they have been revised, supplemented and, where necessary, improved by the authors,' - says prof. Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński. - 'On the other hand, ideas have emerged for further entries - more than 100! We will also successively prepare them and place them on the website.'

Kashubopedia is an open project. - 'Not only are you welcome to use the encyclopaedia but also to submit corrections, additions or suggest your own ideas, e.g. new entries,' - adds prof. Obracht-Prondzyński.

We encourage you to use and contribute to the online encyclopaedia.