{"id":3882,"date":"2012-10-16T15:49:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T15:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=3882"},"modified":"2012-11-01T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T16:48:24","slug":"public-holidays-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/public-holidays-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Public holidays in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"

I usually write about different holidays in my posts, but today I wanted to just put a list together, so everything is in one spot!<\/p>\n

During these public holidays (\u015bwi\u0119ta pa\u0144stwowe<\/strong>) the banks and other institutions are predominantly closed, as well as some smaller shops:<\/p>\n

January 1<\/strong>: New Year’s Day<\/p>\n

Easter Sunday and Monday<\/strong> (first Sunday after the first spring full moon)<\/p>\n

May 1<\/strong>: Labour Day<\/p>\n

May 3<\/strong>: Constitution Day (on the anniversary of May 3, 1791 Constitution proclamation)<\/p>\n

Corpus Christi<\/strong>: On Thursday of the ninth week after Easter there are processions with white-dressed children, attended by hundreds of people.<\/p>\n

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All Saints' Day in Poland<\/p><\/div>\n

August 15<\/strong>: Assumption of Virgin Mary, Polish Army Day (on the anniversary of the victorious battle of 1920 against Russian army fought on the outskirts of Warsaw)<\/p>\n

November 1<\/strong>: All Saints’ Day<\/p>\n

November 11<\/strong>: National Independence Day (Poland regained independence in 1918 after 123 years of partitions)<\/p>\n

December 25, 26<\/strong>: Christmas<\/p>\n

There are also less official feasts that are usual working days:<\/p>\n

Fat Thursday:<\/strong> The day of eating doughnuts (the last Thursday of the Carnival)<\/p>\n

International Women’s Day<\/strong>: a popular communist feast when men should show their appreciation of women with a flower or a gift. Originally the day was established in USA to commemorate 129 women who died during a fire in a New York factory in 1908 (March 8th)<\/p>\n

The First Day of Spring<\/strong>: An unofficial occasion popular among children, who traditionally play truant on that day. (March 21st<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

April Fool’s Day<\/strong>: A world-known tradition of making fools of everyone, in Poland called with latin name “Prima Aprilis”. (April 1st<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Child’s Day<\/strong>: Children are given the sweets, taken to zoo garden or something similar. (June 1st<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

St John’s Night<\/strong>: The shortest night of the year is the only time when fern blooms. The one who find it, would be happy and well-off, but be careful: it is forbidden to share hapiness and money with anyone else. (June 24th<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Eve of St Andrew’s Day<\/strong>: People read the future from the shapes of wax that was earlier melted and poured into cold water. (November 29th<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Do nast<\/strong>\u0119pnego razu… <\/strong>(Till next time…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I usually write about different holidays in my posts, but today I wanted to just put a list together, so everything is in one spot! During these public holidays (\u015bwi\u0119ta pa\u0144stwowe) the banks and other institutions are predominantly closed, as well as some smaller shops: January 1: New Year’s Day Easter Sunday and Monday (first…<\/p>\n

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