In Poland, many official and unofficial holidays are celebrated. The official ones are those that are legally defined as non-working days off. For today, there are 13 - 3 state and 10 religious.
As in all countries, holidays in Poland, especially religious ones, are a continuation of centuries-old traditions and are accompanied by observance of rituals and customs.
Official Holidays in Poland
Among national, state and religious holidays in Poland, declared non-working days:
- New Year's Day - January 1;
- Epiphany - January 6;
- International Women's Day - March 8;
- Easter is the first Sunday after the 1st spring full moon;
- Labor Day - May 1;
- Constitution Day - May 3;
- Feast of the Body of Christ - Thursday 9th week after Easter;
- The Assumption of the Virgin and the Day of the Polish Army - August 15;
- All Saints ' Day - November 1;
- Independence Day - November 11;
- Christmas Day is December 25-26, the sixth of December.
Folk holidays in Poland
Among the holidays that are not days off in Poland, but celebrated by the people, we can single out the following:
- Grandmother's Day (January 21) and Grandfather's Day (January 22) - these days grandchildren pay special attention to their grandmothers and grandfathers, visit them, bring them gifts;
- Carnival (from New Year to Ash Wednesday) - a long time, during which many balls, dances, various festivities, sleigh rides and other fun are held, the last Thursday of Carnival (Thick Thursday) is noteworthy to him that in all houses donuts are eaten and favorites, cooked for fat;
- Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27);
- Valentine's Day (February 14) - everyone knows the Day of All Lovers;
- The first day of spring (March 1) - on this day schoolchildren are allowed to truant school;
- April Fool's Day (April 1) is a day when it is allowed to make fun of even the pages of newspapers and TV screens, not to mention friendly rallies;
- Mother's Day (May 26) - a very warm and bright holiday, called once again to recall the importance of motherly love and gratitude for everything that she gave to her children;
- Children's Day (June 1) - parents try to arrange a holiday for children, take them for a walk, go to the zoo, buy sweets;
- Teacher's Day in Poland (October 14);
- Feast of the Dead (November 2) - the day when the lamps are lit on the graves, and people remember their deceased relatives and friends;
- Andzheki (November 30) is the day of Andrey, one of the most popular Polish names, only people with the name Andrei celebrate it.