polish culture, festivals and traditions
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COMENIUS
2012 –
2014 Let me know you:
United in Diversity
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Month Calebration
January New YearFebruary Valentine’s day,
Fat ThursdayMarch Women’s dayApril EasterMay Mother’s DayJune Children’s dayOctober Teacher’s dayNovember All Saint’s day ,
National Independence Day
December Christmas
CALENDAR
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NEW YEAR’ S EVE
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New Year's Eve is the expectation for the coming New Year. It is celebrated on the night of 31 December to 1 January.
On this day people go to parties or throw parties at their homes and invite
their friends and family over. They dance, have fun. At midnight they
welcome the New Year with a glass of champagne and fireworks display.
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Valentine’ s Day
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Saint Valentine's Day, often simply Valentine's Day, is
celebrated on February 14th each year. On this day people give flowers, sweets to those
who they love. They often send valentine’s cards with love
poems.
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Fat Thurstday
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Fat Thursday it' s started on last week for carnival. In Poland and in the Catholic parts of Germany, according to tradition, on this day is allowed to overeating. Popular dishes are donuts and Faworki. According to one superstition, if someone does not eat in Fat Thursday or a donut - in later life will not be so lucky.
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CONSTITUTION OF 3 MAY
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Constitution of 3 May - enacted on 3 May 1791 law regulating the legal system of the Republic. It is generally accepted that the Constitution of May 3 was the first in Europe and second in the world with modern, written constitution. Constitution of May 3 was established by the government adopted the Law on the diet. It was designed to overcome current shortcomings of the political system has long been the Polish Republic and the golden freedom.
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Women’ s Day
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Women's Day- an annual holiday celebrated on March 8th as a
national holiday for all women, regardless of age. They receive
special attention, usually flowers, sweets and small gifts, not only
privately, but at work and schools.
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Easter is the Christian holiday. It commemorates the passion and the Ascension of Christ. Sunday which
precedes Easter is Palm Sunday. On this day we bring palm branches to church to consecrate them. Week
preceding Easter is Holy Week. On Holy Saturday people go to church with baskets filled with food
given to them. On Easter Sunday families gather at the table for Easter breakfast. We eat eggs, meat and lots of cakes: cheesecakes and cakes, which is called
"Mazurek." Easter Monday (Wet Monday) is celebrated by everyone with enthusiasm by sprinkling
each other with water. Especially kids have fun this day. Some people say that by being splashed with water on Easter Monday will bring you good luck
throughout the year.
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Mother’s day
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Mother's Day is a celebration in honour of
all mothers. It is celebrated on May
26th. This is a very important feast for
them.
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Children's day
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Children's Day is celebrated since 1952 on 1 June.Its initiator is an
organization called the International Union for Protection of Childhood, aimed at ensuring the safety of children around
the world. Children's Day is often celebrated in schools, it is a day
of sport,for example by organizing interclass competitions.
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TEACHER’ S DAY
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National Education Day is celebrated in Poland on
14th October. In the institutions related to
education, it is an opportunity to reward
outstanding individuals for education.
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All Saint’ s Day
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All Saints Day is a Roman-Catholic ceremony celebrated on November 1 in
honour of all known and unknown saints. At All Saints Day, people come
to the graves of their loved ones to light candles, lay wreaths and pray. This day is a time when people speak of the dead in the family, friends who left this
world and to honour their memory.
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NATIONAL
INDEPENDENCE
DAY
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Polish festival, celebrated every year on 11 November to
commemorate the anniversary of the revival of the Polish nation
independent statehood in 1918 after 123 years of partitions made by
Austria, Prussia and Russia. Established in recent years of the
Second Republic, restored in 1989. It is a day off from work.
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CHRISTMAS
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In Poland, Christmas Eve is a day of feasting. The feast begins at the appearance of the first star in
the sky. There is no red meat served but fish, usually carp. The supper, which includes many
traditional dishes and desserts, can sometimes last for over two hours. It is followed by the exchange of gifts. At midnight people go to a Midnight Mass.
The next day, the Christmas Day, is often spent visiting friends, singing carols. In Polish tradition, people combine religion and family closeness at
Christmas. Although gift-giving plays a major role in the rituals, emphasis is placed more on the
making of special foods and decorations.
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Authors:Natalia Wita
Klaudia WawrzyczekPaulina Fydrych
Natalia Rutkowska Kasia Heliosz