Poles like to celebrate. We are attached to tradition and uphold the old

customs.

Relationship to the tradition is felt most strongly during the celebration of the biggest church holidays: Easter, Corpus Christi, All Saints Day.

Easter (March-April)

The most colorful celebration of Easter is Palm Sunday. The main attribute of this holiday are palm trees. We have the Holy Week: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday. On Holy Saturday we go to a church with a basket filled with bread, Easter eggs, salt, ham, cheese, cakes, horseradish. On Easter Monday we have Śmigus-dyngus.

Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi is a feast falls out on Thursday, 60 days after Easter.

All Saint’s Day (November 1)On this day we light candles and we bring flowers on the graves of the dead.

State ceremonies: Independence Day and Constitution Day on May 3

In the calendar of state ceremonies the most important place is Independence Day (November 11) and Constitution Day (3 May). We participate in academies, festivals, concerts and parades.

We celebrate with a slightly different character:

Mother’s Day (May 26)Father’s Day (June 23)Children’s Day (June 1)National Grandparents Day (January 21-22)

Our cultivated traditions include: St. Andrew (November 29-30) and the Melting of Madder (March 21 - the first day of spring). Andrew is

associated with fortune-telling. Melting madder symbolic farewell winter.

Presentation made by: Tymek Fedorowski