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The celebration ends with the exchange of presents and a midnight mass in churches. Other aspects of Polish Christmas include nativity plays called "Jasełka" or "Herody", outdoor nativity scenes, the singing of carols, notably "God Is Born" or "Midst Quiet Night", and Kulig, a horse-pulled sleigh ride.
St. Dominic's Fair (Polish: Jarmark św. Dominika ), is an annual cultural and trade event organized between July and August in the port city of Gdańsk , Pomeranian Voivodeship , Poland. It was founded in 1260 and together with Weihnachtmarkt and Oktoberfest , it is considered one of the biggest cultural and trade open-air events in Europe ...
Observing the creativity of other parishioners is one of the special joys of the event. While in some older or rural communities, the priest visits the home to bless the foods, the vast majority of Poles and Polish Americans visit the church on Holy Saturday, praying at the Tomb of the Lord (the fourteenth and final Station of the Cross). The ...
Kupala Night (also Kupala's Night or just Kupala; Polish: Noc Kupały, Belarusian: Kupalle, Russian: Ivan Kupala, Kupala, Ukrainian: Ivan Kupalo) is one of the major folk holidays [1] in some of the Slavic countries [2] that coincides with the Christian feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist [1] and the East Slavic feast of Saint John's Eve.
The historic city of Kraków, Poland, especially the Old Town, is the hub of many outdoor and indoor festivals, cultural events and street parades.Many of them are seasonal and take place only one time, while others are organised annually for many years by various festival societies.
This is also Armed Forces Day (Święto Wojska Polskiego), celebrating Polish victory in the Battle of Warsaw. 1 November All Saints' Day: Wszystkich Świętych: This day is traditionally celebrated by visiting the graves of deceased family members because All Souls' Day (Zaduszki/Święto Zmarłych), which falls the day after, is not a public ...
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Traditionally, name day celebrations (Polish: imieniny [imjɛˈɲinɘ] ⓘ) have often enjoyed a celebratory emphasis greater than that of birthday celebrations in Poland. [citation needed] However, birthday celebrations are increasingly popular and important, particularly among the young as well as the older generation in the territories regained after the Second World War due to remaining ...