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Independence Day

6. Independence Day

Poland’s Independence Day commemorating the country’s regained independence on 11th November 1918 after 123 years of partitions and rule by Russia, Prussia and Austria is one of the most important nat...

7. Labour Day

Celebrated on 1 May, Labour Day is a public holiday. Poles love to spend it together with their families and friends, enjoying the so-called majówka, the May holidays. See also: National 3rd of May Ho...

Poland in the blogosphere

8. Poland in the blogosphere

They popularize Polish heritage sites and explain everyday life. Bilingual Polish-English blogs offer an insight into Polish traditions and everyday life. A wooden parish church in Barwald Dolny near ...

Corpus Christi Traditions

9. Corpus Christi Traditions

...traditions. The linen shirts and colourful decorations from wool and linen continue to be made according to the traditional tailoring and embroidery designs from the region. They can sometimes be pur...

From potters to spoonmakers

10. From potters to spoonmakers

...tradition." And it all started with a potter, Antoni Piechowski, who moved to Czarna Wieś Kościelna in Podlasie in 1799. Taking advantage of the abundant deposits of clay, he shaped pots on a potter’s...