Holidays in Poland
Public holidays in Poland are regulated by the Rest Day Act of January 18, 1951 ( Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 o dniach wolnych od pracy ) - Journal of Laws, No. 4 of 1960, Article No. 28, pages 159 and 160, amended in 1990. Since the last change (2010, effective from 2011) Poland has 13 legally recognized public holidays .
Public Holidays
Note: The table only lists public holidays, e.g. B. Public holidays, which are regarded as public rest days (non-working days).
| date | Type | German name | Official Polish Name ( Informal Local Name ) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1st | Christian | New Years Day | Nowy Rok | |
| 6th January | Christian | Holy Three Kings | Święto Trzech Króli | until 1960, again since 2011 |
| March April | Christian | Easter Sunday | Pierwszy dzień Wielkanocy ( Niedziela Wielkanocna ) | |
| March April | Christian | Easter Monday | Drugi dzień Wielkanocy ( Poniedziałek Wielkanocny ) | |
| 1st of May | state | National holiday | Święto Państwowe ( Święto Pracy ) | This holiday is not officially called Labor Day, but it is usually called that and coincides with Labor Day , which is celebrated internationally on May 1st. |
| May 3rd | state | National Day May 3rd, Constitution Day | Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja ( Święto Konstytucji Trzeciego Maja ) | Constitution of May 3, 1791 |
| 7th Sunday after Easter | Christian | Pentecost | Pierwszy dzień Zielonych Świątek ( Zielone Świątki ) | |
| 9. Thursday after Easter | Christian | Corpus Christi | Dzień Bożego Ciała ( Boże Ciało ) | catholic church holiday |
| 15th of August | Christian | Assumption Day | Wniebowzięcie Najświętszej Maryi Panny | This is also Polish Army Day ( Święto Wojska Polskiego ), which is celebrated on the anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw in 1920 . |
| November 1st | Christian | All Saints Day | Wszystkich Świętych | |
| November 11th | state | Polish Independence Day | Narodowe Święto Niepodległości ( Dzień Niepodległości ) | The occasion is the independence of the state in 1918 after 123 years of division by Prussia, Austria-Hungary and Russia. |
| 25 December | Christian | 1st Christmas Holiday | Pierwszy dzień Bożego Narodzenia | |
| December 26th | Christian | 2nd Christmas Day | Drugi dzień Bożego Narodzenia |
National Holidays
The following days are national holidays in Poland, although they are not days off:
- March 1st - National Remembrance Day of the Exiled Soldiers ( Narodowy Dzień Pamięci "Żołnierzy Wyklętych" ), since 2011
- April 13 - Memorial Day of the Victims of the Katyn Massacre ( Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Zbrodni Katyńskiej )
- May 9 - National Day of Victory Over the Third Reich. ( Narodowe Święto Zwycięstwa i Wolności ), since 1945
- June 28 - National Memorial Day of the Poznań Uprising of 1956 ( Narodowy Dzień Pamięci Poznańskiego Czerwca 1956 ), on the anniversary of the Poznan Uprising in June 1956, since 2005
- August 31 - Solidarity and Freedom Day ( Dzień Solidarności i Wolności ), on the anniversary of the conclusion of the August 1980 agreements
- October 14 - National Education Day ( Dzień Edukacji Narodowej ), earlier Teachers ' Day , on the anniversary of the founding of the National Education Commission in 1773
- October 16 - Pope John Paul II's Day ( Dzień Papieża Jana Pawła II ), since 2005
Earlier holidays
- November 12, 2018 - one-time public holiday because Independence Day on the 100th anniversary falls on a Sunday (decision of the Sejm on October 23, 2018)
Other traditional days
- May 26th - Mother's Day
- Fat Thursday on the last Thursday before Lent
Web links
Commons : National holidays of Poland - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 r. o dniach wolnych od pracy. Retrieved July 6, 2010 .
- ↑ New holiday regulations in Poland. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 22, 2012 ; Retrieved December 26, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Monitor Polski z 20 listopada 2007 No. 87 poz. 944
- ↑ MP 2006 no 43 poz. 455
