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In Poland, thanks to the variety of national and religious holidays which are often clustered with weekends additional holidays are created. However a lot depends on your employer whether or not to grant a possibility of extending your weekends. Here is a list of holidays which may be useful when planning your leisure activities: Nowy Rok (1 January/ New Years Day). The first day of
the new year. Poniedzia³ek Wielkanocny - Easter Monday (the time of Easter
is different every year and is set in accordance with the phases of
moon; 2000 24 April, 2001 16 April). Common custom in
Poland is to pour water on other people which has recently moved out
of control and beyond the bonduaries good taste, especially in the streets
where hordes of youngsters use whole buckets of water and show no mercy
to the by-passers regardless of their age and sex. It is better not
to walk alone in a big city on that day or use a car instead. wiêto Pracy (1 May Labour Day) Dzieñ Konstytucji Trzeciego Maja (3 May
3rd May Constitution Day) national holiday to commemorate first
Polish constitution issued in 1791. Bo¿e Cia³o Holy Christ Body Day different
day every year, usually first or second decade of June Wniebowziêcie Najswiêtszej Maryi Panny (15 August
- Virgin Mary Day) Wszystkich wiêtych (1 November - All Saints
Day) Narodowe wiêto Niepodleg³oci (11 November
National Independence Day) wiêta Bo¿ego Narodzenia (25 and 26 December - Christmas) |
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