Polish Christmas are gone

Polish people were celebrating Christmas time as one most important holidays during whole year. Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas Day and Boxing Day are still the best time for a family meeting and celebrating birth of Jesus.

St. Marcin’s Day loudly celebrated in Poznań

November 11th is a day when Poznań celebrates St. Maricn’s Day which is one of the most important events for the capital of Great Poland.

Annual collections during All Saints Day

Politicians, actors, people connected with culture and even normal people take part in annual collections at Polish cemeteries. All Saints Day gives them chance to collect money for renovation of old and sometimes forgotten graves.

All Saints Day on roads

Poles are going to travel to visit graves of their nearest and dearest this weekend. It is estimated that more than 4 million Poles are going to leave their homes in order to do that.

Different traditions

Poland is still a transforming country that looks for its own identity. Poles seem to be a bit confused about the path they want to follow. They cannot decide if the old tradition (often associated unjustifiably with Communism) or western trends are more important.