Public holidays in Poland

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Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951 (Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 o dniach wolnych od pracy; Journal of Laws 1951 No. 4, Item 28). The Act, as amended in 2010, currently defines thirteen public holidays.

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Public holidays

Note: The table below lists only public holidays i.e. holidays which are legally considered to be non-working days.

May Holidays

Under communist rule, the 1st of May was celebrated as Labour Day with government-endorsed parades, concerts and similar events. Following the 1989 changes, the Sejm decided to keep this day a public holiday but to give it the neutral name of State Holiday. In addition, the 3rd of May was created as Constitution Day. The May holidays (1st, 2nd and 3 May) are called "Majówka" in Polish, a pun made from the May month name (it can be translated as May-day picnic).

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National and state holidays

The following are national and state holidays in Poland, although they are normally working days unless declared a public holiday:

March 1 - National "Cursed Soldiers" Remembrance Day, Narodowy Dzie? Pami?ci "?o?nierzy Wykl?tych", established in 2011
May 1 - State Holiday, informally called Labour Day, ?wi?to Pa?stwowe, public holiday, established in 1950
May 3 - May 3rd Constitution Day, ?wi?to Narodowe Trzeciego Maja, public holiday, established originally in 1919, disestablished in 1946, then established again in 1990
May 8 - Victory Day, Narodowy Dzie? Zwyci?stwa, established in 2015
August 1 - National Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day, Narodowy Dzie? Pami?ci Powstania Warszawskiego, established in 2009
August 31 - Day of Solidarity and Freedom, Dzie? Solidarno?ci i Wolno?ci, set on the anniversary of August Agreement from 1980, established in 2005
November 11 - National Independence Day, Narodowe ?wi?to Niepodleg?o?ci, public holiday, established originally in 1937, disestablished in 1945, then established again in 1989

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Former national and state holidays

May 9 - Victory Day (9 May), established in 1945, disestablished on 7 May 2015 (celebrated for the last time in 2014)
July 22 - National Day of the Rebirth of Poland, set on the anniversary of the PKWN Manifesto's signing, established in 1945, disestablished on 28 April 1990 (celebrated for the last time in 1989)

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Other holidays

Holidays declared by statute

The following are holidays declared by statute in Poland. These holidays are declared in statute and as such they form a part of law in Poland. However, these holidays are not granted the distinction of national or state holidays. These are normally working days, unless coinciding with a public holiday.

January 27 - Public Employment Services Worker's Day, Dzie? Pracownika Publicznych S?u?b Zatrudnienia, established in 2010
February 8 - Prison Service Day, ?wi?to S?u?by Wi?ziennej, established in 2010
February 22 - Crime Victims Day, Dzie? Ofiar Przest?pstw, coinciding with European Victims Day, established in 2003
May 2 - Flag Day, Dzie? Flagi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, established in 2004
May 2 - Polish Diaspora Day, Dzie? Polonii i Polaków za Granic?, established in 2002
May 4 - Fire Fighter's Day, Dzie? Stra?aka, coinciding with International Firefighters' Day, established in 2002
May 16 - Border Guard's Day, ?wi?to Stra?y Granicznej, established in 1991 (this may coincide with Pentecost)
May 29 - Veteran of Overseas Military Activities' Day, Dzie? Weterana Dzia?a? poza Granicami Pa?stwa, coinciding with International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, established in 2011 (this may coincide with Pentecost or Corpus Christi)
June 12 - Government Protection Bureau's Day, ?wi?to BOR, established in 2001 (this may coincide with Pentecost or Corpus Christi)
June 13 - Military Gendarmerie's Day, ?wi?to ?andarmerii Wojskowej, established in 2001 (this may coincide with Pentecost or Corpus Christi)
July 24 - Police Day, ?wi?to Policji, established in 1995
July 31 - Treasury Day, Dzie? Skarbowo?ci, celebrated since 2008, established in 2010
August 15 - Armed Forces Day, ?wi?to Wojska Polskiego, this holiday coincides with a public holiday (Assumption of Mary), established in 1992
August 29 - Municipal Police's Day, Dzie? Stra?y Gminnej, established in 1997
September 1 - Veterans Day, Dzie? Weterana, established in 1997
September 21 - Customs Service Day, Dzie? S?u?by Celnej, established in 1999
October 13 - Paramedics' Day, Dzie? Ratownictwa Medycznego, established in 2006
October 14 - Teachers' Day, Dzie? Edukacji Narodowej, established in 1972
October 16 - Pope John Paul II Day, Dzie? Papie?a Jana Paw?a II, established in 2005
November 21 - Social Workers' Day, Dzie? Pracownika Socjalnego, established in 1990

Holidays declared by parliamentary resolution

The following are holidays declared by parliamentary resolution in Poland. These holidays are declared by a resolution of Sejm. These holidays do not form a part of law in Poland, and consequently are not granted the distinction of national or state holidays. These are normally working days.

March 23 - Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day, Dzie? Przyja?ni Polsko-W?gierskiej, established in 2007 (this may coincide with Easter or Easter Monday)
March 24 - National Life Day, Narodowy Dzie? ?ycia, established in 2004 (this may coincide with Easter or Easter Monday)
April 13 - Katyn Memorial Day, Dzie? Pami?ci Ofiar Zbrodni Katy?skiej, set on the anniversary of the discovery of mass graves in Katyn, established in 2007 (this may coincide with Easter or Easter Monday)
April 18 - Coma Patients' Day, Dzie? Pacjenta w ?pi?czce, established in 2012 (this may coincide with Easter or Easter Monday)
April 28 - Day for Safety and Health at Work, Dzie? Bezpiecze?stwa i Ochrony Zdrowia w Pracy, coincides with Workers' Memorial Day, established in 2003
May 27 - Local Government's Day, Dzie? Samorz?du Terytorialnego, set on the anniversary of the first local government elections in Poland, established in 2000 (this may coincide with Pentecost or Corpus Christi)
May 30 - Foster Care Day, Dzie? Rodzicielstwa Zast?pczego, established in 2006 (this may coincide with Pentecost or Corpus Christi)
June 1 - Day Without Alcohol, Dzie? bez Alkoholu, established in 2006 (this may coincide with Pentecost or Corpus Christi)
June 4 - Day of Freedom and Citizens' Rights, Dzie? Wolno?ci i Praw Obywatelskich, set on the anniversary of 4th of June 1989 Polish elections, established in 2013 (this may coincide with Pentecost or Corpus Christi)
June 14 - National Day of Remembrance of Nazi Concentration Camps Victims, Narodowy Dzie? Pami?ci Ofiar Nazistowskich Obozów Koncentracyjnych, set on the anniversary of the arrival of the first mass transport of political prisoners to Auschwitz concentration camp, established in 2006 (this may coincide with Corpus Christi)
June 28 - National Day of Remembrance of Pozna? 1956 protests, Narodowy Dzie? Pami?ci Pozna?skiego Czerwca 1956, set on the anniversary of the outbreak of Pozna? 1956 protests, established in 2006
July 11 - National Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Genocide Committed by Ukrainian Nationalists on Citizens of the Second Polish Republic, Narodowy Dzie? Pami?ci Ofiar Ludobójstwa dokonanego przez ukrai?skich nacjonalistów na obywatelach II Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, set on the anniversary of the "bloody sunday" in Volhynia, the culmination of the massacres of Poles in Volhynia, established in 2016
August 2 - Genocide Remembrance Day of the Roma and Sinti, Dzie? Pami?ci o Zag?adzie Romów i Sinti, set on the anniversary of the Roma and Sinti exterminaton at Auschwitz concentration camp, established in 2011
September 17 - Sybirak's Day, Dzie? Sybiraka, set on the anniversary of Soviet invasion of Poland, established in 1998
September 27 - Polish Underground State's Day, Dzie? Podziemnego Pa?stwa Polskiego, set on the anniversary of the formation of Service for Poland's Victory, established in 2013
October 4 - Animals' Day, Dzie? Zwierz?t, coincides with World Animal Day, established in 2006
December 13 - Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day, Dzie? Pami?ci Ofiar Stanu Wojennego, set on the anniversary of declaration of Martial law in Poland, established in 2002

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Other observances

Grandmother's Day on January 21,
Grandfather's Day on January 22,
Traders' Day on February 2,
Valentine's Day on February 14,
Cat's Day on February 17,
T?usty Czwartek on the last Thursday before Lent,
Ostatki on the last day of Carnival,
Ash Wednesday on the first day of Lent,
Women's Day on March 8,
Day of Polish Statistics on March 9,
Men's Day on March 10,
World Consumer Rights Day on March 15,
Earth Day on March equinox day,
Truant's Day on March 21,
ABW Day on April 6, Polish counter-intelligence agency's (ABW) holiday, celebrated since 2004,
Maundy Thursday on the Thursday immediately preceding Easter Sunday,
Good Friday on the Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday,
Holy Saturday on the Saturday immediately preceding Easter Sunday - ?wi?conka is performed on this day,
?migus Dyngus on Easter Monday (the day following Easter Sunday) is when traditionally the young (and young of heart) have water fights, in continuation of a pagan spring fertility ritual observed in many other cultures,
International Mother Earth Day on April 22,
Majówka is a spring festival celebrated throughout Europe,
EU Accession Day on May 1,
Labour Day on May 1,
Europe Day on May 9,
Mother's Day on May 26,
World No Tobacco Day on May 31,
Children's Day on June 1,
Father's Day on June 23,
Kupala Night (Noc Kupa?y) on the night from June 21 to 22,
Saint John's Eve "Noc ?wi?toja?ska" on the night from June 23 to 24,
Dog's Day on July 1,
Power Engineer's Day on August 14,
September 1 the day Germany invaded Poland in 1939, triggering World War II,
September 17 the day Russia invaded Poland in 1939,
Car-Free Day on September 22,
Boy's Day (Dzie? Ch?opaka) on September 30 - on this day girls give presents to boys,
Polish Post Day (Postman's Day) on October 18,
Mongrel's Day on October 25,
Halloween on October 31,
Civil Service Day on November 11, customary Polish holiday, celebrated since 2000,
Andrzejki on the night from November 29 to 30 - on this day people (mainly children and teens) are making prophecy by pouring candle wax by key hole to water and guessing what the wax shape means,
Miners' Day on December 4 - Barbórka,
Miko?ajki on December 6 - on this day Santa Claus gives sweets to children,
Christmas Eve (Wigilia Bo?ego Narodzenia) on December 24,
Sylwester on December 31.

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References

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Public holidays in Poland

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