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View all holidays →- Cultural dayHalloween / All Saints' EveHalloween / Wszystkich Świętych (wigilia)
Costume parties on the eve of All Saints'.
- Public holidayAll Saints' DayWszystkich Świętych
Offices closed · Day of remembrance; cemeteries busy. Offices and most shops closed.
- National dayIndependence DayNarodowe Święto Niepodległości
Offices closed · Commemorates regained independence in 1918. Marches and ceremonies. Offices and shops closed.
- Cultural daySt Andrew's Day (Andrzejki)Andrzejki
Fortune-telling party night, especially for young women.
- Cultural daySt Nicholas DayMikołajki
Small gifts for children on 6 December.
- Public holidayChristmas DayBoże Narodzenie (25 grudnia)
Offices closed · Family celebration. Offices and most shops closed.
- Public holidaySecond Day of Christmas (St Stephen's)Drugi dzień Świąt (26 grudnia)
Offices closed · Continued celebration. Offices and shops closed.
- National dayNew Year's DayNowy Rok
Offices closed · Public holiday. Offices, schools and most shops closed.
- Public holidayEpiphany (Three Kings)Trzech Króli (Objawienie Pańskie)
Offices closed · Religious public holiday. Offices and most shops closed.
- Cultural dayGrandmother's DayDzień Babci
Flowers and gifts for grandmothers.
- Cultural dayGrandfather's DayDzień Dziadka
Gifts for grandfthers.
- Cultural dayWomen's DayDzień Kobiet
Flowers and gifts for women; widely observed.
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