Women's Day - an annual holiday celebrated on March 8th as an expression of respect for the victims of the struggle for equal rights for women was established in 1910.
Women's Day is celebrated in Poland on a large scale.
The origins of the Women's Day come from ancient Rome where they celebrated Matronalia. It was a festival falling on the first week of March, associated with the beginning of the new year, with motherhood and fertility.
The origins of International Women's Day come from the labor movement in North America and Europe. The first celebration of National Women's Day was held on 28th February 1909 in the United States. It was initiated by the Socialist Party of America.
Today women are given gifts to show them the feelings. Most of the gifts are flowers, candies, dinner, trip.
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EASTER TRADITIONS IN POLAND
Easter is a very important holiday in Poland. Easter celebrations start on Palm Sunday and end on Easter Monday and this period is known as Holy Week.
On Palm Sunday, one week before easter Sunday, people go to churches with palm-leaf branches that commemorate the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem and people greeted Him with palm branches.
The Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper.
The Good Friday commemorates the death of Jesus on the cross.
The Holy Saturday is when Jesus was in the tomb. On that day people go to church with Easter baskets and they bring Easter food to be blessed - very traditional are eggs (the symbol of a new life), bread, salt, butter, sausages, horseradish.
The eggs are pained in various colours and are called in Polish "pisanki".
Easter Sunday is the day of celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. On this day many families have a traditional Easter breakfast.
On Easter Monady there is a very old Easter tradition called ‘Śmigus Dyngus’. On that day men pour water or perfume on girls and women. It is the last day of Easter celebration.
