Cultural: May 3 - Constitution Day
This is a repost of a previous written cultural post. It doesn’t really change from year to year.
We have another holiday on May 3! It's Constitution Day - celebrating the first constitution of Poland which was established in 1791.
This day, politically, is as important to the Polish people as July 4 is to Americans.
Because it falls in close proximity to May 1, Labor Day, Polish people, often tie together the two holidays by taking a vacation day in between. This year is perfect because it falls on a Wednesday after a Monday which was May 1. This means people can take off the whole week from work - leaving the Friday before and only miss 3 days of work - taking up 3 days of the vacation while getting a whole week plus two weekends. No doubt it will be a big deal this year! But it’s still called the “Majowy” weekend.
So how do they celebrate it?
Practically speaking - by staying at home as all stores are closed, and having a grill, or bike riding, or taking a walk - depending on the weather. It's a very "low stress/low key" day. Of course, in cities, there are parades - but we tend to stay away from all things political, so I've never gone into downtown Warsaw to watch one.
(I doubt there are parades today - this year -2020).
If you are intrigued by this historical day, here's the Wikipedia article about it.
We all have our flags out and the towns have flags lining the sidewalks and light poles.
And that's all for today!
Have a great one!
Don't forget - if you need something for your projects, be sure to check out the goodies my sis has for you! I'm sure she's got something you can use - and at a great price!
Here’s one of the goodies we have!
