Easter in Poland

Easter in Poland, a public holiday,^[1] is one of that country's major holidays, often compared in importance to Christmas.^[2]^: 30^[3]^: 111^[4]^: 309^[5]^[6] Associated with it are many specific customs and traditions.^[1]^[7]

Easter has been celebrated in Poland since the country's Christianization in the Middle Ages.^[1] During the period of Poland's partitions, it was also an important patriotic observance, reminding Poles of their culture.^[6]

Easter is also important to Polish-Americans and other Polish diasporans.^[2]^: 30^[8]^: 42^[9]

According to a 2012 survey, about 90% of Poles observe some Easter customs, and over 50% participate in Christian Easter observances.^[10]

^ ^a ^b ^c Kowalczyk, Maria (2020). "Geneza i obchód Wielkanocy w Polsce. Zarys problematyki" (PDF). Studia Elbląskie (in Polish). XX: 273–294.
^ ^a ^b Silverman, Deborah Anders (2000). Polish-American Folklore. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-02569-3.
^ Kempny, Marta (9 June 2010). Polish Migrants in Belfast: Border Crossing and Identity Construction. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-2290-9.
^ Levinson, David (1996). Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-1840-3.
^ Strzelecka, Aneta (2014). "W JAKI SPOSÓB I Z JAKIEJ OKAZJI ŚWIĘTUJĄ PODRĘCZNIKOWI I PRAWDZIWI POLACY? NEGOCJOWANIE WAŻNOŚCI ŚWIĄT". Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Kształcenie Polonistyczne Cudzoziemców (in Polish) (21): 163–175. ISSN 0860-6587.
^ ^a ^b Kreutza, A.; Greene, J. Augustine (1948). "Easter Customs in Poland". Blackfriars. 29 (337): 169–173. ISSN 1754-2014. JSTOR 43812427.
^ "The Many Faces of Easter in Poland". Culture.pl. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ Radzilowski, John; Gunkel, Ann Hetzel (2020). Poles in Illinois. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3723-1.
^ YENSENOV, Kanat A., Zhamilya M-A. ASSYLBEKOVA, Saule Z. MALIKOVA, Krykbai M. ALDABERGENOV, and Bekmurat R. NAIMANBAYEV. "HISTORY OF POLE DIASPORA (ХІХ-ХХІ)." Astra Salvensis (2021).
^ "WIELKOPOSTNE I WIELKANOCNE ZWYCZAJE W POLSKICH DOMACH" (PDF). Fundacja Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej. 2012.

[:1-1] Kowalczyk, Maria (2020). "Geneza i obchód Wielkanocy w Polsce. Zarys problematyki" (PDF). Studia Elbląskie (in Polish). XX: 273–294.

[:0-2] Silverman, Deborah Anders (2000). Polish-American Folklore. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-02569-3.

[3] Kempny, Marta (9 June 2010). Polish Migrants in Belfast: Border Crossing and Identity Construction. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-2290-9.

[4] Levinson, David (1996). Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-1840-3.

[5] Strzelecka, Aneta (2014). "W JAKI SPOSÓB I Z JAKIEJ OKAZJI ŚWIĘTUJĄ PODRĘCZNIKOWI I PRAWDZIWI POLACY? NEGOCJOWANIE WAŻNOŚCI ŚWIĄT". Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Kształcenie Polonistyczne Cudzoziemców (in Polish) (21): 163–175. ISSN 0860-6587.

[:3-6] Kreutza, A.; Greene, J. Augustine (1948). "Easter Customs in Poland". Blackfriars. 29 (337): 169–173. ISSN 1754-2014. JSTOR 43812427.

[:2-7] "The Many Faces of Easter in Poland". Culture.pl. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

[8] Radzilowski, John; Gunkel, Ann Hetzel (2020). Poles in Illinois. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-3723-1.

[9] YENSENOV, Kanat A., Zhamilya M-A. ASSYLBEKOVA, Saule Z. MALIKOVA, Krykbai M. ALDABERGENOV, and Bekmurat R. NAIMANBAYEV. "HISTORY OF POLE DIASPORA (ХІХ-ХХІ)." Astra Salvensis (2021).

[10] "WIELKOPOSTNE I WIELKANOCNE ZWYCZAJE W POLSKICH DOMACH" (PDF). Fundacja Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej. 2012.

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