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Traditions of Warsaw

6 traditions tied to Warsaw.

KindSpiritualFestivalRite of passageTable customSeasonalDressPerformanceEtiquetteCraftGameFolkloreHomeCeremony
MealBreakfastLunchDinnerSupperTea-time and snacking customsTea, coffee and drinking ceremoniesSweets given and sharedFeasts and festival mealsFasting and breaking the fast
🇵🇱 Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland and 1 moreMarch of the LivingMarsz Żywych (Polish) · מצעד החיים (Hebrew) An annual two-week journey to Poland ending in a silent walk from Auschwitz to BirkenauCeremony 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreVictory in Europe Day8 mai 1945 The day Nazi Germany's surrender was accepted, marking the end of the war in EuropeCeremony 🇵🇱 Warsaw, PolandNational Independence DayNarodowe Święto Niepodległości Poland's national day on 11 November, marking the 1918 return of a sovereign Polish stateCeremony

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

  • March of the Living: No machine-readable author provided. Efka de~commonswiki assumed (base, CC BY 2.5, source
  • Victory in Europe Day: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, source
  • National Independence Day: Patryk Matyjaszczyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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