Holidays in Poland
Please note that Catholic religious holidays are widely observed in Poland. Stores, malls, and restaurants are likely to be closed or have very limited business hours on Easter, All Saints Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas.
• Easter, a moveable feast that happens in March or April.
• Constitution Day falls on May 3rd.
• All Saints Day 1st of November. In the afternoon and evening, people visit graves of their relatives and light candles.
• National Independence Day is a public holiday celebrated every year on 11th November to commemorate the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 after 123 years of Partitions of Poland by Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia.
• Christmas Eve, December 24th. In Poland, Christmas Eve is more important than Christmas Day, but also a working day - shops are usually open till early afternoon.
• New Year's Eve, December 31st.