Holy Week — Wielki Tydzień Exactly 7 days before the main celebra- tions take place, people gather for a procession with palms in their hands. This is the moment when they begin to celebrate. In Poland, all we can get are ‘artificial palms’. They’re usually made from branches of native trees, including box, willow, yew and olive. As you might know the entire week before Easter is called Holy Week, and during that time there’s a lot of things going on here. To commemorate the fact that Jesus Christ had his Last Supper with the apostoles and washed their feet there is the special mass in the church. Holy Thursday commemorates also the event when Christ instituted the priesthood. In cathedrals, bishops wash the feet of 12 parishioners just as Christ did his apostles before the supper. Maundy Thursday —Wielki Czwartek Palm Sunday — Niedziela Palmowa by Gabi Płachciak 2D
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Holy Week — Wielki Tydzień
Exactly 7 days before the main celebra-
tions take place, people gather for a
procession with palms in their hands.
This is the moment when they begin to
celebrate. In Poland, all we can get are
‘artificial palms’. They’re usually made
from branches of native trees, including
box, willow, yew and olive.
As you might know the entire week before Easter is called
Holy Week, and during that time there’s a lot of things going on
here.
To commemorate the fact that Jesus Christ
had his Last Supper with the apostoles and
washed their feet there is the special mass
in the church. Holy Thursday commemorates
also the event when Christ instituted the
priesthood. In cathedrals, bishops wash the
feet of 12 parishioners just as Christ did his
apostles before the supper.
Maundy Thursday —Wielki Czwartek
Palm Sunday — Niedziela Palmowa
by Gabi Płachciak 2D
Good Friday, the most somber day of the year, is a day of solemn church services centering on the Death of Christ. In homes where East-er preparations are well underway, music is not played and an atmos-phere of reverence is main-tained. It’s forbidden to eat meat during this day.
People take part in the way of the cross often, around the streets of the place they live in. Many hours are spent in devotion at church. The altar is bare, the services--for the only time of the Church year--do not include the Con-secration of the Host, symbolizing the desolation of the world without God.
Good Friday—Wielki Piątek
Holy Saturday: Blessing of the easter baskets - Wielka Sobota
Probably one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday – not only in Poland but also within Polish com-munities all around the world. The name of this custom might sounds mysterious but it’s nothing more than blessing the food that will be eaten during the Easter feast. A small amount of the most important food like decorated Easter eggs, bread, meat and butter are put inside the basket. It’s a very important tradition in Polish culture so you can often spot entire families participating in it. Children love it!
Holy Sunday—Wielka Niedziela The time has come. Jesus ressurected
from the grave. People go for the special
mass called Ressurection early in the morning.
It starts at 6am.
After that they have the big, traditional,
family breakfast. It starts with sharing of
the blessed food between family members.
It’s also a time of small talk between each
other during which everyone wishes each
other and themselves all the best.
After the breakfast is finished, people take a walk and
enjoy the rest of the day (unless somebody ate too much and
they cannot move for a while…).
Easter Monday
Śmigus Dyngus - Wet Monday
People go to church, later on they meet their families,
friends, go for a walk.
In the meantime the real fun begins – if you’re a girl you
better read these words carefully! This is a day when young
boys set up small (ok…not small. huge.) groups and they hunt
for girls to…use their waterguns against them. That’s right –
they literally do everything they can to make them all wet.
