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15 August is the Feast of the Assumption in the Catholic calendar. In the folk tradition, this day is dedicated […]

The procession held after mass is the most important and enthralling (because it is so spectacular) moment of this holiday. […]

Other popular names for this day are “bonfire” (Polish: sobótka), a name possibly derived from the day on which these […]

Mikstat, a town not far from Ostrzeszów, is celebrated throughout southern Wielkopolska for its St. Roch Church Fair and for […]

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POZNAŃ The city lies on the Warta river. It is the capital of Wielkopolska Voivodeship and the see of the […]

In the very centre of the city, a few steps away from the busy and bustling Old Market Square, a […]

The military doctrine that held sway in Europe during the interwar years mandated that any area which was expected to […]

POZNAŃ Poznań, the capital town of the region, the Province and the Archdiocese, is situated on the Warta. Poznań is […]