3. New Year is the time at which a new calendar
year begins and the calendar's year count is
incremented. In many cultures, the event is
celebrated in some manner.

4. Valentine’s Day- is observed on February 14 each year.
Today Valentine's Day is celebrated in many countries
around the world, mostly in the West, although it remains a
working day in all of them.

5. Woman’s Day-
originally
called International
Working Women’s
Day, is marked
on March 8 every
year. In different
regions the focus of
the celebrations
ranges from general
celebration of respect,
appreciation and love
towards women to a
celebration for
women's economic,
political and social
achievements.

6. Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating
the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after
his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New
Testament. Easter is preceded by Lent, a forty-day
period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

7. Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating
fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in
society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of
June, but it is also celebrated widely on other days. Father's
Day complements Mother's Day, a celebration that
honors mothers and motherhood.

8. All Saints' Day .often shortened to All Saints, is
a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts
of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday
after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour
of all the saints, known and unknown. In the
Western calendar it is the day after Halloween
and the day before All Souls' Day.

9. The process of restoration of Poland's independence was gradual; the date chosen is
the one on which Józef Piłsudski assumed control of Poland. The Independence Day
was constituted in 1937 and was celebrated only twice before World War II. In
the People's Republic of Poland (PRL) the national holiday was moved to July 22 the
day the PKWN Manifesto was issued. In 1989 the Independence Day was moved back
to November 11.

10. is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus
Christ, celebrated generally on December 25 as a
religious and cultural holiday by billions of
people around the world. A feast central to
the Christian liturgical year, it closes
the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of
Christmastide.

12. Poland is a country in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 square
kilometres (120,726 sq mi), and mostly temperate climate. Generally
speaking, Poland is an almost unbroken plain reaching from the Baltic Sea in
the north, to the Carpathian Mountains in the south. Within that plain, terrain
variations run in bands east to west. The Baltic coast has two natural harbors,
the larger one in the Gdańsk-Gdynia region, and a smaller one
near Szczecin in the far northwest. The northeastern region also known
as Masurian Lake District with more than 2,000 lakes, is densely wooded,
sparsely populated and lacks agricultural and industrial resources.

13. The country extends 876 kilometers from north to south and 689
kilometers from east to west, at an area of 564,5897 square
kilometers including inland waters. The average elevation is 173
meters, and only 3% of Polish territory, along the southern border, is
higher than 500 meters. The highest elevation is Mount Rysy, which
rises 2,499 meters in the Tatra Range of the Carpathians, 95
kilometers south of Kraków. About 60 square kilometers along
the Gulf of Gdańsk are below sea level. Poland is traditionally
divided into five topographic zones from north to south.

14. Nearly all of Poland is swirled northward into the Baltic Sea by
the Vistula, the Oder, and the tributaries of these two major
rivers. About half the country is drained by the Vistula, which
originates in the Tatra Mountains in far south-central Poland.
The Vistula Basin includes most of the eastern half of the
country and is drained by a system of rivers that mainly join the
Vistula from the east. One of the tributaries, the Bug, defines
280 kilometers of Poland's eastern border with Ukraine and
Belarus.

15. Poland's long-term and short-term weather patterns are made
transitional and variable by the collision of diverse air masses
above the country's surface. Maritime air moves across Western
Europe, Arctic air sweeps down from the North Atlantic Ocean,
and subtropical air arrives from the South Atlantic Ocean.
Although the Arctic air dominates for much of the year, its
conjunction with warmer currents generally moderates
temperatures and generates considerable precipitation, clouds,
and fog. When the moderating influences are lacking, winter
temperatures in mountain valleys may drop to a minimum of −20
°C (−4 °F).

16.
Polish cuisine (Polish: kuchnia polska) is a style of cooking and
food preparation originating from Poland. It has evolved over the
centuries due to historical circumstances. Polish national cuisine
shares some similarities with other Central
European and Eastern European traditions as well
as French and Italian similarities. It is rich in meat, especially
pork, chicken and beef (depending on the region) and winter
vegetables (cabbage in the dish bigos), and spices.

17. Traditional Christmas Eve supper
called Wigilia is meatless, usually
consists of barszcz (borscht)
with uszka (small dumplings) – a
classic Polish Christmas Eve starter,
followed by fried carp, carp fillet or cod
with apple & leeks fresh salad, carp
in aspic etc. traditionally carp (fried or
Jewish style) provides a main
component of the Christmas Eve meal
across Poland.

18. Fat Thursday is a Catholic feast
celebrated on the last Thursday before the
Lent, which is also the last day of carnival.
Traditionally it is an occasion to enjoy fair
amounts of sweets and cakes which
afterwards are technically forbidden until
Easter. "Tłusty Czwartek" belongs to
moveable feasts, as it is connected with
the date of Easter and beginning of the
Lent. The next Thursday falls already after
Ash Wednesday that is the period of the
Lent when the Catholics should refrain
from overeating.

19. A typical Easter Breakfast
often consists of cold-cuts
served with horseradish
sauce and beet salads,
breads, bigos, żurek,
kiełbasa,smoked
salmon or herring, marinated
vegetable salads, Easter
salad - (chopped boiled
eggs, green
peas, cwikła, carrot, apple,
potato,parsley and
mayonnaise) coffee, tea and
cakes, i.e. chocolate
cake, makowiec, mazurek,
sernik, etc

20. The Baltic Seaside is a brackish
mediterranean sea located in
Northern Europe. The Baltic Sea is
one of the youngest seas of the
Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately
12 thousand years old. The Baltic
Sea is surrounded by land from all
sides.The surface of the Baltic Sea
is 392 979 km². The sea’s volume
is 21 721 km³. The average depth
is 52,3 m, while the maximum
depth is 459m.

21. The Tatra Mountains are a mountain range which forms a natural border
between Slovakia and Poland, and are the highest mountain range in
the Carpathian Mountains. In the Tatras there are many well-known peaks. The
most recognizable include
Kasprowy Wierch,
Giewont, Kościelec
Świnice and Wolowiec

22. Masuria is famous for its
lakes and forests,
offering a wide range of
outdoor activities from
sailing to kayaking and
swimming. The region
includes the largest lake
in Poland called
Śniardwy.

23. Silesia is a region in the South of Poland
which is famous for its mines. One may
find a lot of mines, in which carbon is
mined as well as salt. There are also many
factories in Silesia. Therefore, this region is
a bit polluted. However, there are a lot of
fantastic places,which you can visit.
Surface- 12 333,51 km²
Population- 4 654 115

25. Capital Warsaw
Language Polish
Currency PLN
Population 38 200 037 mln
Surface 312 679 km²

26. Warsaw is an Alpha- global city, a major
international tourist destination and an
important economic hub in Central
Europe. It is also known as the
"phoenix city" because it has survived
many wars throughout its history. Most
notably, the city had to be painstakingly
rebuilt after the extensive damage it
suffered from World War II, during which
90% of its buildings were destroyed. On 9
November 1940 the city was awarded
Poland's highest military decoration for
heroism, the Virtuti Militari, for the Siege of
Warsaw (1939).

27. The city has grown from a Stone
Age settlement to Poland's second most
important city. It began as a hamlet
on Wawel Hill and was already being
reported as a busy trading centre
of Slavonic Europe in 965. With the
establishment of new universities and
cultural venues at the emergence of
the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and
throughout the 20th century, Kraków
reaffirmed its role as a major national
academic and artistic centre. The city has a
population of approximately 760,000
whereas about 8 million people live within a
100 km radius of its main square.

28. Łódź first appears in the
written record in a 1332
document giving the
village of Łodzia to the
bishops of Włocławek. In
1423 KingWładysław
Jagiełło granted city
rights to the village
of Łódź. From then until
the 18th century the town
remained a small
settlement on a trade
route between Masovia a
nd Silesia. In the 16th
century the town had
fewer than 800
inhabitants, mostly
working on the nearby
grain farms.

29. Presentation made by:
- Jakub Klimek
- Fabian Skupień