{"id":616,"date":"2011-11-01T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T11:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poland.leonkonieczny.com\/blog\/?p=616"},"modified":"2011-11-01T08:11:03","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T12:11:03","slug":"all-saints-day-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poland.leonkonieczny.com\/blog\/?p=616","title":{"rendered":"All Saints Day in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Today is<em> Wszystkich \u015awi\u0119tych Narodowe \u015awi\u0119to<\/em>, the National Feast of All Saints. It is a public holiday. It also results in some amazing sights. You see, this is the day that people from all over Poland go to their family&#8217;s graves and tombs and place flowers and especially place and light votive lights. It is an amazing sight to see, I am told.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>You can see some pictures of this on the following web sites and links:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:All_Saints_Day,_1984,_Oswiecim,_Poland_Img871.jpg\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:All_Saints_Day,_1984,_Oswiecim,_Poland_Img871.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cracow-life.com\/poland\/all-saints-day\">http:\/\/www.cracow-life.com\/poland\/all-saints-day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/polandpoland.com\/allsaintsday.html\">http:\/\/polandpoland.com\/allsaintsday.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/easteuropeanfood.about.com\/b\/2011\/10\/31\/all-saints-day-in-eastern-europe.htm\">http:\/\/easteuropeanfood.about.com\/b\/2011\/10\/31\/all-saints-day-in-eastern-europe.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On this day, the roads are packed with peole driving to the cemeteries to honor their loved ones and place their flowers and candles\/votives. In the bigger cities, traffic jams ensue. And even in the smaller towns and villiages, parking anywhere near the cemeteries is nearly impossible. People park where they can and walk to the graves. It is really supposed to be quite the amazing sight. And then when it gets dark, it&#8217;s even more amazing as you can see the cemeteries glowing in the distance, due to all the candles and votives that are burning. It&#8217;s a sight I would love to see in person some day.<\/p>\n<p>The following day is the Feast of All Souls, November 2nd, where people remember their loved ones who have passed. You can read more about these days and their meaning and observence around the world and in Poland <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Saints\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is Wszystkich \u015awi\u0119tych Narodowe \u015awi\u0119to, the National Feast of All Saints. It is a public holiday. It also results in some amazing sights. 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