Polish Diaspora Day
Public holiday celebrated in Poland
| Polish Diaspora Day | |
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| Observed by | Poland |
| Significance | Commemoration of the Polish diaspora |
| Date | 2 May |
| Next time | 2 May 2025 (2025-05-02) |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Polish National Flag Day |
The Polish Diaspora Day[a] is a public holiday celebrated in Poland on 2 May, to commemorate the Polish diaspora around the world.[1] It was established on 20 March 2002, by the Sejm of Poland (lower house of the parliament), from the incitive of the Senate of Poland (upper house of the parliament).[2] It is celebrated on the same day as the Polish National Flag Day. It takes place a day after the International Workers' Day (1 May), and a day before the 3 May Constitution Day (3 May).[1]
Notes
- ^ Polish: Dzień Polonii i Polaków za Granicą, literally: Day of Polish diaspora and Poles residing abroad
References
- ^ a b "President: Flag Day and Polish Diaspora Day merge on May 2". president.pl. 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Udział Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w życiu Polaków za granicą. Strona internetowa Senatu RP". senat.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-03-30.
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Polish diaspora and Polish minorities
- Lechites
- Polish-Lithuanian people
- Great Emigration
- Polish occupation zone in Germany
- Poles in the Soviet Union
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- Colonization attempts by Poland
- Ethnic minorities in Poland
- Polish population transfers (1944–1946)
- Repatriation of Poles (1955–59)
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