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PROJECT : FLOWERS UNIT EUROPEGRUNDTVIG WORKSHOP
DOŻYNKI - HARVEST HOLIDAYNational Polish Tradition
15 AUGUST 2010BOGUCHWAŁA - POLAND
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Lifelong Learning Programme. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any
use which may be made of the information contained therein."
The international Grundtvig Group together with Polish learners participates in the celebration of Harvest
Festival to know old Polish tradition, to teach openness, appreciate each other’s view and to create positive attitude to different religious and culture
Dozynki: harvest festival celebrations take place all over Poland from mid August to early September every year. These photographs were taken at a harvest festival in Boguchwała/ Rzeszow, Podkarpackie Province and show
HARVEST WREATHS made from a mixture of corn, wheat, rye, fruit and flowers. In this part of Poland local villages compete against each other in making the best harvest wreaths. The beginning of this tradition comes from XVI century and it has been always related to the religious celebration : Virgin Mary Assumption.
Harvest Holiday in Poland - 15 August
Official speech by the Mayor
The Mayor is taking the bread – the symbol of harvest
The Mayor – Wiesław Dronka
The Mayor is giving the hearts, as a small symbol of harvest festival