Because of that, many of the traditions connected with the celebration have ancient pagan roots. All Saints’ Day, November 1 in Poland is a holiday for everybody except those involved in transportation and emergency services. To contact us, write to editors@culture.pl. The first of November is a bank holiday during which people visit cemeteries and gather round their family graves, laying flowers and lighting candles. On November 1st we celebrate All Saints’ Day, this is a national holiday and on November 2nd we celebrate All Souls’ Day. 2. The beginning of November is a very important time for Polish people. In Poland, people believe that during this day the churches are filled with souls, but the living people are not allowed to see the dead, and the souls who break this rule will be punished in a really hard way. Polish Beliefs & Superstitions of All Saints’ Day. However, the Polish background of the All Saints’ Day comes also from an ancient Slavic (meaning from the times when Poland has not yet been a Christian country) feast called Dziady, which in Polish means Forefathers. All Saints’ Day is celebrated solemnly in Poland. All Saints’ Day in Poland Posted by Anna on Nov 2, 2008 in Culture Yesterday the entire Poland celebrated the holiday of All Saints’ Day ( Wszystkich Świętych ) and initially, I … FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask visits a relatives' grave before All Saints Day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a cemetery in … All Saints' Day, observed on November 1st, is an important holiday celebrated, notably, in Poland and Lithuania, which the opportunity to recognize the deceased. Beatification of Pope John Paul II, the first Polish Pope of the Roman Catholic Church The following is a list of Roman Catholic saints , blesseds , venerables , servants of God and candidates for sainthood who are considered to be "Polish", although not all of these saints are native-born Poles . And when we were kids – all saints day was the time when we put on new boots, coats, etc. In spite of its religious roots it was also observed during Communist rule as the Day of Deceased. Candles and flowers lay in front of the locked gate to Powazki cementary in Warsaw, Poland, while the polish government closed cemeteries due to COVID-19 restrictions two days before the All Saints' Day, preventing Poles from visiting their loved ones graves according to tradition Featuring over 50,000 articles in Polish, English and Russian, Culture.pl features the best of Polish literature, design, visual arts, music, film and more, with over 8 million visitors a year across 80 countries. There is also the cleaning of the graves before the big day, new flowers, new candles, etc, etc. It is a family day in Poland. All Saints' Day, observed on November 1st, is an important holiday celebrated in Poland and Lithuania, which were once one country. :) And we loved going back to the cemetery in the evening to see the candles burning in the dark. All Saints' Day is followed by All Souls' Day (November 2nd), and it's the evening between these two days that past generations believed that the deceased would visit the living or return to their homes. A very nice post – thank you!