This document summarizes several winter holidays and festivals celebrated in Poland, including Christmas Eve on December 24th, New Year's Eve on December 31st, Grandparents' Day on January 21st-22nd, Valentine's Day on February 14th, Santa Claus Day on December 6th, and Fat Thursday/Shrove Tuesday on February 27th. Each festival is described in one to three sentences providing key details about traditions, origins, and how each event is commemorated in Poland.

1. Winter activities or festivals organized in
partner countries- Poland
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2. Christmas Eve(24.12)
Christmas in Poland is a major annual celebration, as in
mostcountries of the Christian world. The observance of
Christmas developed gradually over the centuries, beginning
in ancient times; combining old pagan customs with the
religious ones introduced after the Christianization of
Poland by the Catholic Church.

3. New Year’s Eve(31.12)
New Year’s Eve is a festive occasion that is
celebrated in Poland on December 31. It is the day
before New Year’s Day, which is the first day of
the year in the Gregorian calendar.

4. Grandmother’s/father’s Day
(21/22.01)
In Poland, grandparents' day is celebrated separately as
grandmothers' day and grandfathers' day.
Grandmothers' day is celebrated on January 21, while
grandfathers' day is celebrated one day later on
January 22. On that day grandchildren come round to
grandparent's house and bring handmade cards or
other small treats . This is to show the seniors that they
remember, cherish and love their grandmothers and
grandfathers.
The celebration was first introduced in the year 1964
by a popular magazine and gained its importance in
1965.

5. Valentine’s Day(14.02)
Valentine’s Day focuses on love, romance, appreciation
and friendship. Chocolates, candies shaped in red
hearts, and other gifts are given to loved ones on
Valentine’s Day.

6. Santa Claus Day
InPoland(06.12)
In Poland, St. Nicholas is a
saintly, dignified figure. He
comes as a bishop in bright
vestments, carrying a golden
crozier that resembles a
shepherd's crook,
symbolizing, like shepherds
with sheep, that the religious
tend their flock of people.

7. Fat Thursday(27.02) =
Shrove Tuesday
In the old days, meat and meat
byproducts, like butter and eggs, couldn't
be eaten during Lent. So ingenious cooks
used up all their dairy and eggs during Fat
Week, from Shrove Thursday to Shrove
Tuesday, by making crepe-like pancakes.
Authors: Jakub Klimek and Fabian Skupieo