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Do Poles celebrate Valentines day? [29]
Feb 12, 07 [11:37] - Attached on merging:
Valentines Day in PolandI see that Valentines day is making the news in Poland....
Transplanting Valentine's Day into Polish soil is a sociological phenomenon. Few realize that Feb. 14 has replaced the Slavic tradition of popular festivities with bonfires on Midsummer Eve or St. John's Eve, coinciding with the summer solstice.
Even if you see the day as a product of mass culture, buying a Valentine' Day gift is essential. Even if your partner agrees that the day is riddled with kitsch and commercialism, you will go down badly in their estimation if you do not.
Do any of you know anyone that still celebrates the older festivities?