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2018-10-31
November 11 – National Independence Day
Compared to 2008, the percentage of Polish people surveyed who celebrate Nov 11 has risen significantly. Ten years ago Independence Day was marked by about every other respondent (49%), while now almost three out of four (72%) say that they celebrate in some way on the date that Poland regained independence.
The most popular ways of celebrating the 11th of November are to fly the national flag (43%) and take part in a Mass (29%). Less frequent is joining in public events and celebrations (18%), having a special dinner at home, or some other way of marking the occasion (11% each).
More on this subject in the CBOS report.
The above data comes from the ‘Current Events and Problems’ surveys of October 2008 and September 2018.