Poland’s Constitution Day

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commemorative day national holiday public holiday in Poland

Poland’s Constitution Day is a national holiday celebrated on May 3rd to honor the adoption of Europe’s first modern written constitution in 1791.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Polish Constitution Day	4
Constitution Day (May 3) in Poland	1
Poland Constitution Day	1
Poland’s Constitution Day canonical	1
Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2838236 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Poland’s Constitution Day
Context triple: [Constitution of 3 May 1791, commemoratedAs, Poland’s Constitution Day]

A. Polish Armed Forces Day in the People’s Republic of Poland
Polish Armed Forces Day in the People’s Republic of Poland was a state holiday that honored the communist-era Polish military, particularly its World War II service alongside the Soviet Union.
B. Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
The Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 is the supreme law defining Poland’s political system, fundamental rights, and the organization and powers of its state authorities.
C. Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania
Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania was a Marxist revolutionary socialist party active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Polish and Lithuanian territories of the Russian Empire, closely associated with figures like Rosa Luxemburg and influential in the broader international socialist movement.
D. Katyń Memorial Day
Katyń Memorial Day is a Polish national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyń Forest and related sites.
E. Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Poland’s Constitution Day
Target entity description: Poland’s Constitution Day is a national holiday celebrated on May 3rd to honor the adoption of Europe’s first modern written constitution in 1791.

A. Polish Armed Forces Day in the People’s Republic of Poland
Polish Armed Forces Day in the People’s Republic of Poland was a state holiday that honored the communist-era Polish military, particularly its World War II service alongside the Soviet Union.
B. Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
The Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 is the supreme law defining Poland’s political system, fundamental rights, and the organization and powers of its state authorities.
C. Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania
Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania was a Marxist revolutionary socialist party active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Polish and Lithuanian territories of the Russian Empire, closely associated with figures like Rosa Luxemburg and influential in the broader international socialist movement.
D. Katyń Memorial Day
Katyń Memorial Day is a Polish national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1940 Soviet massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyń Forest and related sites.
E. Polonia Restituta
Polonia Restituta is a Latin phrase meaning "Poland Restored," symbolizing the rebirth and renewed sovereignty of the Polish state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative day ⓘ national holiday ⓘ public holiday in Poland ⓘ
adoptionDateOfConstitution	3 May 1791 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution Day ⓘ Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja ⓘ linked to: Poland’s Constitution Day Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja ⓘ
associatedCity	Warsaw ⓘ
associatedSymbol	flag of Poland ⓘ linked to: Flag of Poland
belongsToTradition	Polish national holidays ⓘ
commemoratedConstitutionRank	first modern written constitution in Europe ⓘ second modern written national constitution in the world ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
dateObserved	May 3 ⓘ
dayOfMonthObserved	3 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
historicalContext	adoption of the 3 May Constitution during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ reform movement of the Four-Year Sejm ⓘ
honorsDocument	Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ linked to: Government Act of 3 May 1791
honorsEvent	adoption of the Polish Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ
legalStatus	non-working day in Poland ⓘ
mainCeremoniesLocation	Warsaw ⓘ
mainCeremoniesSite	Piłsudski Square in Warsaw ⓘ linked to: Piłsudski Square Royal Castle in Warsaw ⓘ
monthObserved	May ⓘ
observedBy	Polish diaspora ⓘ citizens of Poland ⓘ
politicalAspect	emphasizes Polish sovereignty ⓘ emphasizes democratic traditions ⓘ
precedes	Poland’s National Flag Day in the May holiday period ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
relatedDocument	Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ
relatedEvent	Four-Year Sejm (Great Sejm) ⓘ linked to: Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth partitions of Poland ⓘ linked to: Partitions of Poland
relatedHoliday	Poland’s Independence Day ⓘ Poland’s National Flag Day ⓘ linked to: Dzień Flagi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
religiousAspect	Catholic masses held in thanksgiving for the constitution ⓘ
significance	commemorates Europe’s first modern written national constitution ⓘ commemorates the world’s second modern written national constitution after the United States Constitution ⓘ
theme	celebration of Polish independence and statehood ⓘ celebration of constitutionalism and rule of law ⓘ
typeOfObservance	patriotic celebration ⓘ state holiday ⓘ
typicalActivities	church services ⓘ display of Polish national flags ⓘ laying of wreaths ⓘ military parades ⓘ official state ceremonies ⓘ patriotic speeches ⓘ
yearOfConstitution	1791 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of 3 May 1791 → commemoratedAs → Poland’s Constitution Day ⓘ

subject linked to: Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm)

Polish Americans → holidayObserved → Polish Constitution Day ⓘ