Constitution Day

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Constitution Day is a Polish national holiday celebrated on May 3rd to commemorate the adoption of the progressive 1791 Constitution, one of the first modern constitutions in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
abolishedAsPublicHoliday 1951 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 3 May Constitution Day ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Day

May 3rd Constitution Day ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Day

Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja ⓘ
associatedWith Polish Constitution of 1791 ⓘ
Polish independence movement ⓘ
Polish national identity ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
category May observances ⓘ
National days ⓘ
Public holidays in Poland ⓘ
commemorates Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ
adoption of the Polish Constitution of 1791 ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
dateObserved May 3 ⓘ
dayObserved 3 ⓘ
firstCelebrated 1791 ⓘ
flagUsage Polish national flag displayed on private homes ⓘ
Polish national flag displayed on public buildings ⓘ
legalStatus public holiday in Poland ⓘ
location Republic of Poland ⓘ
mainCeremonyLocation Piłsudski Square in Warsaw ⓘ
linked to: Piłsudski Square

Warsaw ⓘ
monthObserved May ⓘ
observedBy Polish citizens ⓘ
Polish diaspora ⓘ
officialName Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja ⓘ
partOf Polish long May weekend ⓘ
politicalMeaning celebration of constitutionalism and rule of law ⓘ
expression of attachment to democratic values ⓘ
relatedHoliday Flag Day (Poland) ⓘ
Polish Independence Day ⓘ
religiousAspect often accompanied by Catholic masses ⓘ
restoredAsPublicHoliday 1990 ⓘ
significance commemoration of one of the first modern constitutions in Europe ⓘ
symbol of Polish sovereignty and democratic tradition ⓘ
statusDuringCommunistEra celebrations discouraged by communist authorities ⓘ
not an official public holiday ⓘ
timeOfYear spring ⓘ
typicalActivities church services ⓘ
display of Polish flags ⓘ
laying of wreaths ⓘ
military parades ⓘ
official state ceremonies ⓘ
patriotic speeches ⓘ
workFreeDay yes ⓘ

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

Republic of Poland → nationalHoliday → Constitution Day ⓘ
Government Act of 3 May 1791 → commemoratedOn → 3 May Constitution Day ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Day
Poland’s Constitution Day → alsoKnownAs → Constitution Day ⓘ
Constitution Day (Poland) → alsoKnownAs → May 3rd Constitution Day ⓘ
subject linked to: Constitution Day
linked to: Constitution Day
Constitution Day (Poland) → alsoKnownAs → 3 May Constitution Day ⓘ
subject linked to: Constitution Day
linked to: Constitution Day