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May is Polish Heritage Month in Ontario. Join the celebrations!

28.04.2023

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This year for the second time, Polish Heritage Month will be celebrated for the entire month of May in Ontario 

 

The celebration begins with the following events:

• May 2nd marks Polish Flag Day and Polish Diaspora Day celebrates Poles Abroad - on this day we encourage you to display the Polish flag.

• May 3rd marks the 231st anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of May 3 - the second such democratic document in the world, introduced shortly after the US and the first in Europe. It codified basic law regulating the organization of state authorities and the rights and obligations of citizens.

 

Numerous Polish organizations, institutions and individuals are intimately involved in the preparation of events to celebrate Polish Heritage Month in Ontario.

 

Program of events Polish Heritage Month 2023 in Ontario:

 

May 1, 2023

  • 12:00 PM – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Orangeville City Hall
  • 2:00 PM – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Shelburne Town hall

 

May 2, 2023

  • 10:00 PM - Iillumination of the Niagara Falls in the colors of the Polish Flag

link: https://www.earthcam.com/canada/niagarafalls/?cam=niagarafalls_str&fbclid=IwAR3GiIfzwdWsDaOMfziiB16tEks83b8bR7eyvW0tLYuzdr3T05IfrILpjPI

 

May 3, 2023

  • 12:00 PM – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Mississauga City Hall
  • 2:00 PM – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Brampton City Hall

 

May 5, 2023

  • 11:30 AM - – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of the Oakville City Hall

 

May 6, 2023

  • 5:00 PM - Knaga festival (address: 71 Judson St., Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1A4)

 

May 7, 2023

  • 1:00 PM -– Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Toronto City Hall
  • May 3rd Polish Constitution Parade in Toronto
  • Polish Table Tennis Championships (4300 Cawthra Rd, Mississauga, ON L4Z 1V8)

 

May 9, 2023

  • 1:00 PM – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Georgetown City Hall

 

May 10, 2023

  • 1:00 PM – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Barrie City Hall
  • 6:30 PM – Polish Flag Raising ceremony in front of Cambridge City Hall

 

May 13, 2023

  • Patriotic concert at gen. Jozef Haller Polish School in Toronto with the Novi Singers choir

 

May 26, 2023

  • 8:00 PM - Polish-Ukrainian concert performed by the Bartosz Hadała Jazz Trio and the Akord band

(Orbit Restaurant, 2025 Dundas St E, Mississauga, ON L4X 1M2)

 

Throughout May, the "Polish BookShelf" campaign will be held in selected libraries, thanks to which a special collection of Polish titles will be made available to readers.

Toronto Public Library - Long Branch Branch (3500 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, ON M8W 1N6)

 

Check back frequently for new events to be announced soon. 

 

For more information please contact us: toronto.rsvp@msz.gov.pl

 

Basic information:

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario established month May as the Polish Heritage Month in Ontario. So called Bill 18 was introduced as a private bill by MPP Christine Hogarth. The bill received Royal Assent on December 9, 2021 by The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell.

Ontario is home for over than half million people with Polish heritage. The Polish community is one of the most numerous groups in Ontario. This great group of Canadians of Polish origin has been participating in building Canada for generations to enrich its culture and heritage and become integral part of its multicultural community. Poles raise their children as part of the Canadian community and with respect to its values. Most of the Canadian families with Polish origin want to raise their descendants also in acquaintance with the language, culture and traditions of the country of their ancestors. By proclaiming the month of May as Polish Heritage Month, the Province of Ontario recognized great impact that Polish Canadians have had on Ontario's history, culture and community.

Polish Heritage Month will be celebrated each May, commemorating Constitution Day in Poland -  the implementation of the first democratic and progressive constitution in Europe on May 3rd, 1791. This is one of the most important dates in Poland’s  history and marks the centuries log struggle for freedom and independence by the Polish people. Polish Heritage Month is an opportunity to bring closer to Ontarians of all ages and backgrounds Polish history and traditions. Ontario is a proud region of many cultures and proclaiming May as Polish Heritage Month is reflecting core values of its habitants.

More information: https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-2/bill-18

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