Poland’s Constitution Day

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative day
national holiday
public holiday in Poland
adoptionDateOfConstitution 3 May 1791
alsoKnownAs Constitution Day
Poland’s Constitution Day
surface form: Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja

Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja
associatedCity Warsaw
associatedSymbol Flag of Poland
surface form: 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 Government Act of 3 May 1791
surface form: Constitution 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
surface form: Piłsudski Square in Warsaw

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 Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
surface form: Four-Year Sejm (Great Sejm)

Partitions of Poland
surface form: partitions of Poland
relatedHoliday Poland’s Independence Day
Dzień Flagi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
surface form: Poland’s National Flag Day
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

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Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm) commemoratedAs Poland’s Constitution Day
subject surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
Polish Americans holidayObserved Poland’s Constitution Day
this entity surface form: Polish Constitution Day
Flag Day (May 2) relatedTo Poland’s Constitution Day
this entity surface form: Polish Constitution Day
May 3rd Constitution commemoratedOn Poland’s Constitution Day
this entity surface form: Poland Constitution Day
Poland’s Constitution Day alsoKnownAs Poland’s Constitution Day
this entity surface form: Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja