July 11 is a public holiday. Are you free on Friday?
Author: prepared by JKB • Source: Rynek Zdrowia • Published: 08 July 2025 07:03 • Updated: 08 July 2025 07:03
July 11 is a national holiday established by the Sejm in 2016 - the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic.
- July 11 is the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic
- This national holiday was introduced in 2016 by decision of the Sejm
- A public holiday does not automatically mean that it is a day off.
On July 11, we annually celebrate the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic. This day is a national holiday, but it is not a statutory day off from work.
The holiday was established to commemorate the victims of the genocide in Volhynia in Eastern Lesser Poland. The date chosen was the anniversary of the so-called Bloody Sunday of 1943, when the largest wave of murders of Poles occurred in Volhynia.
Various institutions in Poland regularly receive ideas for introducing new non-working days, for example in the form of petitions.
In April 2025, a petition was submitted to the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Family, which called for the introduction of 6 additional days off from work . The chances of its positive consideration by the current or future president are assessed as slim, mainly due to the expected political and economic resistance.
- January 1 (Wednesday) – New Year
- January 6 (Monday) – Epiphany;
- April 20 (Sunday) – Easter;
- April 21 (Monday) – Easter Monday;
- May 1 (Thursday) – Labor Day;
- May 3 (Saturday) – May 3rd Constitution Day;
- June 8 (Sunday) – Pentecost;
- June 19 (Thursday) – Corpus Christi;
- August 15 (Friday) – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
- November 1 (Saturday) – All Saints’ Day;
- November 11 (Tuesday) – National Independence Day;
- December 24 (Wednesday) – Christmas Eve;
- December 25 (Thursday) – Christmas;
- December 26 (Friday) – Christmas.
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