December 4
Barbara celebrates her Name Day
As Saint Barbara is the Patron of the miners
4th December is their Day called "Barbórka" in Poland.
(The Patron Saint of the miners' festival is Barbara of Nicomedia,
a martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD and was recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.)
Barbórka (from the name of Barbara)
is celebrated with great enthusiasm by all Polish miners
and people associated with the extraction of fossil fuels.
The celebration of this Day always begins with a solemn morning Mass, held in a church.
The miners' bands march through the districts of the cities and towns inhabited by miners.
Meetings, ceremonies, concerts, and so-called beer halls
are also frequently organized
Best wishes to all Miners in Poland
and all over the World
And as is customary Polish Miners' Greeting
God Bless!
