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Birthdays/Namedays ?

saggysadlerThreads: 3 Posts: 1 Joined: Sep 9, 07	Sep 25, 07, 16:56 / #
Can someone clear something up for me with this? A while ago I was told that Polish do not have birthdays but do celebrate 'name-days', but Im not sure if I was being wound up or not.......... Does this sound familiar to anyone? Im lost............. If this is indeed true can you elaborate a little?

Grzegorz_Threads: 81 Posts: 6,213 Joined: Nov 16, 06	Sep 25, 07, 16:57 / #
Celebrate both.

saggysadlerThreads: 3 Posts: 1 Joined: Sep 9, 07	Sep 25, 07, 17:11 / #
Anymore to tell? I know what a birthday is :) but whats a nameday? Maybe when a name wasnt decieded on birth but later was? Sorry if this seems ignorant..........

Grzegorz_Threads: 81 Posts: 6,213 Joined: Nov 16, 06	Sep 25, 07, 17:22 / #
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namesdays#Poland

inkrakow	Sep 26, 07, 04:47 / #
It's usually the saint's day for the saint you were named after, or a day nominated for your particular name. To make it easier (and to spread the parties throughout the year), many saints have more than one day in the year, so for example, if your name is Paul (Pawel) you can chose a day to celebrate from: 10, 15, 19 or 25 Jan, 1, 5, 6 or 8 Feb, 2 or 7 March, 16 or 28 April, 15 May, 1, 7, 26, 28 or 29 June, 20, 25 or 30 July, 20 August, 3 or 19 October or 8, 16 or 19 November. I think that your parents chose which day is 'your' namesday (the nearest one to your birthday??) but I don't know if you can change it later on yourself. Also, my Mum gets really upset if we forget her namesday (29 July) but doesn't care if we forget her birthday, whereas for my brother and I it's the other way round.

GosiaaThreads: 5 Posts: 96 Joined: Aug 18, 07	Sep 26, 07, 06:27 / #
Namedays are great invention because you don't have to disclose your age ! he he he

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1,418 Joined: Dec 7, 06	Sep 26, 07, 07:40 / #
i dont think its fair... you guys get presents twice a year. I want to create my own name day.

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Feb 23, 09, 23:17 / #
Thread attached on merging: Polish birthdays and namedays I think Polish people celebrate their nameday more than their birthday.......... But my question is............................................. If your birthday is the 17th of August and your name is Małgorzata..................... How do you work out when your nameday is? Is it specific? So therefore can someone tell me when this person's nameday is as i don't want to ask them and then spoil the surprise of me sending them/giving them somthing. And is it common to give BIRTHDAY cards on this day? Or do yous have nameday cards too? And is it common to give presents on namedays? cheers big ears :))

RandalThreads: 1 Posts: 758 Joined: Feb 14, 09	Feb 23, 09, 23:19 / #
What is this Nameday?

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Edited by: Moderator Feb 23, 09, 23:31 / #
Now my questions will not get answered........... Thanks mod Half your problem is answered in one of the above posts

BzibziohThreads: 6 Posts: 3,657 Joined: Oct 15, 08 [Suspended]	Edited by: Bzibzioh Feb 23, 09, 23:46 / #
plg: If your birthday is the 17th of August and your name is Małgorzata Imeniny for Małgorzata are: 18 stycznia, 22 lutego, 25 lutego, 10 kwietnia, 13 kwietnia, 10 czerwca, 13 lipca, 20 lipca, 27 sierpnia, 17 października, 2 listopada so closest to her Bday will be 27th August.

chiThreads: - Posts: 38 Joined: Jan 3, 09	Feb 24, 09, 00:08 / #
plg: plg plg: I think Polish people celebrate their nameday more than their birthday.......... they used to but it is all changing now and more and more people, especially the younger generation begins to celebrate birthdays plg: If your birthday is the 17th of August and your name is Małgorzata..................... How do you work out when your nameday is? Is it specific? read the above post:) however some dates are more popular than others and not necessairly Your Małgorzata celebrates her name day on the day you would expect... plg: So therefore can someone tell me when this person's nameday is as i don't want to ask them and then spoil the surprise of me sending them/giving them somthing. well... maybe you will be lucky and it actually is the date we suggest but most of my friends with the name Małgorzata celebrate their name days on 18th January plg: And is it common to give BIRTHDAY cards on this day? Or do yous have nameday cards too? we do have special cards:) but you can just buy a blank one and write sth nice inside:) plg: And is it common to give presents on namedays? presents are very welcomed:) we celebrate it similarly to the way you celebrate birthdays

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Mar 3, 09, 19:52 / #
hmmmmmmmmmmm........i'm even more lost now So if your birthday is Aug the 17th you can celebrate on the nameday the 27th of Aug as suggestes in the above post. I thought the nameday came first.............. And also........... If your birthday is Aug 17th you can have a nameday in Jan????????????

nikttakiThreads: 6 Posts: 89 Joined: Sep 5, 08	Mar 3, 09, 20:43 / #
I think it really depends on person, especially among the young generations :) I celebrate my birthday in August and namesdays in May :)

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER	Mar 3, 09, 20:48 / #
i don't celebrate my name day, never have. it's my name day on Andrzejki and some people will say happy name day to me but we never celebrated name day as something as important as birthday. my nan used to but my parents - never.

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06	Mar 3, 09, 21:13 / #
Mine is on Friday the 13th.....

LAGirlThreads: 13 Posts: 598 Joined: Apr 11, 08	Mar 5, 09, 03:47 / #
My Polish friend is this Friday.krysia so do you have bad luck then LOL.

chiThreads: - Posts: 38 Joined: Jan 3, 09	Mar 5, 09, 09:43 / #
I was born in June and should have celebrated my name day in July but the one on 13th March is more popular so I've always celebrated it then (mind you for quite a long time I didn't even know that there was another day nominated for my name)... .... and some of my friends have already told me recently that I should expect them on Saturday not Friday...:) ... they are giving me the chance to prepare sth nice as I work till 6.30 pm on Friday...:)

LAGirlThreads: 13 Posts: 598 Joined: Apr 11, 08	Mar 6, 09, 04:24 / #
Chi my birthday is june 14th.

chiThreads: - Posts: 38 Joined: Jan 3, 09	Mar 7, 09, 00:23 / #
and mine is in June 7th:)

PolskaManThreads: 3 Posts: 177 Joined: Jan 3, 09	Mar 7, 09, 02:34 / #
Mines June 4th =]

LAGirlThreads: 13 Posts: 598 Joined: Apr 11, 08	Mar 8, 09, 01:41 / #
lots of geminis here.

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