Calendar of Polish Name Days

Tried searching on google, but couldn't find a calendar style list for name days, anybody know a good place for one ?

http://www.behindthename.com/namedays/lists/pol.php

This should help :)

I've never, ever heard of Polish name days. Is that different to your birthday or confirmation name day ?

Who makes these things up ? :)

I guess its just part of the culture to remember name-days (a patron saint's day - rather than birthdays). This anniversary is important for Poles and as far as i know, in no other culture is it celebrated in such a special way

Cheers Cube, brilliant ;-)

LIRed, from my experience it seems youngsters celebrate both days, perhaps birthdays more and once old ( like me! ) people celebrate their name's day instead.

I don't know the history though, but it seems most celebrate their name's day on the first opportunity after their birthday.

I was brought up in a Polish culture :) by two Polish parents & Polish community.
I know it was important to be named after a Patron Saint or a Holy/Blessed person. But I never heard about celebrating that Patron Saints Day.

I only have Polish genes in me, though I wasn't born there nor do I live there <grin>

Thanks for the info steve & cube :)