5 - 13 IV

„From Palm Sunday to Easter Monday"

Celebrations of Holy Week in Kashubia

• Ritual decoration of cottages and the church
• Ceremonial church services, consecration of Easter palms and food

 

1 - 3 V

Majówka

“Môjik” – spring rites

• Presentations and educational workshops: traditional crafts, household, farm and forest chores – glass-making
• Fair of works of folk art and handcrafts

   

18 V

International Day of Museums

30 V

May Holy Mass at shrine from Puzdrowo

31 V

Zielone Świątki – Whit Sunday

• "Ścinanie Kani" – ritual show
• "Grajmy w zielone" – spring rites
• Ritual decoration of cottages and farmyards

   

2 VI

Children’s Day

„Na wiejskim podwórku” ( old games and toys played by children from villages)

• „Master and apprentice” - workshops:

• Wood engraving, glass painting
• Paper flower making
• Weaving, embroidering
• Pottery making
• Rope and twine making, plaiting
• Plastic arts "From scatch to painting"

• Lessons of Kashubian language
• “Museum’s Detective” – prized competition
• Preparing of homemade sweets
• Toy fair

   

24 VI

Saint John (Midsummer Eve)

"In search of fern flower" – customs, rites and competitions for visitors referring to traditional Midsummer Eve celebrations. Free admission for Johns, Yaninas and Janines.

4 VII

Church fair at the consecration anniversary of the church from Swornegacie

• Ceremonial Holy Mass
• Fair of religious and fete art

19 VII

XXXVI Wdzydze Fair

• Exhibition of works of folk artists, craftsmen, handcraftsmen from Pomerania and other regions of Poland
• Presentations and workshops of rural activities and crafts, folk art and handcraft
• Performances of folk groups, country cabarets and theatres
• Concerts of classical music – vocal and played on old instruments
• Games, competitions
• Local cuisine
• Trading, catering

 

 

 

15 VIII

Święto Matki Boskiej Zielnej (The Assumption Day)

• „Rośnie byliczka na odłogu...” – harvest festival show
• Ceremonial Holy Mass on the occasion of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary; consecration of bunches of herbs, flowers and vegetables
• Market of plants and crops from gardens, fields and meadows
• Fair of apiarian products, cosmetics and natural medicines

 

23 VIII

Reunion of Gulgowski and Fethke families

VIII

Plein-air workshop of granite sculpture

20 IX

“Z motyką na bulwy”

• „Topinambur i spółka” – history of planting tuberous plants, dishes, species
• Picking bulbs from patches
• Ploughing and harrowing fields after harvesting of root crops
• tasting meals from potatoes and topinambura from a bonfire, oven and “platy”
• music, dances at bonfire
• „Gorący kartofelek”(a hot potatoe) - games
• Fruit and vegetable market

 

 

4 XII

Saint Barbara’s Church Fair

Celebrations to the honour of the church from Swornegacie patron saint

• Ceremonial Holy Mass
• Christmas fair

 

24 XII 2009
– 1 II 2010

Gody

• Ritual decoration of church
• Christmas in a manor house and cottage
• Exhibition of Kashubian "Gwiazdki" (star decorations)