August 1 free of work? The parliamentary commission for, but there is still a minister

The application for establishing on August 1, a public free day was supported by the Sejm Commission for Petitions. This date commemorates the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising and has been celebrated as the National Day of Remembrance for several years.

According to Business Insider, The Sejm Committee on Petitions supported the request of a group of citizens to establish a public holiday on August 1. The petition emphasized that this day should be a time of reflection and homage to heroes, and therefore free from professional duties.

Now the decision belongs to the ministry

Thanks to the positive opinion of the application by the Commission, a desiderate was adopted, which was directed to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy. If the proposal is accepted there, the project will go to the Sejm. However, the President of the Republic of Poland may also decide on a new day off.

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Currently, the first day of August is the Memorial Day of the Warsaw Uprising. This holiday was initiated by President Lech Kaczyński. Every year at 17.00, i.e. the “W” hour, not only in the capital, but all over Poland, break the sirens, and the inhabitants stop for a minute to worship the heroes of the uprising.

Several public days

In 2025, statutory days off from work were:

• January 1 (Wednesday) – New year
• January 6 (Monday) – Epiphany (Epiphany)
• April 20 (Sunday) – Easter
• April 21 (Monday) – Easter Monday
• May 1 (Thursday) – Labor Day
• May 3 (Saturday) – Constitution Day of May 3
• June 8 (Sunday) – Pentecost (Pentecost of the Holy Spirit)
• June 19 (Thursday) – Corpus Christi
• August 15 (Friday) – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Polish Army Day
• November 1 (Saturday) – All Saints
• November 11 (Tuesday) – National Independence Day
• December 25 (Thursday) – Christmas (first day)
• December 26 (Friday) – Christmas (second day)

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