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MARCH



1 Albin, Antoni, Antonina, Budzisław, Budzisz, Eudokia, Eudoksja, Ewdokia, Feliks, Herakles, Herkules, Jewdocha, Joanna, Józef, Nikifor, Piotr



2 Absalon, Franciszek, Halszka, Helena, Henryk, Januaria, Krzysztof, Lew, Michał, Paweł, Piotr, Radosław, Symplicjusz



3 Asteriusz, Hieronim, Kunegunda, Lucjola, Maryna, Wierzchosława



4 Adrian, Adrianna, Arkadiusz, Arkady, Eugeniusz, Kazimierz, Lew, Lucja, Łucja, Lucjusz, Wacław, Wacława



5 Adrian, Adrianna, Fryderyk, Jan, Pakosław, Pakosz, Wacław, Wacława



6 Eugenia, Felicyta, Frydolin, Jordan, Klaudian, Koleta, Róża, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz, Wojsław



7 Felicja, Nadmir, Paweł, Polikarp, Tomasz



8 Beata, Filemon, Jan, Julian, Miligost, Miłogost, Stefan, Wincenty



9 Apollo, Dominik, Franciszka, Katarzyna, Mścisława, Prudencjusz, Taras



10 Aleksander, Bożysław, Cyprian, Makary, Marceli, Porfirion



11 Benedykt, Drogosława, Edwin, Kandyd, Konstanty, Konstantyn, Prokop, Rozyna, Sofroniusz



12 Bernard, Blizbor, Grzegorz, Józefina, Wasyl



13 Bożena, Ernest, Ernestyn, Kasjan, Krystyna, Marek, Roderyk, Rodryg, Rodryk, Trzebisław



14 Bożeciecha, Jakub, Leon, Matylda, Mechtylda, Michał



15 Gościmir, Heloiza, Klemens, Krzysztof, Longinus, Ludwika



16 Abraham, Cyriak, Henryka, Herbert, Hiacynt, Hilary, Izabela, Oktawia



17 Gertruda, Harasym, Jan, Patrycjusz, Patryk, Regina, Rena, Zbigniew, Zbygniew, Zbyszko



18 Aleksander, Anzelm, Boguchwał, Cyryl, Edward, Narcyz, Narcyza, Salwator



19 Bogdan, Józef



20 Aleksander, Aleksandra, Ambroży, Anatol, Bogusław, Cyriaka, Eufemia, Klaudia, Patrycjusz, Ruprecht, Wasyl, Wincenty



21 Benedykt, Filemon, Lubomira, Mikołaj



22 Bazylissa, Bogusław, Godzisław, Katarzyna, Kazimierz, Paweł



23 Eberhard, Feliks, Katarzyna, Kondrat, Oktawian, Pelagia, Pelagiusz, Piotr, Zbysław



24 Dziersława, Dzierżysława, Gabor, Gabriel, Marek, Sewer, Sofroniusz, Szymon



25 Dyzma, Ireneusz, Łucja, Lucja, Lutomysł, Maria, Mariola, Wieńczysław



26 Emanuel, Feliks, Larysa, Manuela, Nikifor, Teodor, Tworzymir



27 Benedykt, Ernest, Ernestyn, Jan, Lidia, Rościmir, Rupert



28 Aniela, Antoni, Jan, Krzesisław, Sykstus



29 Cyryl, Czcirad, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Ostap, Wiktoryn



30 Amelia, Aniela, Częstobor, Jan, Kwiryn, Kwiryna



31 Amos, Balbina, Beniamin, Dobromira, Gwidon, Kirył, Korneli, Kornelia



POLISH NAME DAYS

March



1 -- Dewi of Wales

2 -- Blessed Agnes, Bohemian

3 -- Cunegunda of Luxembourg and Bavaria

4 -- Casimir, patron of Poland and Lithuania

5 -- John Joseph

6 -- Felicia

7 -- Thomas Aquinas

8 -- John of God

9 -- Frances

11 -- Constantine, King of Cornwall (first martyr of Scotland)

12 -- Gregory the Great, Pope; Maximilian

15 -- Blessed Conrad of Bavaria; Louise; Zachary, Pope

18 -- Cyril of Jerusalem; Edward

19 -- Joseph, father of Jesus

21 -- Benedict, abbot

22 -- Isidore the Farmer; Zachary, Pope

24 -- Gabriel, Archangel

25 -- Annunciation of the BVM

27 -- John Damascene

28 -- John Capistran



FEAST DAYS OF THE ROMAN CALENDAR

Name Days - Feast Days



THE NAME DAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN EVERY POLISH PERSON'S LIFE



Name days, often spelled NameDay, in Poland are very special occasions and are more important than Birthdays.

You should ALWAYS remember a Name Day.



It is traditional to call and wish the person "Wszystkiego Najlepszego." It is also traditional to give a small gift.



The Name Day has its history in the Polish tradition of naming children after Saints. The importance of the Saints and their Feast Days (the date that the Saint was canonized) resulted in many parents looking to the local priest or to the Roman calendar to name their children. They typically chose the name of a Saint that had a Feast Day close to the birth or baptismal date of their child.



Poles did not celebrate their birthdays, as we do now. They celebrated the feast day of the saint for whom they were named or the anniversary of their baptism. Many families in Poland today still observe this tradition. Originally, the day was for honoring one's patron saint. However, in modern times it is generally a time for parties and gift giving. Nerveless, it retains its importance. You should never forget a Name Day. Moreover, never forget a gift. A gift, however small, is appropriate.



The Name Day is so important to Polish people that in many cases when people emigrated to the United States they gave the date of their Name Day as their date of birth.

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SweetlyDecadent
13:47 Jun 26 2009

oh my gosh, I love hearing about things like this thank for sharing this with me. :)

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Yesterday the last flight from jaxonville, fl to miami was cancelled and the dispatcher manually documented "pilot refusing to fly because of weather". I had a customer that was so irate because she was insistant that the weather was fine. Complaining she spent $700 on a conferance in miami blah blah ... I refunded her $150 ticket and said the pilot has the final say.



This morning when I was getting ready for work I watched the weather channel and they stated that 2 tornadoes hit northern florida last night. I commend the pilot making that decision to not fly the plane and I hope that those passengers that were to take that flight last night realize how lucky they are to have been inconvenienced.

Now that it's the 1st of March hopefully I can get back into some better routine. I still haven't heard back from the job interview about going to the second phase. I made a follow call yesterday and I will have to send and email follow up as well.



I need to also keep job hunting now that my bubble has burst :( It was too good to be true.