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What's Up :: Miners' holiday on UNESCO heritage list?

15.02.2026 14:30
Poland is awaiting a UNESCO decision to place "Barbórka" - the traditional miners' holiday - on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List
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Marching band of miners at Barbórka festivities in Nikiszowiec, Silesia
Marching band of miners at Barbórka festivities in Nikiszowiec, SilesiaPAP/Tomasz Wiktor

Presented by Sławek Szefs with Agnieszka Bielawska 

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