Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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If you happen to be in Krakow during Easter, then make sure to join this amazing medieval festival. The Rękawka Festival takes place after the Easter Monday at the Krakus Mound in Podgorze. This tradition has its origins in pagan rites of spring, particularly Dziady (Forefathers) - a pre-Christian tradition of communing with the dead, who were thought to be the guardians of fertility and reproduction.

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