{"id":502,"date":"2023-10-31T09:31:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T08:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/?page_id=502"},"modified":"2026-11-09T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T19:31:53","slug":"history-of-the-market","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/en\/historia-jarmarku\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bde-globalblock-502-172 bde-globalblock\"><section class=\"bde-f-container-16264-120-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head bde-f-container-16264-120\" data-jb-ruch=\"glowa\" data-jb-pas=\"a\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-16264-100-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head__warstwa jb-head__warstwa--gwiazdy bde-f-container-16264-100\" data-jb-warstwa=\"gwiazdy\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-16264-101-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head__warstwa jb-head__warstwa--tyl bde-f-container-16264-101\" data-jb-warstwa=\"tyl\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-16264-102-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head__warstwa jb-head__warstwa--srodek bde-f-container-16264-102\" data-jb-warstwa=\"srodek\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-16264-103-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head__warstwa jb-head__warstwa--przod bde-f-container-16264-103\" data-jb-warstwa=\"przod\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"bde-f-container-16264-119-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head__inner bde-f-container-16264-119\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-16264-118-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head__text bde-f-container-16264-118\"><nav class=\"bde-f-container-16264-105-16264-1 bde-f-container jb-head__okruchy bde-f-container-16264-105\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><div class=\"bde-breadcrumbs-16264-104-16264-1 bde-breadcrumbs bde-breadcrumbs-16264-104\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><section class=\"bde-section-502-157 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-502-158 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-502-122 bde-text bde-preset-36faba26-a1d1-40fc-95b4-96fdb4c4742b\">\nDid you know that the history of Christmas markets in Gda\u0144sk goes back to the 17th century? At that time they were held around the historic parish church of the Main Town in Gda\u0144sk, now called the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and commonly known as St Mary\u2019s Basilica.<br><br>From the 19th century the markets were moved to Artus Court. They were then called the Christmas Dominiks. Craftspeople exhibited at them, presenting their work.<br><br>After the First World War the markets were already very close to those we know today. They became a place for social and culinary meetings and, above all, for pre-Christmas shopping.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-502-161 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch1.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch1.webp 2368w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch1-300x11.webp 300w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch1-1024x38.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch1-768x28.webp 768w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch1-1536x56.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch1-2048x75.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2368px) 100vw, 2368px\"><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-502-130 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-columns-502-132 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-502-133 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"bde-heading-502-134 bde-heading bde-preset-e5d7990b-50ca-4e9f-90fe-acf8ecfe1bba\">\nWhere do the Market\u2019s nutcrackers come from?\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-502-135 bde-text bde-preset-36faba26-a1d1-40fc-95b4-96fdb4c4742b\">\nThe Market\u2019s mascots,<i> Mr and Mrs Orzechowski<\/i>\u00a0that is, the Market\u2019s nutcrackers, whose costumes echo the uniforms of 18th-century Gda\u0144sk city soldiers, recreated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ProjektHistorycznyGarnizonGdansk\">Stowarzyszenie Garnizon Gda\u0144sk.<\/a><br><br>Before the Partitions the city maintained a permanent city garrison. Among the brave defenders of the city one could meet musketeers and grenadiers in navy-and-white uniforms, artillerymen in navy, red and straw-coloured, cavalrymen in navy and straw-coloured, while the garrison of Wis\u0142ouj\u015bcie Fortress wore red-and-white uniforms. They guarded the city gates and ramparts and performed the role of today\u2019s city guard and police. In 1734 they defended the Polish king Stanis\u0142aw Leszczy\u0144ski against the Russians and Saxons. In 1793 they fought against the Prussians.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-502-137 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-502-162 bde-image2 bde-preset-76c6da6f-7f31-4949-9b3d-c1c71d7cca24\" src=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20231128_PS_555.jpg\" alt=\"Pa\u0144stwo Orzechowscy, the Market&#039;s nutcracker mascots, in front of a decorated stage\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20231128_PS_555.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20231128_PS_555-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20231128_PS_555-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20231128_PS_555-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bde-columns-502-139 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-502-140 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-502-164 bde-image2 bde-preset-76c6da6f-7f31-4949-9b3d-c1c71d7cca24\" src=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/orzechowscy1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration: soldiers of the Royal City of Gda\u0144sk Garrison, 1736\u20131793, in historical uniforms\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/orzechowscy1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/orzechowscy1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/orzechowscy1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/orzechowscy1-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-502-142 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-502-144 bde-text bde-preset-36faba26-a1d1-40fc-95b4-96fdb4c4742b\">\nMany people in Gda\u0144sk placed life-size wooden figures of Gda\u0144sk soldiers in their gardens. The Market\u2019s nutcrackers are a kind of continuation of this custom from the time of the First Polish Republic.<br><br>Stowarzyszenie Garnizon Gda\u0144sk draws on these traditions. It is made up of a group of people in love with old Gda\u0144sk and its culture. They carry out academic research, translate historical texts and write popular-science articles. They recreate Gda\u0144sk cuisine, fashion and customs. They work with many Gda\u0144sk cultural institutions,  creating historical spectacles, shows and talks. Since 2012 they have organised monthly shows of the Historical Changing of the Guard. In 2021 they were honoured with the Lech B\u0105dkowski Award for their work.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"bde-globalblock-502-156 bde-globalblock\"><section class=\"bde-f-container-3962-106-3962-1 bde-f-container jb-dol bde-f-container-3962-106\"><div class=\"bde-f-container-3962-104-3962-1 bde-f-container jb-dol__action bde-f-container-3962-104\"><a class=\"bde-f-text-link-3962-103-3962-1 bde-f-text-link jb-btn bde-f-text-link-3962-103\" href=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/en\/\" target=\"_self\">\nBack to the home page\n<\/a><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-f-image-3962-105-3962-1 bde-f-image jb-dol__garland bde-f-image-3962-105\" src=\"https:\/\/bozonarodzeniowy.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/grafika-lancuch3_1-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"100\"><\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strona g\u0142\u00f3wna Czy wiecie, \u017ce historia bo\u017conarodzeniowych jarmark\u00f3w w Gda\u0144sku si\u0119ga XVII wieku? W\u00f3wczas odbywa\u0142y si\u0119 one w okolicach historycznej fary G\u0142\u00f3wnego Miasta w Gda\u0144sku, obecnie nosz\u0105cej nazw\u0119 Wniebowst\u0105pienia Naj\u015bwi\u0119tszej Marii Panny, a powszechnie nazywan\u0105 bazylik\u0105 Mariack\u0105.Od XIX wieku jarmarki zosta\u0142y przeniesione do Dworu Artusa. Nazywano je w\u00f3wczas Bo\u017conarodzeniowymi Dominikami. 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