As I’m sure you’ve noticed, many of the photos on this list have something to do with religion. This is not surprising when you know that Poland is one of the most religious countries in Europe. Today, about 87% of the nation identifies as Catholic, with 1.31% practicing Orthodoxy, .38% identifying as Protestant and even smaller factions identifying as Jehovah’s Witnesses, Buddhist, Pagan, Jewish and other religions. Pope John Paul II was also Polish, making him the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century.
Poles are also an incredibly resilient group of people. During World War II, Warsaw was tragically nearly completely destroyed and needed to be almost entirely rebuilt. With the help of paintings by Bernardo Bellotto, a Venetian artist, the great people of Poland were able to recreate their Old Town into almost exactly what it was before. Poland also completely vanished from maps for 123, between 1795 and 1918. This was due to three partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that resulted in the temporary elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania. Thankfully, in 1918, both nations were able to restore their independence.
Whether you’re Polish or you haven’t yet had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful nation, we hope you’re enjoying these photos, pandas. Clearly, Poles excel at many things: creating delicious meals and pastries, distilling some of the world’s best vodka and sharing hilarious photos online. Keep upvoting the pics that make you proud to be Polish, or make you want to book a trip to Warsaw or Zakopane as soon as possible, and then if you’re interested in viewing even more of these hilarious pics, you can find Bored Panda’s last article featuring Pictures From Polish Profiles right here!
