15th August we're having a state and church holiday in Poland and in the folk tradition - a holiday related to thanksgiving for the gathered harvest. It is accompanied by the harvest festival celebrations taking place in the soletstvos. During the past weekend (9th-10th August) the 1st Folk Czarnochowice Days took place along with the consecration of the harvest wreath and numerous accompanying events.

The great holiday prepared by the local Czarnochowice community was aided financially by the Municipality as a result of open bidding in the area of culture.

On the other hand, on 15th August, the Soletstvo Council along with the Voluntary Fire Brigade and the Chorągwica Village Housewives' Club invite to a ceremony of consecration of a harvest wreath during a solemn church service and to the „Family Harvest Festival Fete" in Chorągwica.

The two-days-long celebrations in Czarnochowice have begun with a Saturday Junior Football Tournament for the Jan Robert Zariczny goblet.

It was the eighth edition of the tournament, where this time four teams competed, the winner being the representatives of the LKS Czarnochowice.

The second place was taken by the team UKS Orzeł Nowa Wieś and the further ones by Contra Sułków and LKS Węgrzce Wielkie.

During the break in the demonstration match the children's teams Żaków and Gwarka competed.

On the same day the young football players, who met a week earlier during the "wild" teams tournament, were presented with awards.

Czarnochowice were represented by the contestants of the recently founded little football school conducted by Jan Zariczny.

The Sunday celebrations being the part of the 1st Folk Czarnochowice Days took place on a beautiful, sunny day, which provided an additional motivation for the numerous participation of the residents of Czarnochowice and the environs in the event.

The celebrations commenced with a holy service during which a harvest wreath was consecrated. The host of the harvest festival was the local parson Józef Jędrzejowski, who also was presented with a beautiful wreath.

After the official speeches and welcoming the guests, including the vice-mayor of Wieliczka, Henryk Gawor and the vice-chairman of the Town Council, Adam Marek Panuś,the artistic part of the Sunday celebrations commenced.The Song and Dance "Raciborsko" Ensemble presented itself on the open-air stage dancing the Cracow and Rzeszów Suites.

On the other hand, a youth group from Czarnochowice gave a modern dance performance.

There also was a regional band as well as the evening fireworks show.

The organisers of the 1st Folk Czarnochowice Days -LKS Czarnochowice, the Soletstvo Council, the Voluntary Fire Brigade and a group of the Czarnochowice residents took care to remind the younger generations about the history of Czarnochowice village.

That was one of the reasons for preparation of the exhibition of photos dating back to the beginning of the 20th century commemorating the sports and culture events in this village.

Among numerous attractions prepared for the holiday days in Czarnochowice there of course was the tasting of regional dishes and traditional liquors, a grill and a dancing party till the late night hours.Certainly the great interest in the celebrations shall encourage the organisers to continue the Czarnochowice Folk Days in the further years.