The Promised Land Festival is held under the auspices of Łódź City Council as part of the "Łódź Creates" ("Łódź Kreuje") and "EC1 Łódź – The City of Culture" ("EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury") promotional programmes. The event gives an opportunity to meet professionals working in film, gaming, and other creative industries. "Promised Land" is a place for the exchange of knowledge and experience, for networking, and crossing the divide between the digital and the traditional arts.

"Gwarki Days" refer to "games and comedies" organized during city fairs. Sine 1561, only one of them has taken place at the beginning of September. This year, the celebrations will last four days from September 8-11. "Gwarki Days" also refer to the mining festival celebrated on July 16 that commemorates the rediscovery of silver-bearing ores near Tarnowskie Góry in 1784. The name of the event comes from miners who extract silver-bearing galena, called "Gwarki".

The UN General Assembly decided to designate August 22 as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. The idea strongly condemn continuing violence and acts of terrorism targeting individuals, including persons belonging to religious minorities, on the basis of or in the name of religion or belief. Therefore, especially on this occasion, the Member States have the primary responsibility to promote and protect human rights, including the human rights of persons belonging to religious minorities, including their right to exercise their religion or belief freely.

Adrian Kostera was 3rd at the finish line of the Swiss Ultra Triathlon! He scored the bronze medal of the 10xIronman World Championship! Kostera was one of the three Poles participating in the event. For a long time, Robert Karaś was in the lead with a huge advantage, but while covering the distance of the last competition, he had to decide to withdraw from the competition. Tomasz Lus, currently in 11th place, still has about 340 km of run to cover.

The additional funds allow projects to be implemented and boost the economy in Poland. It is a turning point on the way to sustainable development. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki participated in the opening of a new kindergarten building in the Kindergarten and School Complex in Nowe Brzesko in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. He also visited the restored city park. As he emphasized, in such places, it is clearly visible that thanks to actions taken by the government, fair and solidary development becomes a reality.

On Monday, August 22, the well known all around the world largest parachute and wingsuit event in Poland will be held at the Elbląg airport. More than 50 paratroopers from all over the world will perform various types of stunts in the air during Baltic Wingsuit Meet AWF 22 World Record. Moreover, it is planned to break the world record for Airplane Wingsuit Formation on Thursday.

Great news on Sunday morning from the European Championships in Munich! Mateusz Surwiło from Sports Rehabilitation Association START in Zielona Góra is now officially the 2022 Paracanoe Vice-champion! Surwiło won a silver medal in canoe sprint men's kayak single - KL3 200m!

The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca), also called "Miedzianka" because of his brownish colour, is the smallest snake that can be found in Poland. Unfortunately, Poles often mix this species up with common European vipers which is extremely widespread and venomous. Such mistakes lead to a dangerous situation regarding the population of the smooth snakes in our country. Despite 20 years of protection,"Miedzianka" is still one of the rarest reptiles in Poland, and the condition of its population is critical.

Karolina Naja and Anna Puławska became European champions in Munich. The Polish canoeists performed professionally in the final race in the K2 competition for 500 meters and left the Belgian and German women far behind. What is more, Julia Walczak and Sylwia Szczerbinska reached for the bronze in the C2 500m Olympic competition. Marta Walkiewicz won a bronze in Women's Kayak Single 200m and Oleksii Koliadych also won a bronze in Men’s Kayak Single 200m. And another medal was won by Jakub Stepun and Bartosz Grabowski. Polish men reached for the silver medal in Men’s Kayak Double 200m!

The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country. A rate of two children per woman is considered the replacement rate for a population, resulting in relative stability in terms of total numbers. According to CIA The World Factbook, the fertility rate in Poland will be 1.4 children born/woman (2022 est.) which puts our country at the bottom of the ranking.

Wrocław turns into a city of moving murals thanks to the Kinomural project that combines audio-visual art and the urban tissue. It realizes the site-specific idea by creating a gigantic open air gallery in a specific architectural context placed in the city of Wroclaw. The organizers transform side walls of buildings into enormous canvases for moving murals, ephemeral projections in various forms – from video art through sound performance and experimental films, to audiovisual installations. The works tackle various subject matters – some revolve around abstraction and focus on the form, other allude to poetry, social, philosophical, and existential issues.

The Orthodox Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated on the Holy Mount of Grabarka in eastern Poland on August 18 and 19. It is the most important ceremony in this church sanctuary, gathering thousands of believers every year. The Holy Mount of Grabarka is also called the Hill of Crosses. There are many examples of votive crosses of various sizes brought here by the faithful for different intentions. It is estimated that they now number over 10,000. They believe that the Savior's transfiguration is the source of inexhaustible transforming power that transforms all creation and all beings.

Adrianna Sułek won the 800 m race, ahead of Switzerland Kalin in the women's heptathlon overall classification and won the silver medal at the European Championships! For our Polish athlete, it is a really valuable victory and award because she has been struggling with an injury even before the competitions in Munich started.

Prof. Stefan Gierowski was a Polish painter and an avant garde artist of post-war Poland. For many years he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw where he earned numerous distinctions. He passed away on August 14 at the age of 97.

A good start of our representatives! Polish volleyball team won with Iran at Hubert Wagner Memorial in Poland on August 18. The memorial has been organised since 2003 and it is a friendly international volleyball tournament held every year. The official organizer of the event is Hubert Wagner Foundation that commemorates our fantastic player who was responsible for some of the greatest achievements in Polish volleyball.

Another success in athletics provided by Polish representatives. Today, a Polish hammer thrower Wojciech Nowicki won a gold medal in the European Championship in Munich. He said: "The finals were like casual training for me". The second representative of Poland, Paweł Fajdek took fourth place.

World No.1 Iga Świątek lost to the American Madison Keys and has been eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the WTA hard-court tournament in Cincinnati. 2019 Champion American Madison Keys records her first-ever victory over Świątek taking out 6-3, 6-4 on home soil.

Wojciech Korfanty was a political leader who played a major role in the national reawakening of the Poles of Upper Silesia and who led their struggle for independence from Germany. The dictator of the Third Silesian Uprising became a co-creator of the rebirth of the Republic of Poland. He led his life with the way that guided him to a democratic attitude based on Christian universalism thought.