Saint John's Fair, Poznań
saint john fair polish jarmark świętojański cultural commercial event taking place poznań traditionally second half june old market square adjacent street tradition fair date back sixteenth seventeenth century although held earlier greatest flourishing fair trade poznań time market square attracted merchant various often distant european country largest fair took place around june st john day subject trade mainly grain wool collapse trade article fair fell decline especially beginning th century reopened good order commission th century caused fair also gained social function became time meeting wielkopolska landowner called st john day contract numerous ball held time theatre dancer arrived tradition revived initiative president andrzej wituski inspired appearance grandplace brussels temporarily connected organization poznań international fair time state trade prevailed one could buy scarce good absent shelf shop ordinary day nowadays fair arena trade handicraft regional food antique accompanied numerous festival cultural performance mainly musical one magnet attracts tourist łęcki w maluśkiewicz p poznań od z poznań kaw isbn oclc włodzimierz łęcki poznań przewodnik po zabytkach osobliwościach miasta dla przybyszów z dalszych bliższych stron wyd zysk ska poznań isbn