Europe
Poland
Gdansk
Saint Dominic's fair and run
'Jarmark Dominikanski'

A brief description.

The annual  'Jarmark Dominikanski' in Gdansk is celebrated of old around the feast day of Saint Dominic, 4, now 8 August.  Later also with the Saint Dominic's run.

    Gdansk postmark 05.08.1973.

                                    Gdansk postmark 03.08.1974.

  <<   Gdansk postmark 03.08.1975.

     The Jarmark Dominikanski.
     Gdansk postmark 03.08.1996.  >>>

        Poland 1997. Postmark 'Europejs Jahrmark Dominika'. Gdansk 17.8.1997.

Poland 1998. Postmark  Gdansk 1.8.-16.8.1998.

                   The running father.

The city Gdansk issued a postmark with a running comic father since 1997. I cannot see the running figure with a black soutane as a Dominican with his white habit and black cloak.

      European Annual
      Dominic’s fair, Gdansk     
      17.8.1997.

The '9.bieg s.w. Dominika.               

                                                                                                                                                                                       The 9th (traditional) Dominic’s run in Gdansk on the feast-day of Saint Dominic, 8th August 2002.

Poland. 2002. Postmark Gdansk 03.08.2002.

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