782 couples entered into marriage in the Register Office in Gdynia in 2012.Following the well-known Polish superstition, most popular months are those containing ‘r' in the name. A marriage contracted in one of these is supposed to be lasting and harmonious for years.According to others, the best period to get married is Christmas time. And it was indeed a busy time in Gdynia - 56 couples entered into marriage then.As many as 36 marriages of 2012 (almost 5%) were contracted between Poles and foreigners. Most of them were of British (5) or Turkish (3) nationality. The citizens of Italy, China, Argentina, Portugal, Ireland, Nigeria and Iran also appeared in the Register Office, and once a clerk was asked to solemnize a marriage between two foreigners - a Finnish man and a Russian woman. The percentage of mixed marriages in Gdynia has maintained a rather constant level for years. What changes are the countries of origin of the Gdynia residents' beloved. In the past, the majority consisted of our closest neighbours: Germans, Ukrainians, Swedes. Today, the spectrum of nationalities is much wider, with a slight prevalence of British people.We wish all the couples happy married life! Opublikowano: 25.02.2013 00:00 Autor: ZANONIMIZOWANO (anonymized_16@removed.local)