In 1928 the 10th anniversary of regaining independency was celebrated in consequence to the government's call across Poland. In many cities and tiny towns, commemorative monuments were unveiled. The recovery of independency was a process spread over time and it was hard to identify a circumstantial day as the only breakthrough. It was not until 1937 that, under the Act of 23 April, the independency Day was given the rank of a state vacation and was established on 11 November by the National independency Day.
November 11 was selected as a symbolic date. A day earlier, Józef Piłsudski arrived in Warsaw, and a truce was signed at Compiègne on 11 November, which ended the armed actions of planet War I. This symbolically linked Poland's regaining independency with peace in Europe. After the end of planet War II, the National National Council by Act of 22 July 1945 abolished the National independency Day. Poland was under russian occupation, so neither July 22 nor the day of the end of planet War II in the eyes of the society symbolized liberation. Poland was cruelly experienced during the war after the war by decision of the powers moved on a map from Kresów to alleged reclaimed lands. How were Poles expected to celebrate the end of the war erstwhile Europe considered the day of triumph on 8 May, and in Poland as in Russia, that day was 9 May? Territorially Poland was moved west but calendarly and mentally to the east, to another time region and system. The bitterness was completed by the fact that the celebration of November 11 as independency Day was banned, and organizers and participants of specified celebrations were bullied and even arrested.
During the period of the alleged transformation by the Act of February 15, 1989, the Sejm restored the National independency Day. On November 11, he became a vacation again, a day off from work. The rulers did not forbid celebrations and celebrations. But left-wing – liberal governments of the III Republic ordered the society to be celebrated on this day, or alternatively to ban the celebration as the Poles expected. Therefore, the bottom-up initiative which has become since 2011 The independency March has hit the constant obstacles, obstacles, harassment and frequently provocations during the governments of the PO and PSL. It was akin this year. The March organizers fought a court conflict for approval to the March, for consent to what the Nation simply deserves. The absence of authoritative consent would not prevent the participants from participating in this celebration. The threat of bloodshed was in the air. It is hard to measure whether there was a first turn in national politics, whether it was the effect of global policy and the result of elections in the United States, but authoritative bans and the independency March were revoked on Monday 11 November at 14 p.m. from the Dmowski Roundabout in Warsaw.
Hundreds of thousands of people, a joyful vacation atmosphere. Thousands of white and red banners, and under them tiny children and older people, women and men, Warsawians and residents of another cities, towns or villages. People well placed and afraid about how to live another day. People who love Poland, real patriots. Happy faces and a joyful atmosphere not disturbed by incidents or provocations. You could see the colored March defender vests, and you could barely see the uniformed police. I've had this feeling for years that erstwhile the alleged preventive forces, armed police troops, are gathering before marches, marches and manifestations, there is always a riot. erstwhile demonstrations are shielded by average police structures there is no riot, and the demonstrators not only submit to uniform recommendations, but not seldom ask for all kinds of help.
The March of independency marched towards Wisla, heading towards the National Stadium. The center of Warsaw itself is grey, sometimes it seems uninhabited. Only in a fewer windows in Jerusalem Avenues did the inhabitants hang white-red flags or another national symbols. That may be why the attention of the participants of the March was drawn by a banner hanging from 1 of the balconies and on it the inscription: "True patriots don't march with fascistsIt’s okay. ” On the balcony a group of middle-aged people showing vulgar gestures. It's not even a provocation anymore, but a show of chronic hatred. On occasion, 1 of the men on the balcony performed a blessing. It's more than hate, it's a real possession. Later, after the March, I read that these people on the balcony were militants desecrating monuments of Smolensk Tragedy victims, cobbled National Memory, people possessed by hatred of everything Polish. Walking under this balcony, I shouted with all my strength to the people on it: present they do not beat – come with us. I didn't gotta say that cry twice. After a fewer twelve or respective 100 people chanted towards the balcony: present they do not beat – come with us, present they do not beat – come with us, come with us Poles.
As I slow drifted distant from this place and the thunderous chanting slow silently approached me 3 young men. possibly they were fans of any sports club, I didn't even get a good look at them. And 1 of them said, “I’m very sorry, but I’m young, I don’t know that cry, how do you know it, how do you know it?” I explained that I had already participated in various kinds of marches and protests during the Peereel period. Sometimes we were beaten by the ZOMO, sometimes we were allowed to march. And then we encouraged random passersby with the cry “today they do not beat—come with us.” Then this young man thanked me for the explanation, thanked me for the cry and gave me his hand. And with this warm embrace of his hand, I said that my generation has worthy successors. I said they, young people, were taking over the Memorial Guards' baton, the independency Guards'. And so, in this symbolic way, the March of independency became a relay of generations.
‘Such will be the Republic, as their youths hide” [Chancellor Jan Zamoyski, large crown captain]
Mr Bogdan
