This day reminds of the strength of national colours and common values – present the participants of Flag Day and Polish and Polish Day celebrations behind the Borders emphasized. The ceremony was attended by president Andrzej Duda and the head of the MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. At the Museum of the Polish Academy of Fine Arts in the Citadel of Warsaw there is simply a historical picnic on the occasion of the festival, where many attractions await guests.
– How crucial our white and red flag, our national and national colours has always been to build our community. We look at her with emotion, we are arrogant of her, she gathers us together and joins us – said president Andrzej Duda in the Warsaw Belvedere during the celebrations Flag Day of the Republic of Poland and Polish and Polish Day behind the Border.
The president recalled that the banner and colours of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania became the foundation of our national colours. – So they are heraldic, as 1 of the fewer national colours in the planet – Duda emphasized.
He added that the white-red flag was adopted in 1919 erstwhile Poland was revived after the partitions. "It was this White-Red Soldiers who carried during the 1920 Warsaw Battle, under these colours Poland was defended in 1939 and fought during the Warsaw Uprising, soldiers swore to the white-red flag, these colours became colours of Solidarity," the president said.
During the ceremony, the presidential couple met with compatriots surviving outside our country. The president presented state awards to 13 Polish activists in designation of their merits in popularising Polish past and culture, as well as state flags to 19 organizations and companies earned in social, cultural and economical activities in Poland and abroad. Furthermore, respective people from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine received acts of granting Polish citizenship from the president.
In his speech, Andrzej Duda thanked the Polish for feeling a connection with Poland and Poland and taught children Polish language, Polish history, culture and prayer. Agata Kornhauser-Duda besides thanked for supporting Poles abroad, maintaining Polishness and participating in the “Help to Poles in the East” campaign. The first woman mentioned, among others, the Ministry of National Defence and military units which secured transports with assistance to Poles, especially to the war-stricken Ukraine.
The run of support for Poles surviving in the erstwhile East Kresy has been carried out since 2016 with the initiative of Western Polonia with the support of the presidential couple, state-owned companies, private companies and individual donors. Thanks to it, representatives of the President's Chancellery visited respective twelve towns in Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Romania, Kazakhstan and Russia, where they delivered packages with help.
Today's celebration began at 11.15 p.m. with the raising of the state flag at the Royal Castle Clock Tower in Warsaw. This celebration related to the events of September 17, 1939, erstwhile the clock on the castle tower was damaged during the fire. His instructions stopped at 11.15 and remained in this position until the demolition of the castle by the Germans in 1944. During the reconstruction of the castle, the tower clock was reconstructed and its clues resumed on 19 July 1974 at 11.15 p.m.
– We meet to honor and honor our national colours, which unite and accompany us in all the most crucial moments – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence during the ceremony. He called for us to be “proud of our colors, of our achievements and of what is common.” “Safety connects to White-Red and this is for our enemies, opponents, all those who come to our safety, a very strong signal that Poland is united in the face of threats”, stated the head of the MON. The celebrations ended with a parade parade, a parade drill and a performance of the Polish Army Representation Orchestra.
At the Warsaw Citadel on Flag Day, 105th anniversary of the Polish Military Museum And the millennium of Bolesław Chrobry's coronation is simply a historical picnic. At noon 105 Polish flags were distributed, 1 per year of museum history.
By 6 p.m., many attractions are waiting at the Citadel, including medieval warfare demonstrations, workshops of erstwhile craftsmen, exhibition of modern military equipment, including Leopard and Abrams tanks, falcon show or presentations of reconstruction groups. You can besides effort on the historical uniforms of the Polish army and eat military peas. Admission to all attractions is free of charge.
On May 2, Flag Day, which recalls the strength of national colours and common values, was established in 2004. The date of 2 May refers to the placing of Polish flags on buildings in Berlin after taking the city in 1945. Since 2002 Polish and Polish Day has been celebrated behind the Borders. In this way, people surviving outside Poland were honored, who contributed to Poland's regaining independency and expressed their commitment to the Republic.
