11 November - Poland`s Independence day

[tufta]

Today we celebrate our national holiday, Day of Independence, November 11th. It is a symbolic date of Poland regaining independence in 1918.

According to the polls, Poles do treat this day as the most important historic date. And here is the first page of Rzeczypospolita daily with pictures of five Poles who helped us stick to the idea of indepence the most, according to a survey.


The Pope, John Paul II, Józef Piłsudski, Lech Wałęsa, Stefan Wyszyński, Ignacy Paderewski

[valpomike]

This is also a big day here in the U.S.A. it is Veterans Days, for those who served.

Mike

[gigi]

Nov 11, 2008 8:34:50 GMT 1 tufta said:

Today we celebrate our national holiday, Day of Independence, November 11th. It is a symbolic date of Poland regaining independence in 1918.

According to the polls, Poles do treat this day as the most important historic date.

What kinds of things will you do today to celebrate?

[Bonobo]

Nov 11, 2008 16:00:02 GMT 1 gigi said:

Nov 11, 2008 8:34:50 GMT 1 tufta said:

Today we celebrate our national holiday, Day of Independence, November 11th. It is a symbolic date of Poland regaining independence in 1918.

According to the polls, Poles do treat this day as the most important historic date.

What kinds of things will you do today to celebrate?

Today is a perfect day for a patriotic tour around the city. We went to the Cathedral at the Wawel Castle, saw Polish ulans parading in streets, later we visited the Church on the Rock to see the crypt with tombs of famous Poles, and finally went to Kosciuszko Mound.

Standard things.

I suppose Tufta went to the parade in Warsaw. Now he is enjoying the ball party thrown by the President of Poland. There are 800 guests, including German Chancellor Merkel.
And Tufta, of course.

Standard things.

[gigi]

Not sure if this should be posted here or in a Polonia thread. In any case, of course Bonobo is free to move it if he so chooses.


London parade for Polish independence

Created: 09.11.2008 01:42

The day before the UK celebrated Remembrance Day, a parade of Poles through London commemorated 90 years of Polish independence, Saturday.

Cardinal Jozef Glemp and the Polish Ambassador to Great Britain joined 10,000 others on the streets of London to celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of Poland regaining her independence after the Prussian, Russian and the Austro-Hungarian empires collapsed at the end of World War I.

After a special mass was said in Westminster Cathedral, marchers set off for Trafalgar Square. Also at the event were secretary of state at the foreign ministry, Jan Borkowski, war veterans and a representative of the Mayor of London.

Full Independence Day celebrations get underway in Poland on November 11, a national holiday.

[Bonobo]

Nov 11, 2008 17:50:56 GMT 1 gigi said:

London parade for Polish independence

Hmm, where are the ulans???

See the parade oin Warsaw, click play button on the second screen
www.tvn24.pl/-1,1572588,0,1,defilady-za-nami-czekamy-na-prezydencka-gale,wiadomosc.html

[Bonobo]

Nov 11, 2008 8:34:50 GMT 1 tufta said:

Today we celebrate our national holiday, Day of Independence, November 11th. It is a symbolic date of Poland regaining independence in 1918.

According to the polls, Poles do treat this day as the most important historic date. And here is the first page of Rzeczypospolita daily with pictures of five Poles who helped us stick to the idea of indepence the most, according to a survey.


The Pope, John Paul II, Józef Piłsudski, Lech Wałęsa, Stefan Wyszyński, Ignacy Paderewski

We went to two Mounds today. As usual.
Krakow tradition, you know.

[Bonobo]

The celebration of Independence Day in Poland is closely connected with the elements. November is always cold, seldom sunny, sometimes snowy. It is clear that Poles didn`t develop the tradition of barbecue as in other countries (like US) whose national holiday falls on summer days.

When the weather is good, there are official marches, speeches, reconstruction groups, cannon salutes, Polish army units parades, meeting President, free admission to certain facilities (Wawel Cathedral) etc etc.























Unfortunately, on the day extremists of various sorts clash with the police and each other what spoils the festivity.
polandsite.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=polishevents&thread=2239&page=1

[pjotr]

[Bonobo]

This year there were no clashes between nationalists and leftists in streets.

Instead, in various cities, towns and villages, there were parades, reenactments, salutes, mass services, concerts, costumes and marches. As usual.




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Nationalists demonstrate

[jeanne]

Looks like a good time!

I like the "cow-girls" riding the horses!

[Bonobo]

Nov 13, 2015 23:54:13 GMT 1 jeanne said:

Looks like a good time!

I like the "cow-girls" riding the horses!

Yes, it looks like poeple had dug out all sorts of costumes from their wardrobes and went into streets.

[Bonobo]

Parades were very peaceful this year - nationalists, centrals and leftists didn`t clash with each other.









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Piłsudski

[jeanne]

Looks like a great day and a great celebration. Thank God for tranquility!

[Bonobo]

Nov 12, 2016 23:15:54 GMT 1 jeanne said:

Looks like a great day and a great celebration. Thank God for tranquility!

Yes, despite Monkey Year, the event was celebrated peacefully.

[Bonobo]

Krakow, 2016. Many weird guys attend the event.