Poland regained its independence (niepodleg\u0142o\u015b\u0107<\/strong>) on November 11, 1918, after 123 years of partitions (rozbiory<\/strong>) by Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia. On November 11th 1918, the Polish Military Organization\u2019s secret departments (Tajne wydzia\u0142y Polskiej Organizacji Wojskowej<\/strong>)<\/span>, demobilized soldiers and legionnaires disarmed the Germans in Warsaw and other Polish towns. The Regency Government (Rada Regencyjna<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/span>appointed J\u00f3zef Pi\u0142sudski<\/strong> as commander in chief over the Polish forces and 3 days later he was given complete civil control. He formed a new centralized government, which on November 21st issued key measures including a manifesto of agricultural reforms (manifest reform rolniczych<\/strong>)<\/span>. Pi\u0142sudski also brought in more favorable conditions for the workers and called parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n November 11th was announced a national holiday in 1937. However, it was removed as an official holiday from 1939 to 1989. The holiday was restored in 1989 and has since been a national public holiday.<\/p>\n Independence Day in Poland in 2018. Image by Jerzy G\u00f3recki from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n \u201ePolska\u201d <\/p>\n I c\u00f3\u017c powiedz\u0105 tomy s\u0142ownik\u00f3w,<\/strong><\/p>\n Lekcje historii i geografii,<\/strong><\/p>\n Gdy tylko o niej m\u00f3wi\u0107 potrafi<\/strong><\/p>\n Krzak bzu kwitn\u0105cy i \u015bpiew s\u0142owik\u00f3w.<\/strong><\/p>\n And what will the volumes of the dictionaries say,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n History and geography lessons, <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n As soon as it can talk about it<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n A bush of lilac blooming and the song of nightingales.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Cho\u0107 jej granice znajdziesz na mapach,<\/strong><\/p>\n Ale o tre\u015bci, co je wype\u0142nia,<\/strong><\/p>\n Powie ci tylko ksi\u0119\u017cyca pe\u0142nia<\/strong><\/p>\n I mg\u0142a nad \u0142\u0105k\u0105, i li\u015bci zapach.<\/strong><\/p>\n Although you will find its borders on the maps, <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n But about the content that fills them, <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Only the full moon will tell you <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n And the fog over the meadow, and the smell of the leaves.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Pytasz si\u0119, synu, gdzie jest i jaka?<\/strong><\/p>\n W niewymierzonej krainie le\u017cy.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jest w ka\u017cdym wiernym sercu Polaka,<\/strong><\/p>\n Co o ni\u0105 walczy\u0142, cierpia\u0142 i wierzy\u0142.<\/strong><\/p>\n You ask, son, where is it and what?<\/em><\/p>\n It lies in an unmeasured land. <\/em><\/p>\n It is in every Pole’s faithful heart, <\/em><\/p>\n Who fought for it, suffered and believed.<\/em><\/p>\n W szumie go\u0142\u0119bi na starym rynku,<\/strong><\/p>\n W ksi\u0105\u017cce poety i na budowie,<\/strong><\/p>\n W codziennej pracy, w \u017cyczliwym s\u0142owie,<\/strong><\/p>\n Znajdziesz j\u0105 w ka\u017cdym dobrym uczynku.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the hype of pigeons in the old square, <\/em><\/p>\n In the poet’s book and at the construction site, <\/em><\/p>\n In everyday work, in a kind word, <\/em><\/p>\n You will find it in every good deed.<\/em><\/p>\n Red and white! Image by _Alicja_ from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Happy Independence Day!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Music and poetry helped in keeping the spirit\u00a0of independence alive during the 123 years Poland was under partition from Austria, Prussia and Russia. So many Polish poets wrote amazing poems about love for their homeland,\u00a0important historical events, figures\u00a0of heroes fighting for a free homeland and about their\u00a0patriotic feelings. Poland\u2019s National Independence Day (Narodowe \u015awi\u0119to Niepodleg\u0142o\u015bci…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/11\/the-feast-of-the-3810319_1920-350x231.jpg\")
\nAntoni S\u0142onimski<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/11\/white-red-2915702_1920-350x238.jpg\")