November 11th Indepedence Day

Why November 11th is such an important day in Poland? November 11th is an important day in Poland because on November 11th in 1918 Poland regained independence after 123 years of being in non-existence. Since 1937 this day is called Indepedence Day.

Józef Pi ł sudski Józef Piłsudski was born on December 5th,1867 and died on May 12th,1935. He was a polish military leader, the head of Poland. During the World War I (1914 – 1918) he helped Polad to regain indepedence..

The national emblem The national emblem of Poland shows a white,crowned eagle against a red background.

The fag of Poland The Polish flag is white and red.

The national anthem of Poland -,, Mazurek Dąbrowskiego Józef Wybicki - the author of the anthem,,Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" was written in 1797 by Józef Wybicki in an italian city Reggio. Since the year 1927 it is the nationa anthem of Poland.

Activities: 1.Paint the flag of Poland and the Polish emblem. 2.Listen to the anthem of Poland. 3. Translate into polish : - Good morning - Goodbye, - Thank you, - Hi. 4. Listen to polish patriotic songs: song1 song2 song1 song2 Here you can listen to our anthem: Mazurek Dąbrowskiego