The country is divided into 16 provinces, largely based on the country’s historic regions. Administrative authority at provincial level is shared between a government-appointed governor, an elected regional assembly and an executive elected by the regional assembly. Statistics from 2003 and 2004 show that there were a total of 139′ crimes’ involving the national flag in these two years. In 1921,the government released a pamphlet that suggested that the colour ‘Crimson’ be used. This was not an official law but was made official by a presidential decree in 1955.
On October 2021 polish Constitutional Tribunal issued that the Polish Constitution in some cases supersedes rulings by the EU court. Poland flag were also used by anti-government demonstrators under the Communist rule. During the bloody riots of 1956 in Poznań and 1970 in Gdynia, protesters carried flags that were blood-stained on the white stripe. And lowered at sunset, and if flown at night, it should be illuminated. During a ceremonial raising of the flag, the national anthem is played so that the timing of the raising matches the duration of the anthem. Civilians pay respect by standing in a dignified manner; additionally, men uncover their heads.
However, many soldiers continued to either pin the cross to the cockade or wear the cockade without the cross. Polish military leaders and national heroes of the time, such as General Tadeusz Kościuszko and Prince Józef Poniatowski pinned plain white “”national”” cockades to their hats. According to generally accepted standards of respect, the national flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. Care should be taken to prevent the flag from touching the ground, floor or water beneath it.
In Poland, until 1831, there was no consensus as to what the colours of the national cockade should be. Polish soldiers wore white, white-and-red, blue-and-red or blue-white-red cockades. Traditionally, the national flag is reserved to serve either informative of festive purposes.
Flags of Poland are available to buy online now in a range of sizes including wavers, table flags and flags for flagpoles. All our Poland Flags are 100% Premium Polyester suitable for indoor and outdoor use. It uses the same colours as the flag and was made famous by Polish Fighter Pilots during the Battle of Britain. You read earlier about cockades, the piece of ribbon tied to a soldier’s hat during battle.
White and red were first publicly used as national colours by civilians on 3 May 1792 in Warsaw, during a celebration of the first anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of 1791. Meanwhile, the political left wore the blue-white-red cockades of the French Revolution. Polish Legions created in 1797 in French-controlled republics in Italy, used either national cockades of the particular Italian republics in which they served or the French tricolour cockade. In the latter case, the red and blue colours were replaced with crimson and navy blue respectively, hues considered to be traditionally Polish. The General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland, which sought to revive the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the French invasion of Russia in 1812, adopted red-and-blue cockades, symbolizing the unity of Poland and Lithuania . Horizontal bicolours of white and red being a relatively widespread design, several flags are similar but unrelated to the Polish one.
If it drapes a coffin, the white stripe should be placed over the heart. The flag is often popularly flown during important sporting events, such as the FIFA World Cup, if Polish athletes are participating; and during an official visit of a particularly important person, especially a pope, in Poland. During a pope’s visit, the national flag is usually flown together with yellow and white Church flags, and white and blue Marian flags. It is uncommon to fly the national flag on personal occasions, such as birthdays or weddings.
