Flag Day and Constitution Day 3 May

On Saturday and Sunday, the sailors of the 3rd Fleet Ship will celebrate Flag Day of the Republic of Poland and the National Constitution Day of 3 May. In military units on the mast the state flag will be raised, and on ships a large flag gala.

On Thursday, April 30, Commander of the 3rd Fleet Ship, Rear Admiral Mirosław Jurkowlaniec, as well as Head of Training 3. FO kmdr. Albert Figat and Commandant of KPW Gdynia kmdr. Lt. Przemysław Chernuszic lit candles in the Heroes Pantheon at the MW Cemetery in Gdynia Oxywa.

Flag Day of the Republic of Poland was established by the Act of February 2004. The date is not random. It is a day between two State holidays, in which Poles are accompanied by patriotic reflections. The date selection also emphasizes the celebrated on the same date Polish and Polish Day after Border.

Since 16 years 2 May, we have been focusing especially on the origin and importance of the Polish State Flag and its colours and national symbols. This date is historical. On that day, Polish soldiers from 1. The Kościuszkowska Division suspended the white-red flag on the Tiergarten victory column in Berlin, winning the city contributed to the end of the war in Europe during World War II. One of the provisions of the Act regulating our national colours of February 7, 1831, says that under this sign "the Poles should join". Therefore, on 2 May each year our flag is not only in Poland, but everywhere there are Poles, it is a symbol connecting and unifying our compatriots, representing a visible picture of our national affiliation.

The Constitution on May 3 was established by a government law which the Sejm adopted on that very day. It was designed to address the shortcomings of the political system of a state based on free election and noble democracy. It is widely accepted that the Constitution of May 3 was the first in Europe and the second written in the world, after the American Constitution of 1787. After the fall of the independent Republic in 1795 it became a symbol of the struggle to regain sovereignty.

Source: 3 Fleet Ships