Polish Flag Raising Cermony Held in Peabody

Many people in Poland and other cities celebrate Constitution Day which commemorates the enactment of the Polish Constitution that came into effect on May 3, 1791.

In Peabody, Mayor Edward Bettencourt Jr. and other members of the community gathered for a Polish flag-raising ceremony on Friday.

Polish Constitution Day is part of a holiday season known asMajówka, which also includes the May 1/Labor Dayholiday, according to timeanddate.com

Since 2004, May 2nd is celebrated as Flag Day in Poland but it isn’t a public holiday, according to WorldFlags101.com.

Polish Flag History:
The current Polish flag was adopted on February 9, 1990. The national colors of Poland have been white and red since 1831 when the country first proclaimed independence from Russia. However Russia retained control over Poland until after the First World War in 1918 when Poland again proclaimed and got its independence. The red over white flag was first adopted on August 1, 1919. Poland lost its independence again in 1939 when it was invade by Russia and Germany Independence was restored with the end of the Second World War and the Polish flag was flown again. The Polish flag remained unchanged with the establishment of the Polish People’s Republic in 1947 and then the Republic of Poland in 1989.

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