Today we proudly celebrate the national flag day.

The flag unites, the flag shows where you are from, the flag is the symbol of your identity. She is a beloved. There are no more beautiful colours for us Poles than white and red. It wasn't, isn't, and won't be. This symbol is always in the first place for us – said the president of the Polish People's Party, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.The date of the holiday was not chosen randomly. It was on 2 May 1945 that Polish soldiers taking part in the siege of Berlin placed the white and red flag on the Victory Column and on the Reichstag in Berlin.As the president of the Polish People's Party Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz says, the flag is one of those things that unites and does not divide Polish citizens. It shows where we come from. For us, Poles, the colours of our flag are sacred and beloved. On Flag Day, we are reminding you of this in a special way. We may differ, but we are united by the thought of Poland," said the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence in Brzesko. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz also pointed out the fact that we are constantly learning to respect our symbols. – Soldiers of the Polish Army always treat the Polish flag in an unusual way. With our pride on our shoulder. They serve her every day. We would like to thank you for this," stressed the Minister of National Defence. Flag of PolandAccording to the Act of 31 January 1980 on the Emblem, Colours and Anthem of the Republic of Poland and on State Seals, it is a rectangular sheet of fabric with the colours of the Republic of Poland and a proportion of 5:8, placed on a flagpole. Pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act, the variant with the emblem of the Polish, placed in the middle of the white stripe, is also considered a Polish flag. The colours of the Republic of Poland are the components of the national flag of the Republic of Poland. The Act states that the colours of the Republic of Poland are white and red, arranged in two horizontal, parallel stripes of the same width, the upper of which is white and the lower one red. The colours of the flag consisting of two horizontal stripes: white and red are a reflection of the colours of the national emblem, which is a white eagle on a red field. The upper stripe represents a white eagle and the lower stripe represents a red field of a heraldic shield. The colors have the following meanings:The color white is used in heraldry as a representation of silver. It also means water, and in terms of spiritual values, purity and immaculateness. The color red is a symbol of fire and blood, and of the virtues, it stands for courage and bravery.