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Even though the current flag of Poland was officially adopted just 95 years ago, the story of the flag can be traced back nearly a thousand years! The flag is made up of two horizontal stripes, white on the top, and red on the bottom. The colors represent the white Polish eagle, which has been a symbol of the region since the Holy Roman Empire in the 900s, and the red Lithuanian pursuer, a white knight on a white horse on a red shield that has symbolized Lithuanian royalty since the 1200s. In the mid 1500s, the Polish and Lithuanian crowns were united, and red and white has symbolized Poland ever since. There are actually two Polish flags, though. The variant flag also feature the Polish Coat of Arms - a Polish white eagle. The variant flag is only legal for government official buildings to fly or for military purposes. Sometimes airports or seaport buildings will also fly the Polish Coat of Arms flag. The state Polish flag is legal for anyone to fly.

Since 2004, May 4 has been known as the Polish Flag Day. I see the Polish Flag as a very important part of the Polish peoples’ history. The Polish people give their flag the greatest respect like the Americans give their flag. The Polish Flag is a very big deal to Poland and is considered to an important part of who they are.