There were 2 reasons for choosing a Christmas date. One, historical, is connected with the fact that on 2 May 1945 the Polish flag was suspended in Berlin at Reichstag and at the triumph Column. The second is that the PRL authorities closed the vacation on 3 May: after 1 May, the flags were to be immediately removed so that they did not wait until 3 May.
"The feast was set up like another countries, especially the United States, where it was first established to commemorate the adoption of the first American flag of 1777," explained Andrzej Bebłowski of the Polish Wexylological Society.
Polish national colours date back to the Piast dynasty. The choice of colors of the flag is simply a representation of colours of the Polish flag – a white eagle on a red background. Polish national colours were first regulated in the resolution of the Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland of 7 February 1831.
Although the Polish flag is composed of 2 horizontal stripes – white and red – it is no longer easy to specify the shades of these colours. From the Act of 31 January 1980 on the emblem, colours and anthem of the Republic of Poland and state seals, we learn that colours are presented in the form of trichromatic colour coordinates. This means that white is not pure snow white, and red is scarlet, or dark red. However, it is worth noting that over the years the colour of red has changed slightly. The first description of the flag of 1921 introduced crimson (although somewhat brighter than today), but since 1927 there has been a cynober, or red falling into orange colour for more than 50 years.
The order of national colours is besides important. The sign in the emblem, or eagle, is more crucial than the background. That's why the white is upstairs and the red is downstairs. This is seen in the speech due to the fact that it is said that the flag is white-red. If the colours are suspended in a vertical arrangement, the white is placed on the left side of the plane viewed at the front. In rosettes (cotillions) the white colour should be inside, red outside.
The lengths of the sides in the flag should represent the ratio 5:8. This ratio is due to the “Law of 1 August 1919 on emblems and colours of the Republic of Poland” and is inactive valid. ‘For example, erstwhile the flag is 1 metre high, it must be 1.6 m wide. If not, white and red are national colours, but not the flag. Furthermore, according to the Act, for the name of the flag, the rectangle must be placed on the mast,” we read in the materials on the "Independent" Programme website.
There are 2 types of Polish state flag. The first is simply a white-red rectangle. On the another hand, the second flag with a badge of Poland on a white belt. According to the applicable law, flags with mats may only usage authoritative representations of the country abroad, civilian airports and aircraft, port captains, and Polish sea ships as flag.
National colours of the Republic of Poland disagree from the national flag of the Republic of Poland due to the fact that they do not have a certain proportion. They can so be of any dimension and width. However, it must be remembered that the width of both belts must be equal. According to the Constitution, national colours are subject to legal protection.
State flag deserves respect. publically exhibited must be clean and be clear in colour – it must not be ground or jagged. The flag must never contact the floor, earth, pavement or water. The flag shall not be given honors to any person, nor shall it bow before any another flag or sign. Moreover, no inscriptions or drawings of any kind may be placed on the State flag of Poland. The penal code contains provisions on the protection of national symbols. For public insult, harm or removal of the flag or emblem, there is simply a punishment of fine, regulation or imprisonment.
In Poland, the Polish state flag always takes precedence over all another flags. If more flags are displayed on masts, then the State flag of the Republic of Poland is raised first and leaves the last. In the case of more than 1 flag in a row, a semi-circle or a circle, the order depends on their place in the following hierarchy: the state flag of the Republic of Poland, the flag of another country, the flag of the voivodship, the flag of the county, the flag of the municipality (city, urban-rural gmina, agrarian gmina), the European flag, the flag of an global organization (e.g. UN, NATO), the flag of service (e.g. Police, Border Guard, Polish Post, municipal guard), the flag of the institution, company, organization, university, school, sports club, etc., the flag of the national group, the commemorative flag.
Along with Flag Day on 2 May in Poland is celebrated Polish and Polish Day outside the country, established by the Sejm on 20 March 2002."
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