Identity The F lag of Poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width the upper one white and the lower one red The White Eagle is the national coat of arms of Poland It is a white eagle with a golden beak and talons and wearing a golden crown in a red shield ID: 368794
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Polish
IdentitySlide2
The
Flag of Poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red.
The White Eagle is the national coat of arms of Poland. It is a white eagle with a golden beak and talons, and wearing a golden crown, in a red shield.
"Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" is the national anthem of Poland. It can be translated into English as ‘Poland is not yet lost’. Slide3
Solidarity
is a Polish trade union federation that emerged on 31 August 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyard under the leadership of Lech
Wałęsa. It was the first non-Communist Party-controlled trade union in a Warsaw Pact country.
Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer and human-rights activist. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995.Slide4
Pope Saint John Paul II
was pope of the Catholic Church from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the 16th century.
John Paul II
is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in Poland and eventually all of Europe. He significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. Slide5
National costumes of
Poland vary by region. They are not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions.Slide6
Kraków
is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. It has traditionally been one of the leading
centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. It was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1569; now it is the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.The Cloth Hall in Kraków, is one of the city's most recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the main market square in the
Kraków Old Town. It was once a major centre of international trade as travelling merchants met there to discuss business and to barter.
Mary's Church
is a Brick Gothic church adjacent to the Main Market Square. It is particularly famous for its wooden altarpiece carved by
Veit
Stoss
. On every hour, a trumpet signal—called the
Hejnał
mariacki
—is played from the top of the taller of St. Mary's two towers. Slide7
Polish
sausage
Sausage is a staple of Polish cuisine and comes in dozens of varieties, smoked or fresh, made with pork, beef, turkey, lamb, chicken or veal with every region having its own speciality.Slide8
Pickled
cucumber
The Polish-style pickled cucumber
is sour and it is usually preserved in wooden barrels. Cucumber soup is a traditional Polish soup. It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and served with rice. Slide9
Wet
Monday
Śmigus-Dyngus is a celebration held on Easter Monday in Poland. Traditionally, on that day boys throw water over girls. Slide10
Gie
wont
Giewont is a mountain massif in the
Tatra Mountains of Poland, and is 1,895 metres high. On Giewont, there is a 15 m steel cross that is the site of many religious pilgrimages. In Polish folklore Giewont is associated with a legend about oversleeping knights, who will awake when Poland is in danger. The profile of the mountains is similar to a lying knight.Slide11
Osc
ypek
Oscypek is a smoked cheese made of salted sheep milk exclusively in the
Tatra Mountains region of Poland. Slide12
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Author: Emilia Główka 2A