These days, The Polish community in Romania celebrates three more events, pe 2 May - Day of the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad and Flag Day of the Republic of Poland, and on 3 May - National Holiday, Polish Constitution Day.
On 2 Diaspora Poles and All Those Living Outside the Country Are Celebrated. It is a national holiday instituted in the year 2002 by the Seim of the Republic of Poland at the initiative of the Senate, in recognition of centuries of achievements and contributions of the Polish diaspora and Poles abroad and loyalty and attachment to Polish culture. On the same day, Flag Day of the Republic of Poland is celebrated, which was introduced as a legal holiday in 2004. Celebrating the Flag is not a coincidence. On the eve of Constitution Day, Poles reflect on glorious pages in Polish history, uniting those in the country and abroad under one of the national symbols - the flag of their Homeland. In this day, Poles remember the long history of national colors white and red and proudly display flags outside.
Although there are various theories about its history, the origin of the Polish flag is not recorded anywhere. It is not known exactly when the use of red and white became the national standard, but the custom is believed to date back almost a millennium, and the colors are of heraldic origin. In the symbolism of the Polish flag, the white comes from the White Eagle, being the emblem of Poland, and from the white Pahonia - the knight on horseback, which is the emblem of Lithuania. The colors white and red were first recognized as national 3 th of May 1792, on the first anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution.
3 May - is one of the three most important Polish national holidays. On 3 th of May 1791 the first modern constitution was adopted, writing, in modern Europe and second in the world - after the American one. It was considered a very progressive document for its time, an attempt to save the country that has lost part of its territory, as a consequence of the first division made in the year 1772 of Prussia, Austria and Russia. Shortly after its adoption, the second and third divisions were made 1793 and 1795 and Poland lost its independence for many years. Although it never came into force, The Constitution of a 3 It is also important to remember her as a supporter of the aspirations of future generations for independence.
Simultaneously with the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of 3 th of May, starting with the year 1920 Poland is celebrating, the religious feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland. The holiday was established by Pope Benedict XV in 1920, at the request of the Polish bishops after Poland gained independence in 1918. The feast commemorates the vows made in Lviv by King John Casimir, during the Swedish flood, entrusted Poland with the protection of the Mother of the Dome. On 1 April 1656 the king of Poland, Ioan Cazimir, in the presence of the bishops, senators and the papal legate took the oath of allegiance to the icon of Our Lady of Mercy in Lviv Cathedral and officially declared Mary Queen of the Polish Crown: "I choose you today as my mistress and as the mistress of my countries". Also at that time, for the first time, during the reading of the Lauretan litany by the papal nuncio Pietro Vidoni, the invocation was repeated three times: "Queen of the Polish Crown, pray for us!"This special cult of Mary as the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland appears in Poland but also in Polish parishes and the Polish diaspora abroad. In Romania, the church dedicated to this holiday is the church “Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland ”from Vicșani.
