Polish Independence Day
National Independence Day (Polish: Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) is a public holiday in Poland celebrated every year on 11 November to commemorate the anniversary of Poland's resumption of independent statehood in 1918 after 123 years of partition by Russia, Prussia and Austria.
The foundation of the Second Polish Republic is considered a key event by many Poles.
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“It is the art of mankind to polish the world, and every one who works is scrubbing in some part.”
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