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As every year, on 2 May, we have celebrated a national holiday highlighting the importance of the symbolic national red and white colours of our shared identity. On this occasion, we invariably think of how important the flag was for Polish prisoners-of-war waiting their freedom to be regained and the opportunity to display national symbols freely.

In captivity, the use of this key sign of statehood demanded great discretion and even more courage, as prisoners risked severe sanctions by doing so. On the other hand, hand-made red-and-white armbands, or other symbols of national identity, were for Polish soldiers held in prisoner-of-war camps an important form of resistance, a gesture of defiance against enemy and a visible sign of faith in independence.

Our Museum was represented during the provincial celebration of the Day of the Flag by its deputy director, Dr. Renata Kobylarz-Buła. The programme of the ceremony at the Monument to the Fighters for the Polishness of Opole Silesia, included hoisting the country's flag, singing the national anthem, making commemorative speeches, singing a representative song by soldiers of the Polish Army, as well as an artistic performance. This concluding part of the celebrations aroused very positive emotions among those gathered. This was because it was a successful display of skills by children from the W. Broniewski Primary School in Krasiejów - a dance with flags and singing songs from the patriotic repertoire beautifully performed by two schoolgirls.