Independence Day in Poland: the national anthem and St. Martin’s croissants | Pulse of Culture

Independence Day in Poland: the story of the national anthem and Poznań’s St. Martin’s croissants.

This Wednesday, November 11, is Poland’s Independence Day, and this week Pulse of Culture looks at how Poles mark it. “Poland is not yet lost,” the national anthem, was first sung by Polish soldiers in Italy, far from a homeland that had disappeared from the map, and more than two centuries later, it still stirs the hearts of Poles.

In Poznań, November 11 is also St. Martin’s Day, when thousands of crescent-shaped pastries filled with white poppy seeds are baked for the occasion, so we find out what makes these treats so special. Back in Warsaw, works of art that were looted during the war and lost for decades are returning to Poland. Some of these pieces are making their public debut at the Kordegarda Gallery.

Finally, we visit the Poster Museum in Wilanów, where the permanent exhibition traces the evolution of Polish poster art from a commercial medium to an art form.

Pulse of Culture is a weekly English-language magazine for anyone with a connection to Poland, including tourists, the diaspora, and the simply curious. New episodes are released every Sunday.

Host: Sally Jastrzębska


Chapters:
00:00: Independence Day in Poland: the national anthem and St. Martin’s croissants
00:46: “Poland is not yet lost”: The story of the national anthem
04:31: Poznań: where the St. Martin's pastry comes from
05:06: Baking St. Martin’s croissants
08:44: Stolen art comes home: Looted works at the Kordegarda Gallery in Warsaw
12:06: Polish poster art: Inside the Poster Museum in Wilanów


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