#OTD In 1364, Kazimierz III The Great – most famous polish king, founded Krakow Academy known today as Jagiellonian University. It's an oldest university in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe. pic.twitter.com/CAC4uzmVAf
— State of Poland 🇵🇱 (@StateOfPoland) May 12, 2021
Today is an official Victory Day that commemorates allied victory in WW2. We don't really celebrate it, as for us it was the day that soviet occupation took over the german one. III Reich and Soviet Union are gone, we are still here. Conclusions? Don't mess with Poles. pic.twitter.com/tdAV2Bm07H
In Poland, back in the days, every child knew to grab and hold a button of a jacket when they saw a chimney-sweep. It was supposed to bring good luck. It happens sometimes to this day. Tell us if this is it only a polish custom?
Did you know that the Constitution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth adopted by Sejm (polish parliament) on May 3, 1791 was the first modern constitution in Europe and the second in the world? pic.twitter.com/CRJ2rA5MGZ
Today is the day we celebrate the most beautiful flag of them all. White is silver, water and purity. Red is fire, courage and fighting spirit. This flag has been through a lot over the centuries. It deserves our utmost respect. pic.twitter.com/UT2ZAZ7PtD
As the Day of the Drones (1 may 2021, probably. No hard proof there ;)) goes by, watch some beautiful shots of Poland taken from above. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/BqxDS8vDSg
Nothing like a cup of coffee in the morning. How about a teaspoon of salt to it? Polish soldiers in Tobruk didn't complain when they drank coffee with water from springs salted by Germans. They got used to it and they continued to add salt to it after the war. Enjoy your coffe. pic.twitter.com/aKStuF7b33
#OTD 1837r Karol Machlejd was born. He came from the Scottish Macleod clan (his grandfather settled in Poland) and was a pioneer of modern beer brewing in the Kingdom of Poland. May picnics are getting closer and closer, so it's worth raising a pint in his honor. Cheers.🍻
Over a 1k years ago a Czech princess Dobrawa finally dragged this young bachelor to the altar. The chosen one was the proud but pagan lord of the Polans, Mieszko I, who, thanks to his wise wife, was baptized. This moment is regarded as the foundation of the Polish State. pic.twitter.com/CHpvK8dwLX
Counterfeit money, gold, precious gems. This is obvious. But chocolate? Before 1939 Polish chocolate brand Wedel was so famous and so associated with richness of taste that it was counterfeited as willingly as hard currency. Sweet Chocolate Day. pic.twitter.com/LrE6GfzciP
