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Poland's Independence Day celebrations move online

09.11.2020 14:30
As Poles prepare to celebrate Independence Day on November 11, most planned events have moved online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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An outdoor exhibition in the northern city of Gdańsk in the run-up to Polands Independence Day. The display pays tribute to the architects of the countrys independence, which it regained on November 11, 1918.
An outdoor exhibition in the northern city of Gdańsk in the run-up to Poland's Independence Day. The display pays tribute to the architects of the country's independence, which it regained on November 11, 1918.Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

People across the nation have been encouraged to join in the collective singing of the Dąbrowski Mazurka, the Polish national anthem, from the comfort of their homes at noon on Wednesday.

Radio Poland's Elżbieta Krajewska has the story.

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