Will the Sejm establish a new holiday? Baptism of Poland

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The project initiated by MP Jan Klawiter entered the Sejm last March. It was signed by 34 deputies from different parties, PiS and Kukiz 15 after the Polish Peasant Party and parliamentarians who were not members of any club or circle.

At a meeting of the Culture and Media Committees, MPs debated the project's preamble. Mieszko I) and simplified to three articles

In the bill you can read that the baptism of Poland, made on April 14, 966, was a key event in the history of our nation and our state. "In addition to the religious dimension, it also has a strategic and political dimension, thanks to which our homeland joins the family of European nations, the circle of Western European civilization." It is difficult to imagine our culture and identity without this event. "19659006] The applicants of the project regret, however, that the Chrz Poland is" virtually absent from the general consciousness of our society. "19659007" C & # 39 is why today, at the time of the breaking of the foundations of our national and national existence, of uncertainty and fears for our future, for the morrow of our children, remember the anniversary of the baptism of Poland "- stated in the justification of the project.

The authors of the project also hope that April 14 will be an opportunity to reflect and reflect on the responsibility of our future. "Let the courage and foresight Mieszko be a source of inspiration for our politicians," reads in the justification.

Although April 14 would be a holiday, the project proponents would not have the intention of taking a day off. Its creation would not result in an increase in financial costs – a charge to the state budget or local government budgets. "This only encourages Polish citizens to think and deploy red and white flags that day" – it was written in the project justification. The rapporteur of the project in the plenary hall will be MP Dariusz Piontkowski (PiS)

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