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Poland's wedding to the sea

Poland's wedding to the sea was a ceremony symbolizing restored Polish access to the sea.

It was first performed on February 10, 1920, by General Józef Haller at Puck, on Poland's Baltic Sea coast.

On the second occasion, it was performed by the Polish Army in 1945 in newly-captured Kołobrzeg.

In the ceremony, a military flag was dipped into the sea, while the commander cast in a ring. The speeches on these occasions emphasized the importance of access to the sea for the economic development of Poland.

01-04-2007 01:30:44
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