The flag of poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red. the two colors are defined in the polish constitution as the national colors. a variant of the flag with the national coat of arms in the middle of the white stripe is legally reserved for official use abroad and at sea. a similar flag with the addition of a swallow-tail is used as the naval ensign of poland. white and red were officially adopted as national colors in 1831. they are of heraldic origin and derive from the tinctures (colors) of the coats of arms of the two constituent nations of the polish-lithuanian commonwealth, i.e. the white eagle of poland and the pursuer (lithuanian: vytis, polish: pogoń) of lithuania, a white knight riding a white horse, both on a red shield. prior to that, polish soldiers wore cockades of various color combinations. the national flag was officially adopted in 1919. since 2004, polish flag day is celebrated on may 2.
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