Independence Day: Myth, Symbol, and the Creation of Modern PolandThe 11th of November 1918, Polish Independence Day, is a curious anniversary whose commemoration has been only intermittently observed in the last century. In fact, the day and the several symbols that rightly or wrongly have become associated with it has a rather convoluted history, filled with tradition and myth, which deserves attention. Independence Day is more than just the history of a day, or the evolution of its celebration, but an explanation