A new tradition at the Presidential Palace. Karol Nawrocki introduces a new patriotic custom

On Thursday, January 1, a ceremonial changing of the Polish flag flying over the Presidential Palace in Warsaw took place. The ceremony is scheduled to take place weekly, every Saturday. By decision of President Karol Nawrocki, the removed flags will be sent to schools, firefighters and services, as well as to state institutions.

The president's office announced that the ceremony, starting from January 3, will always take place at 12 p.m.

Today, for the first time, the ceremonial changing and folding of the flag that flies over the Presidential Palace took place.
It is a sign of respect for our colors and community. The flags will be delivered to local communities throughout Poland.
Subsequent ceremonies – every Saturday at 11:45. We invite you! 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/xM0H6rVvSF

— Paweł Żefernaker 🇵🇱 (@szefernaker) January 1, 2026

“The Christmas manger is not the only new custom introduced by President Karol Nawrocki. On January 1, 2026 at 12:00, and then every Saturday at 12:00, the flag flying over the Presidential Palace will be ceremonially changed. The flag taken down from the mast will be handed over to local communities throughout Poland,” said the head of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Poland, Paweł Głosernaker, on Platform X.

The video posted by Naszarnaker shows that the flags will be distributed, among others, to schools, firefighters and other services.

The president's press spokesman, Rafał Leśkiewicz, emphasized that the white and red flag placed over the Presidential Palace reminds us that Poland is a free and sovereign state. “The flag is a sign of continuity – from the first royal coronations to the present day. It is also a commitment to care for our homeland, to responsibility for its future and to respect the national community that it symbolizes,” Leśkiewicz wrote on the X platform.

ATTENTION! The Christmas manger is not the only new custom introduced by President Karol Nawrocki.
On January 1, 2026 at 12:00, and then every Saturday at 12:00, the flag flying over the Presidential Palace will be ceremonially changed. The flag taken down from the mast will be… pic.twitter.com/64ezpIS2zh

— Paweł Żefernaker 🇵🇱 (@szefernaker) December 28, 2025

Last week, a Nativity scene in Bethlehem was erected in front of the Presidential Palace. The structure of the stable is a gift from the city of Zakopane – the figures in the nativity scene carved in linden trunks come from the Poronin commune and were made by local sculptors. (PAP)

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