https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/0bcf86fb-b905-4899-8c6f-afb8c09bfbf3 Independence Day in Poland: the story of the national anthem and Poznań’s St. Martin’s croissants. This Wednesday, November 11, is Poland’s Independence Day, and this week Pulse of Culture looks at how Poles mark it. “Poland is not yet lost,” the national anthem, was first sung by Polish soldiers in Italy, far from a homeland that had disappeared from the map, and more than two centuries later, it still stirs the hearts of Poles. In Poznań, November 11 is also St. Martin’s Day, when thousands of crescent-shaped pastries filled with white poppy seeds are baked for the occasion, so we find out what makes these treats so special. Back in Warsaw, works of art that were looted during the war and lost for decades are returning to Poland. Some of these pieces are making their public debut at the Kordegarda Gallery. Finally, we visit the Poster Museum in Wilanów, where the permanent exhibition traces the evolution of Polish poster art from a commercial medium to an art form. Pulse of Culture is a weekly English-language magazine for anyone with a connection to Poland, including tourists, the diaspora, and the simply curious. New episodes are released every Sunday. Host: Sally Jastrzębska Chapters: 00:00: Independence Day in Poland: the national anthem and St. Martin’s croissants 00:46: “Poland is not yet lost”: The story of the national anthem 04:31: Poznań: where the St. Martin's pastry comes from 05:06: Baking St. Martin’s croissants 08:44: Stolen art comes home: Looted works at the Kordegarda Gallery in Warsaw 12:06: Polish poster art: Inside the Poster Museum in Wilanów 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #PolishIndependenceDay #PolishFood #Poland Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:01:43 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/0bcf86fb-b905-4899-8c6f-afb8c09bfbf3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.