National day
Independence or Death, famous painting from Pedro Américo that celebrates the Independence Day of Brazil.
On Sveriges nationaldag in Sweden the King and Queen (in national costume) celebrate Sweden's independence each year on the 6th of June.
A national day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. This nationhood can be symbolized by the date of independence, of becoming a republic or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (birthday, accession, removal, etc.). Often the day is not called "National Day" but serves and can be considered as one. The national day will often be a national holiday. Many countries have more than one national day.
Most countries have a fixed-date national day, but some have movable dates. An example is Jamaica, which up to 1997 celebrated its national day on the first Monday in August. This commemorated independence from the United Kingdom which was attained on Monday, 6 August 1962, the first Monday in August of that year. Israel's Independence Day is not fixed relative to the civil Gregorian calendar, being formally linked to 5 Iyar on the Jewish calendar, but may also be moved to any day between 3 and 6 Iyar in order to avoid preparing for or celebrating either Independence Day or Memorial Day (which immediately precedes Independence Day) on Shabbat; the practical effect of this is that Independence Day may be celebrated any day between 15 April and 15 May. Another example is Thailand which celebrates the birthday of the king on 28 July. This date will change on the accession of the heir to the throne.
Most national days can be categorized in two large blocks:
- Newer countries that celebrate their national day as the day of their independence.
- Older countries that use some other event of special significance as their national day.
Denmark and the United Kingdom are among the few countries that do not have designated national days (though Constitution Day has many of the same features of a national day in Denmark's case).
Celebrations
Importance attached to the national day as well as the degree to which it is celebrated vary greatly from country to country. For example, Spain's national day Fiesta Nacional de España is held on 12 October, the day celebrated in other countries as Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, and commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.[1] A military parade is held in Madrid celebrating the occasion.[1] The national day in France is 14 July and known as the Fête nationale (known in English-speaking countries as Bastille Day) commemorating the Storming of the Bastille,[2] which is considered the start of the French Revolution.[3] It is widely celebrated and the French Tricolour is much in evidence, while the President of the Republic attends a military parade on the Champs-Élysées of Paris. In the United States, the Independence Day celebrations on 4 July are widely celebrated with parades, fireworks, picnics and barbecues. In Ireland, Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March, is the equivalent of a national day and has been a public holiday for many years. However, in the United Kingdom the constituent countries' patron saints' days are low-key affairs. In recent times campaigns have commenced to promote the national days of England, Scotland and Wales, with St. Andrew's Day being designated as an official bank holiday when the Scottish Parliament passed the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007. A National Day for the United Kingdom has also been proposed in recent years.
As with the Bastille Day military parade in France, many other countries have a National Day Parade. Examples include the Singapore National Day Parade, and the parade for the National Day of the People's Republic of China.
List of national days
Map with reasons for national days
Regions that are not broadly recognized sovereign states are shown in pink. For regions controlled by sovereign states (such as federal states, autonomous regions, or colonies), the name of the sovereign state is shown in parentheses.
Days that are not fixed to the Gregorian calendar are sorted by their 2017 occurrences.
| Nation | Date | National day |
|---|---|---|
 | 19 August | Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919. (see Afghan Independence Day) |
 | 28 November | see Albanian Flag Day |
 | 15 December | Homecoming Day, the return of the Islanders after the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945 |
 | 1 November | Start of the War of Independence in 1954 |
 | 17 April | US Flag Day |
 | 8 September | Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra |
 | 11 November | Independence from Portugal in 1975 |
 | 30 May | Anguilla Day; the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967 |
 | 1 November | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 |
 | 23 April | Day of St. George, patron saint of Aragon and his Crown. An XIII legend holds that during the battle of Alcoraz, Saint George appeared in support of Aragonese army force. |
 | 25 May | First Patriotic Government, the Spanish viceroy is removed and replaced by the Primera Junta during the May Revolution |
| 9 July | Declaration of Independence, from Spain in 1816 |
 | 28 May | Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918 |
| 21 September | Independence from the Soviet Union recognised in 1991 |
 | 18 March | Flag Day; adoption of the flag in 1976 |
 | 2nd Saturday in June | |
 | 26 January | Australia Day, date of the founding of Sydney, the first European settlement in Australia, 1788 |
 | 26 October | The Neutrality Constitution of 1955 |
 | 28 May | Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918 |
 | Pentecost Monday | Azores Day, gaining autonomy from Portugal in 1976. |
 | 10 July | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973 |
 | 16 December | Accession Day of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain |
 | 26 March | Independence Day, declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971 |
| 16 December | Victory Day, the day the Bangladesh Liberation War ended in 1971 |
 | 30 November | Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1966 |
 | 3 July | Independence Day, liberation of Minsk from German occupation by Soviet troops in 1944 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 21 July | Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as the first King of the Belgians in 1831 |
| 15 November | King's Feast |
 | 10 September | The Battle of St. George's Caye Day commemorates the battle that occurred in 1798.[4] |
| 21 September | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 |
 | 1 August | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 24 May | Originally Queen Victoria's birthday; now "Bermuda Day" to celebrate the islands' heritage and culture |
 | 17 December | Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king in 1907 |
 | 6 August | Proclamation of Republic (independent from Spain) in 1825 |
 | 1 March | Dan nezavisnosti; Proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992 |
| 25 November | Statehood Day, formation of the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1943 |
 | 30 September | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 |
 | 7 September | Dia da Independência, declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822 |
 | 1 July | |
 | 23 February | National Day, celebrating independence from the United Kingdom on 1984, which actually occurred on 1 January |
 | 3 March | Liberation Day, autonomy within Ottoman Empire 1878 |
 | 4 August | Change of name from Upper Volta in 1984 |
| 5 August | Independence Day, from France in 1960 |
 | 1 July | Independence from Belgium in 1962 |
 | 9 November | Independence from France in 1953 |
 | 20 May | National Day, creation of a unitary state in 1972 |
 | 1 July | Canada Day, creation of a federal Canada from three British Dominions in 1867 |
 | 11 September | National Day, commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 |
 | 12 September | |
 | 1st Monday in July | |
 | 1 December | Made an autonomous territory within the French Community in 1958 |
 | 11 August | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 18 September | The first Government Junta is created in 1810 |
 | 1 October | National Day of the People's Republic of China (Proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949) |
 | 1 January | Founding Day of the Republic of China, establishment of the Provisional Government in 1912 |
| 10 October | Double Ten Day commemorating the 1911 Wuchang Uprising that led to abolishment of the monarchy and founding of the Republic in China in 1911 |
 | 20 July | Declaration of independence from Spain in 1810 |
 | 6 July | Independence from France in 1975 |
 | 30 June | Independence from Belgium in 1960 |
 | 15 August | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 4 August | Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1965 |
 | 15 September | Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821 |
 | 25 June | Statehood Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 |
 | 1 January | Liberation Day, overthrow of the Bautista regime |
 | 2 July | The first elected island council is instituted in 1954 |
 | 1 October | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 |
 | 28 October | Independence from Austria-Hungary (as Czechoslovakia) in 1918 |
| 28 September | Czech Statehood day (Saint Wenceslas day) |
 | 7 August | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 5 June | (No official National Day; adoption of the Constitution of 1849) |
 | 27 June | Independence from France in 1977 |
 | 3 November | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 and discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493 |
 | 27 February | Independence from Haiti in 1844 |
 | 20 May | Independence from Indonesia in 2002 |
 | 10 August | Proclamation of independence from Spain in 1809 |
 | 23 July | Revolution Day, the revolution of 1952 |
| 6 October | Armed Forces Day, the beginning of the October War in 1973 |
 | 15 September | Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821 |
 | 23 April | Day of St. George, patron saint of England. Sometimes proposed as National Day. |
 | 12 October | Independence from Spain in 1968 |
 | 24 May | Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) fighters enter Asmara in 1991 and Eritrea becomes a de facto independent state; United Nations recognizes Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a UN-supervised referendum on nationhood. |
 | 24 February | Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia in 1918 |
 | 6 September | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 |
 | 28 May | Downfall of the Derg Day, the Derg regime is defeated in 1991 |
 | 14 August | Falklands Day, First recorded sighting of the islands. |
| 14 June | Liberation Day, Liberation from Argentinean occupation at the end of the Falklands War in 1982 |
 | 29 July | Ólavsøka (Saint Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030): opening of the Løgting (parliament) session |
 | 10 October | Fiji Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 |
 | 6 December | Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia in 1917 |
 | 2 April | Pascua Florida is day or week (as declared by the Governor) celebrating the founding of Florida by Juan Ponce de León on April 2, 1513. |
 | 14 July | Bastille Day, 14 July 1789.[5] |
| 10 June | Abolition of slavery day |
 | 29 June | Internal Autonomy day |
 | 17 August | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 18 February | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 |
 | 26 May | Day of First Republic, declaration of independence from Russia in 1918 |
 | 3 October | German Unity Day, unification of West Germany and East Germany in 1990 |
 | 6 March | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 |
 | 10 September | Gibraltar National Day, people of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association in 1967 |
 | 25 March | Start of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821 |
| 28 October | Ohi Day, rejection of the Italian ultimatum of 1940 |
 | 21 June | (Longest Day of the Year) The National Day was introduced in 1983 as one of the Home Rule's traditions and is thus one of several expressions of national identity |
 | 7 February | Independence from United Kingdom in 1974 |
| 27 May | abolition of slavery day |
 | 21 July | Liberation Day, American landing on Guam 1944, the beginning of the Battle of Guam |
 | 15 September | Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821 |
 | 9 May | Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945 |
 | 2 October | Independence from France in 1958 |
 | 24 September | Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973 |
 | 23 February | Mashramani, declaration of the Republic in 1970 |
 | 1 January | Declaration of independence from France in 1804 |
 | 9 May | Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945 |
 | 15 September | Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821 |
 | 1 July | Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1997 |
 | 15 March | 1848 Revolution memorial day |
| 20 August | St. Stephen's day |
| 23 October | 1956 Revolution memorial day |
 | 17 June | National Day, founding of the Republic and dissolution of the personal union with Denmark in 1944 |
 | 26 January | Republic Day, adoption of the Constitution of India[6] in 1950 |
| 15 August | Independence from the British Empire in 1947 |
 | 17 August | Proclamation of Independence day (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.) from Japan and the Netherlands in 1945 |
 | 11 February | Victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 |
 | 3 October | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932 |
 | 17 March | Day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland |
 | 5 July | Tynwald Day, annual meeting of the Tynwald (parliament) |
 | 5 Iyar | (date varies according to Jewish calendar at 5 Iyar. In 2018, it was celebrated on 19 April; in 2018 it will be on 9 May) Yom Ha'atzmaut, proclamation of independence from the British Mandate of Palestine in 1948 |
 | 25 April | Partisans liberate Genoa, Milan, and Turin from German troops in 1945 |
| 2 June | Festa della Repubblica, Italy is made a republic in 1946 |
  | 17 February | Independence Day, 2008 |
 | 1st Monday in August | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 |
 | 11 February | National Foundation Day, Jimmu, the first emperor, is crowned in 660 BC |
| 23 December | The Emperor's Birthday |
 | 9 May | Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945 |
 | 25 May | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946 |
 | 30 August | Constitution Day, approval of the constitution in 1995 |
| 16–17 December | Independence Day |
 | 12 December | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; (Jamhuri Day), made a republic in 1964 |
 | 12 July | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 |
 | 21 March | Nowruz, Persian New Year, celebrated on the spring equinox |
 | 25 February | National Day |
| 26 February | Liberation Day (from Iraq in 1991) |
 | 31 August | Independence Day, declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991 |
 | 2 December | National Day, declaration of the People's Republic in 1975 |
 | 18 November | See Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia |
 | 25 May | Resistance and Liberation Day from Israel in 2000 |
| 22 November | See Lebanese Independence Day |
 | 4 October | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 |
 | 26 July | Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the United States in 1847 |
 | 17 February | Start of the 2011 Revolution |
 | 15 August | The Hereditary Prince becomes Regent in 2004 |
 | 16 February | Lithuanian State Reestablishment Day, declaration of independence from Russia and Germany in 1918 |
| 6 July | Statehood Day, establishment of the medieval Lithuanian kingdom by Mindaugas in 1253. |
 | 23 June | The Monarch's birthday |
 | 20 December | Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1999 |
 | 2 August | Republic Day |
| 8 September | Independence Day (Den na nezavisnosta), declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 |
 | 26 June | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 1 July | Madeira Day, day of autonomy within Portugal |
 | 6 July | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964; declaration of the Republic in 1966 |
 | 31 August | Hari Merdeka, independence from the United Kingdom (as Malaya) in 1957. Also known as Hari Kebangsaan (National day) in Malay. |
| 16 September | Malaysia Day, merger of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore into the Federation of Malaysia and the change of name from Malaya in 1963. |
 | 26 July | |
 | 22 September | Independence from the Mali Federation in 1960 |
 | 31 March | Freedom Day, withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979 |
| 7 June | Sette Giugno, bread riot of 1919 in which 4 Maltese men died |
| 8 September | Victory Day, celebrating the victory of the Knights of St. John over the Ottoman Empire in the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, the end of the French occupation in 1800, and the surrender of Italy to the Allies in 1943 |
| 21 September | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 |
| 13 December | Republic Day, adoption of the republican constitution of 1974 |
 | 1 May | Constitution Day, adoption of the Compact of Free Association in 1979 |
| 22 May | Abolition of slavery day |
 | 28 November | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 12 March | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968; formation of the Republic in 1992 |
| 27 April | Abolition of slavery day |
 | 16 September | Grito de Dolores, beginning of the War of Independence from Spain in 1810 |
 | 3 November | Independence from the US-administered UN Trusteeship in 1979 |
 | 27 August | Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 |
 | 19 November | the accession of Prince Albert II to the throne in 2005 |
 | 11 July | Naadam Holiday; establishment of independence from China and Russia in 1921 |
| 26 November | National Foundation Day |
 | 21 May | Independence from Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 |
| 13 July | recognised as independent at the Congress of Berlin in 1878 |
 | 2nd Saturday in June | |
 | 18 November | Accession of Muhammad V. tho the Throne 1927 |
 | 25 June | Independence from Portugal in 1975 |
 | 4 January | Independence from the British Empire in 1948 |
 | 21 March | Independence from South Africa in 1990 |
 | 31 January | Independence from the Australia, NZ, and UK-administered UN trusteeship 1968 |
 | 20 September | Constitution of Nepal was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Nepal declared National Day on 20 September |
 | 15 December | Kingdom day, signing of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands 1954 |
| 27 April | King's Day, King Willem-Alexander's birthday |
| 5 May | Liberation Day, end of German occupation in 1945 |
 | 6 February | Waitangi Day, signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 |
 | 15 September | Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821 |
 | 18 December | Republic Day, made an autonomous state within the French Community in 1958 |
 | 29 May | Democracy Day, return to democratic rule in 1999 |
| 1 October | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960; formation of the Republic in 1963 |
 | 19 October | Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1974 |
 | 8 June | Beginning of permanent settlement of the island by migrants from the Pitcairn Islands in 1856 |
 | 9 September | Day of the Foundation of the Republic in 1948[7] |
| 10 October | Party Foundation Day in 1945 |
 | 17 March | St. Patrick's Day; a public holiday sometimes associated with Irish nationalism |
| 12 July | "The Twelfth" commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690; a public holiday associated with Ulster unionism |
 | 8 January | Commonwealth Day, the constitutional government takes office in 1978 |
 | 17 May | Constitution Day, the signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814 |
 | 18 November | Birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said |
 | 23 March | Pakistan day, the Pakistan Resolution passed in Lahore in 1940 |
| 14 August | Independence Day, independence from the British Indian Empire in 1947 |
 | 9 July | Constitution Day, adoption of the Constitution in 1980 |
 | 15 November | Declaration of Independence in 1988 |
 | 3 November | Separation Day, independence from Colombia in 1903 |
 | 16 September | Independence from Australia in 1975 |
 | 14 May | Independence Day (Día de Independencia), declaration of independence from Spain in 1811 |
 | 28 July | Declaration of independence from Spain in 1821 |
 | 12 June | Araw ng Kalayaan, declaration of independence from Spain in 1898 |
 | 2nd Saturday in June | |
 | 3 May | Święto Konstytucji (Constitution Day), adoption of the Constitution of 1791 |
| 11 November | Święto Niepodległości (Independence Day), restoration of independence from Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia in 1918 |
 | 10 June | Portugal Day, officially the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, death of national poet Luís de Camões in 1580 |
 | 25 July | Constitution Day, establishment of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952; formerly Invasion Day, day of the American invasion in 1898 |
 | 18 December | Qatar National Day, the assumption of power by Emir Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani in 1878 |
 | 24 June | Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, feast day of John the Baptist, the patron saint of French Canadians |
 | 24 January | Unification of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, the foundation of modern Romania in 1859 |
| 1 December | Great Union Day, unification with Transylvania in 1918 |
 | 12 June | Russia Day, Declaration of State Sovereignty in 1990 |
 | 1 July | Independence from Belgium in 1962 |
| 20 December | Abolition of slavery day |
 | 3 December | |
 | 2nd Saturday in June | |
 | 19 September | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 |
 | 13 December | Feast day of Saint Lucy, after whom the island was named |
| 22 February | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 |
 | 27 October | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 |
 | 1 June | Independence Day, independence from New Zealand in 1962 |
 | 3 September | Independence from the Roman Empire in year 301 (traditional date) |
 | 28 April | Sardinian revolution and expulsion of Piedmontese Viceroy and Sardinian-Piedmontese officials from Cagliari, capital and largest city of Sardinia |
 | 9 July | Constitutionalist Revolt against Vargas Regime in 1932 |
 | 9 May | Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945 |
 | 23 September | Saudi National Day |
 | 30 November | Day of St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland |
 | 4 April | Independence from France in 1960 |
 | 15 February | Statehood Day, the beginning of the Serbian Revolution against Ottoman rule in 1804; adoption of the first constitution in 1835 |
 | 18 June | National Day, adoption of a multi-party democratic constitution in 1993 |
 | 27 April | Republic Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 |
 | 9 August | National Day, independence from Malaysia in 1965 |
 | 11 November | Sint Maarten's Day[8] |
 | 1 January | Independence Day, independence from Czechoslovakia in 1993 |
| 29 August | Slovak National Uprising Day, start of a Slovak uprising against Nazi Germany in 1944 |
| 1 September | Constitution Day, adoption of the Constitution in 1992 |
 | 25 June | Statehood Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 |
| 25 October | Sovereignty Day, withdrawal of the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army from the Slovenian territory in 1991 |
| 26 December | Independence and Unity Day, declaration of the results of the Slovenian independence referendum in 1990 |
 | 7 July | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 |
 | 1 July | Independence from Italy and unification with Somaliland in 1960 |
 | 27 April | First democratic general election in 1994 (see Freedom Day (South Africa)) |
 | 2nd Saturday in June | Liberation from Argentina at the end of the Falklands War in 1982 |
 | 1 March | Declaration of independence from the Empire of Japan |
| 15 August | Liberation from Japanese rule in 1945 (Gwangbokjeol); declaration of the Republic in 1948 |
| 3 October | Gaecheonjeol, ancient Korea founded in 2333 BC |
 | 9 July | Independence Day, independence from Sudan in 2011 |
 | 12 October | Fiesta Nacional de España, Columbus discovery of America in 1492 |
 | 4 February | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 under the name of Ceylon |
 | 9 January | Proclamation of the Republic, independent of Bosnia and Herzegovina and part of Yugoslavia, in 1992 |
 | 1 January | Independence from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Egypt in 1956 |
 | 25 November | Independence Day, independence from the Netherlands in 1975 |
 | 6 June | National Day: election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden in 1523; adoption of the constitutions of 1809 and 1974 |
 | 1 August | National Day, alliance between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291 |
 | 8 March | Independence from the Ottoman Empire and the declaration of the Arab Kingdom of Syria. |
| 17 April | Evacuation Day, end of French colonial rule in 1946 |
 | 12 July | Independence from Portugal in 1975 |
 | 9 September | Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 |
 | 9 December | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 |
 | 30 August | Declaration of independence from the RSFSR in 1990 |
 | 2 March | Independence Day, declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836. |
 | 5 December | Birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej |
 | 27 April | Independence from the French-administered UN trusteeship in 1960 |
 | 4 June | Emancipation Day abolition of serfdom 1862; independence from the United Kingdom 1970 |
| 4 November | National Day [formerly Constitution Day] 1875 |
 | 2 September | Independence Day, declaration of independence from Moldova in 1990 |
 | 31 August | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 |
 | 2nd Saturday in June | |
 | 20 March | Declaration of independence from France in 1956 |
 | 29 October | Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı), adoption of a republican constitution in 1923 |
 | 27 October | Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 |
 | 30 August | Constitution Day, adoption of a constitution in 1976 |
 | 1 October | Independence Day, independence from the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) in 1975 and from the United Kingdom in 1978 |
 | 9 October | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 |
 | 24 August | Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. See Independence Day of Ukraine |
 | 2 December | National Day, formation of the federation of seven emirates on independence from the United Kingdom in 1971 |
| 2nd Saturday in June | Does not have a recognized national day (see proposed British national day), although the Queen's Official Birthday (which is declared annually, usually falling on the second Saturday in June) is sometimes considered as such, for example, in British diplomatic institutions overseas |
 | 4 July | Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776 |
 | 31 March | Transfer Day, transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States in 1917 |
 | 25 August | Día de la Independencia (Independence Day), declaration of independence from Brazil in 1825 |
 | 1 September | Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 |
 | 30 July | Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980 |
 | 11 February | Foundation of Vatican City |
 | 5 July | Independence Day, declaration of independence from Spain in 1811 |
 | 2 September | National Day, declaration of independence from France and Japan in 1945 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1 March | St. David's Day, feast day of patron saint of Wales |
 | 22 May | Unity Day, North and South Yemen are unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990 |
 | 24 October | Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 |
 | 18 April | Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom 1980; it had previously declared independence as Rhodesia in 1965 |
See also
References
- 1 2 Molina A. de Cienfuegos, Ignacio; Martínez Bárcena, Jorge; Fuller, Linda K. (Ed.) (2004). "Spain: National Days throughout the History and the Geography of Spain". National Days/National Ways: Historical, Political, and Religious Celebrations around the World: 253. ISBN 978-0-275-97270-7. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Bastille Day - Celebrate French Ancestry". Genealogy.about.com. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "French Bastille Day in Australia. France's national day". Frenchdesire.com.au. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ September Celebrations of Belize
- ↑ "Bastille Day – 14th July". Official Website of France. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
A national celebration, a re-enactment of the storming of the Bastille [...] Commemorating the storming of the Bastille on 14th July 1789, Bastille Day takes place on the same date each year. The main event is a grand military parade along the Champs-Élysées, attended by the President of the Republic and other political leaders. It is accompanied by fireworks and publics dances in towns throughout the whole of France.
- ↑ "India celebrates Republic Day". news.com.au. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ↑ Hunter, Helen-Louise (2008). "The Society and Its Environment". In Worden, Robert L. North Korea: A Country Study (Fifth ed.). Washington: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-8444-1188-0.
- ↑ http://www.sintmaartengov.org/government/VSA/labour/Pages/Public-Holiday-Schedule.aspx
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