NATIONAL HOLIDAY

A 'national holiday' is a statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself. It is usually the anniversary of the country's independence, the signature of its constitution, or other significant event, though this is not always the case; in some cases it is the saint's day of the country's patron saint.
Note: Many countries also use the term "National holiday" to refer to a generic public holiday.

Contents

Independent states

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Other national and supranational celebrations

See also

Independent states

January

★ January 1: Haiti (Independence day)

★ January 1: Slovakia (Independence day)

★ January 4: Myanmar (Independence day)

★ January 20: Armenia

★ January 21: Barbados (Errol Barrow Day)

★ January 26: India (Republic Day, 1950)

★ January 26: Australia (Australia Day)

February

★ February 4: Sri Lanka (Independence Day)

★ February 6: New Zealand (Waitangi Day)

★ February 11: Japan (National Foundation Day) (See Note Below.)

★ February 15: Serbia (State Day)

★ February 16: Lithuania (Independence Day)

★ February 18: Gambia (Independence Day)

★ February 22: Saint Lucia (Independence Day)

★ February 24: Estonia (Independence Day)

★ February 27: Dominican Republic (Independence Day)

March

★ March 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Independence Day, 1992 from SFRY)

★ March 1: South Korea (Independence Movement Day)

★ March 3: Bulgaria (Liberation Day)

★ March 11: Lithuania (Independence Day)

★ March 15: Hungary (Revolution of 1848)

★ March 17: Ireland (St. Patrick's Day)

★ March 23: Pakistan (Republic Day)

★ March 25: Greece (Revolution Day, 1821)

★ March 26: Bangladesh (Independence Day, 1971), Vietnam (Youth Day)

★ March 31: Malta (Freedom Day, 1979)

April

★ April 18: Zimbabwe

★ April 23: Turkey (Children's Day, marks foundation of National Assembly in 1920)

★ April 25: Italy (Liberation Day)

★ April 25: Portugal (Carnation Revolution)

★ April 25: Egypt (Egypt restores Sinai 1981)

★ April 25: Australia & New Zealand (ANZAC Day)

★ April 30: The Netherlands (Koninginnedag, Queen's birthday), Vietnam (Liberation day)

May

★ May 1: Vietnam, Italy, Poland (Labour Day)

★ May 3: Poland (celebrating the first Polish Constitution-1791, first constitution in Europe, second in world)

★ May 4: The Netherlands (Remembrance Day: Dodenherdenking)

★ May 5: The Netherlands (Liberation Day (1945)), Europe Day (CoE)

★ May 5: Mexico (Cinco de Mayo, National Holiday)

★ May 9: Jersey and Guernsey (Liberation Day) , European Union, Europe Day (EU)

★ May 17: Norwegian Constitution Day

★ May 19: Turkey (Youth Day, marks first step on organizing resistance against allied occupation after WWI, 1919)

★ May 20: Cameroon (National Day)

★ May 21: Montenegro (Independence Day)

★ May 24: Canada (Victoria Day, celebrated on the first Monday before May 24)

★ May 25: Argentina (Veinticinco de Mayo, Buenos Aires province expelled the Spanish viceroy in 1810, the start of Argentine Independence.)

★ May 26: Georgia (Independence Day, 1918)
Israel's Independence Day is specified on the Hebrew calendar on the 5th day of Iyyar, and so it does not have a fixed date in the Gregorian calendar; it usually falls somewhere in May or late April. The Gregorian date of Israel's independence itself was May 14, 1948.

June

★ June 2: Italy (Republic Day)

★ June 5: Denmark (Grundlovsdag, celebrating the first Danish Constitution of 1849)

★ June 6: Sweden (King Gustav I of Sweden crowned 1523)

★ June 7: Malta (Sette Giugno, 1919)

★ June 10: Portugal (Portugal Day - date of death of Luís de Camões)

★ June 12: Philippines (Independence Day - date of liberation from the Kingdom of Spain)

★ June 16: South Africa (Youth Day) - Youth day

★ 21 June: Russia Russia Day

★ June 17: Iceland (Þjóðhátíðardagurinn - date of liberation from Denmark in 1944)

★ June 23: Luxembourg (Grand Duke's Official Birthday, set on this day since 1961)

★ June 24: Québec (Fête nationale du Québec),

★ June 25: Croatia (Statehood Day), Slovenia (independence day)

July

★ July 1: Canada (Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day)

★ July 4: United States (Independence Day)

★ July 5: Algeria (Independence Day)

★ July 5: Venezuela (Independence Day)

★ July 6: Malawi (Independence Day)

★ July 6: Lithuania (State Day - King Mindaugas of Lithuania crowned 1253)

★ July 9: Argentina (Independence Day, 1816)

★ July 14: France (Bastille Day and Fête de la Fédération)

★ July 17: Korea, South (Constitution Day, 1948)

★ July 20: Colombia (Independence Day, 1810)

★ July 21: Belgium (Fête Nationale, Nationale feestdag, On 21 July 1831 Leopold I, the first king of Belgium, was inaugurated.)

★ July 23: Egypt (Egypt Became a Republic 1952)

★ July 24: Venezuela (Simón Bolívar's birthday)

★ July 28: Perú (Peru's Independence Day 1821 by José de San Martín)

★ July 29: Faroe Islands (Ólavsøka)

August

★ August 1: Switzerland (Swiss National Day)

★ August 1: Trinidad & Tobago (Emancipation from Slavery Day)

★ August 5: Croatia (Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day)

★ August 6: Bolivia (Independence Day)

★ August 7: Colombia (Battle of Boyacá/Independence Day)

★ August 9: Singapore (National Day, 1965)

★ August 14: Pakistan (Independence Day, 1947)

★ August 15: India (Independence Day or 'Swatantrata Divas' and direct transfer of power, 1947)

★ August 17 : Indonesia - (Independence day, 1945)

★ August 20: Hungary (celebration of Stephen I and establishment of the Hungarian Kingdom)

★ August 24: Ukraine (Independence Day)

★ August 27: Moldova (Independence Day)

★ August 30: Turkey (Victory Day, 1922)

★ August 30: Tartarstan: (Independence Day, 1990)

★ August 31: Malaysia (Independence Day, 1957)

September

★ September 1: Uzbekistan (Independence Day, 1991)

★ September 2: Vietnam (National Day, 1945)

★ September 3: San Marino (Independence Day, 301)

★ September 7: Brazil (Independence Day, 1822)

★ September 8: Malta (Victory Day, 1565 and 1943)

★ September 8: Macedonia (Independence Day, 1991)

★ September 10: Belize Battle of St. George's Caye/National Day (British routed Spanish invaders, confirming Belize's status as a British territory)

★ September 15: Costa Rica (Independence Day, 1821)

★ September 15: El Salvador (Independence Day, 1821)

★ September 15: Guatemala (Independence Day, 1821)

★ September 15: Honduras (Independence Day, 1821)

★ September 15: Nicaragua (Independence Day, 1821)

★ September 16: Mexico (Independence Day, 1810)

★ September 16: Saint Kitts and Nevis (National Heroes Day)

★ September 18: Chile (Independence Day, 1810)

★ September 19: Saint Kitts and Nevis (Independence Day, 1983)

★ September 21: Malta (Independence Day, 1964)

★ September 21: Belize (Independence Day, 1981)

★ September 28: Czech Republic (Statehood Day commemorates the death of Saint Wenceslas, 929 or 935)

October

★ October 1: Nigeria (Independence Day, 1960)

★ October 1: People's Republic of China, (National Day of the People's Republic of China since 1949)

★ October 1: Palau (Independence Day)

★ October 1: Tuvalu (Independence Day)

★ October 2: India (Gandhi Jayanti - Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, 1869)

★ October 3: Germany: Day of German Unity

★ October 10: Republic of China (Double Tenth Day)

★ October 12: Spain: (Hispanic Day - Discovery of America, 1492)

★ October 23: Hungary (Revolution in 1956)

★ October 24: Zambia (Independence Day)

★ October 26: Austria

★ October 28: Greece ("NO" Day, 1940)

★ October 28: Czech Republic (Independent Czechoslovak state Day, 1918)

★ October 29: Turkey (Republic Day, 1923)

November

★ November 11: Poland (Independence Day,1918)

★ November 18: Latvia (Independence Day)

★ November 22: Lebanon (Independence Day)

★ November 25: Bosnia and Herzegovina (Statehood Day, 1943, re-established as a federal republic within Democratic Federation of Yugoslavia)

★ November 28: Albania (Independence Day)

★ November 29: Albania (Liberation Day)

★ November 30: Barbados (Independence Day)

★ November 30: Philippines (Bonifacio Day) -- Founder of the Philippine National Revolution

December

★ December 1: Romania (Union Day)

★ December 2: United Arab Emirates

★ December 6: Finland (Independence Day)

★ December 13: Malta (Republic Day, 1974)

★ December 16: Bangladesh Victory Day

★ December 25: Pakistan (Jinnah Day, 1876)

★ December 30: Philippines (Rizal Day) -- National Hero of the Philippines
''Note'': In Japan, besides National Foundation Day on February 11, which is a National Day, there is also a 'National Holiday' (国民の休日, ''kokumin no kyujitsu'', which translates to "Citizens' day off") on May 4, between Constitution Day on May 3 and ''Kodomo no hi'' (Children's Day) on May 5. The whole ''nation'' takes a ''holiday'' for three consecutive days, giving the term ''National Holiday'' a different meaning.

Other national and supranational celebrations

Some nations have their own national holidays. Often they have an autonomous status within a larger state. In the case of Ireland, the national holiday is statutory in both an independent state, the Republic of Ireland, plus the semi-autonomous province of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom (See Partition of Ireland). In cases in which the nation is represented by a government in a larger state, that government may make the holiday statutory.

★ 1 March: Wales (see St David's Day)

★ 5 March: Cornwall (see St Piran's Day)

★ 17 March: Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) (see St Patrick's Day)

★ 23 April: England (see St George's Day)

★ 9 May: European Union, (see Europe Day)

★ 24 June: Quebec (Fête nationale du Québec or Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day); Newfoundland, Canada, Discovery Day

★ 11 July: Flanders (see Battle of the Golden Spurs)

★ September 11: Catalonia (see National Day of Catalonia)

★ 27 September: Wallonia

★ 30 November: Scotland (see St Andrew's Day)
Some subnational entities also commemorate themselves with statutory holidays.

See also

★ National Day

★ Independence Day

★ Liberation day

★ Republic Day

★ Constitution Day

★ Flag Day

★ Public holiday

★ Calendar