National holiday In 36 editions of 36.

• Independence Day, 5 July (1962); Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

• Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

• Independence Day, 1 August (1960)

• Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

• Republic Day, 11 December (1958)

note: commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community

• Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

• Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

• State Unification Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)

• Republic Day, 1 December (1958)

• Independence Day, 11 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

• Independence Day, 30 June (1960)

• Independence Day, 15 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

• Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)

• Independence Day, 12 October (1968)

• Independence Day, 24 May (1991)

• Independence Day (Somhlolo Day), 6 September (1968)

• Derg Downfall Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

• Independence Day, 17 August (1960)

• Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

• Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

• Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

• Independence Day, 24 September (1973)

• Jamhuri Day (Independence Day), 12 December (1963)

note: Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963), marks the day Kenya attained internal self-rule

• Independence Day, 4 October (1966)

• Independence Day, 26 July (1847)

• Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)

• Independence Day, 26 June (1960)

• Independence Day, 6 July (1964)

note: also called Republic Day since 6 July 1966

• Independence Day, 22 September (1960)

• Independence Day, 28 November (1960)

Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968, 1992)

note: became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992, respectively

• Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)

• Independence Day, 25 June (1975)

• Independence Day, 21 March (1990)

• Republic Day, 18 December (1958)

note: commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger, which predated independence from France in 1960

• Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)

• Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Official birthday of King Charles III, celebrated in April or June as designated by the governor (1948)

• Independence Day, 12 July (1975)

• Independence Day, 4 April (1960)

Constitution Day, 18 June (1993); Independence Day (National Day), 29 June (1976)

• Independence Day, 27 April (1961)

Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland

• Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)

• Independence Day, 9 July (2011)

• Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

• Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)

• Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

• Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)

• Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

• Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

• Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

National Day, June 21

note: marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere

• Independence Day, 17 June (1944)

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Independence Day, 19 August (1919); under the Taliban Government, 15 August (2022) is declared a national holiday, marking the anniversary of the victory of the Afghan jihad

• Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

• Republic Day (founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan), 28 May (1918)

• Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971)

note: 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December (Victory Day) memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh

• National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)

National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)

• Independence Day, 26 May (1918)

note: 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia; 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union

• Republic Day, 26 January (1950)

• Birthday of Emperor NARUHITO, 23 February (1960)

note: celebrates the birthday of the current emperor

• Independence Day, 16 December (1991)

• Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)

• Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)

• Independence Day, 31 August (1991)

• Independence Day, 26 July (1965)

• Naadam (games) holiday, 11-15 July; Constitution Day, 26 November (1924)

note: the first holiday commemorates independence from China in the 1921 Revolution, and the second marks the date that the Mongolian People's Republic was created under a new constitution

• Constitution Day, 20 September (2015)

note: replaces the previous Republic Day on 28 May as the official national day in Nepal; the Gregorian date fluctuates based on Nepal’s Hindu calendar

Pakistan Day, 23 March, also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day (1940) or Republic Day (1956)

note: commemorates the adoption of the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and also the adoption of Pakistan's first constitution on 23 March 1956, during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

• Russia Day, 12 June (1990)

note: commemorates the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)

• Independence Day (National Day), 4 February (1948)

• Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)

• Independence Day, 27 October (1991)

• Independence Day, 1 September (1991)

• Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)

• Independence Day, 1 November (1981)

• National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)

• Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

• Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798); Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

• Territory Day, 1 July (1956)

• Constitution Day, the first Monday in July (1959)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)

• King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)

note: King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday

• Independence Day, 3 November (1978)

• Independence Day, 27 February (1844)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day, 6 August (1962)

Official birthday of King Charles III, usually celebrated the second Saturday in June (1948)

• Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

• Independence Day (Separation Day), 3 November (1903)

• US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)

• Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790)

note 1: local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)

note 2: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, France's national celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)

• Independence Day, 19 September (1983)

• Independence Day, 22 February (1979)

• Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790)

note 1: local holiday is Schoelcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848), as well as St. Martin's Day, 11 November (1985); the latter holiday celebrated on both halves of the island

note 2: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, France's national celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)

• Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

• King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)

note: observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday; local holiday is Sint Maarten's Day, 11 November (1985), and is celebrated on both halves of the island

• Independence Day, 31 August (1962)

• Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)

Independence Day, 28 November (1912), also known as Flag Day

• Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)

• Independence Day, 3 July (1944)

note: 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union

• Belgian National Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I), 21 July (1831)

• Independence Day, 1 March (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity;
• Victory Day, 9 May (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity

note: there is no national-level holiday

• Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

• Statehood Day (National Day), 30 May (1990)

note: marks the day in 1990 that the first modern multi-party Croatian parliament convened

• Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

• Constitution Day, 5 June (1849)

note: closest equivalent to a national holiday

• Independence Day, 24 February (1918)

note: 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union and restored its statehood

• Europe Day (also known as Schuman Day), 9 May (1950)

• Olaifest (Olavsoka), 29 July (1030)

note: commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF

• Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

• Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790)

note: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)

• German Unity Day, 3 October (1990)

• National Day, 10 September (1967)

note: day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain

• Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

• Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

• Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083)

note: commemorates the saint's canonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083

Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

note: marks the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, during the latter half of the fifth century A.D. (most commonly cited years are c. 461 and c. 493); Saint Patrick's feast day was celebrated as early as the ninth century, but it only became an official public holiday in 1903

Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417); date Tynwald Day was first recorded

• Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

• Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

• Independence Day, 17 February (2008)

• Independence Day (Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day), 18 November (1918)

note: 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia established its statehood and independence from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of statehood and independence from the Soviet Union

• National Day, 15 August (1940)

note: a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) with those honoring the birthday of former Prince FRANZ JOSEF II (1906-1989) on 16 August; after the prince's death, National Day became the official national holiday in 1990

• Independence Day (or National Day), 16 February (1918)

note: 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of statehood and independence from the Soviet Union

National Day (birthday of Grand Duke HENRI), 23 June

note: this is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the national festivities were shifted in 1962 to allow observance during a more favorable time of year

• Independence Day, 21 September (1964); Republic Day, 13 December (1974)

• Independence Day, 27 August (1991)

• National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)

Statehood Day, 13 July (1878, 1941)

note: the holiday celebrates the day in 1878 when the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as an independent state, as well as the day in 1941 when the Montenegrins staged an uprising against its occupiers

• King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)

note: observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday

Independence Day, 8 September (1991), also known as National Day

• Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)

• Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)

• Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580)

note: also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis DE CAMOES (1524-80) died

• Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)

Founding of the Republic (or Feast of Saint Marinus), 3 September (A.D. 301)

Statehood Day, 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted

• Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)

• Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

• National Day (Hispanic Day), 12 October (1492)

note: commemorates the arrival of explorer Christopher COLUMBUS in the Americas

• National Day, 6 June (1983)

note: celebrated as Swedish Flag Day from 1916 to 1982

Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291

note: celebrated as Swiss National Day since 1 August 1891

• Independence Day, 24 August (1991)

note: 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence from Soviet Russia, is now celebrated as Unity Day

the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday

• National Day, 16 December (1971)

note: 15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection

• Independence Day, 1 October (1960)

note: Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as "Republic Day"

• Republic Day, 1 April (1979)

• Independence Day, 3 October (1932); Republic Day, 14 July (1958)

• Independence Day, 14 May (1948)

note: Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar, so the holiday can occur in April or May

• Independence Day, 25 May (1946)

• National Day, 25 February (1950)

• Independence Day, 22 November (1943)

National Day, 18 November

note: celebrates Oman's independence from Portugal in 1650 and the birthday of Sultan QABOOS bin Said al Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020

National Day, 18 December (1878), anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne; Independence Day, 3 September (1971)

• Saudi National Day (Unification of the Kingdom), 23 September (1932)

• Independence Day (Evacuation Day), 17 April (1946)

note: celebrates the last French troops departing and the proclamation of full independence

• Republic Day, 29 October (1923)

• Independence Day (National Day), 2 December (1971)

• Unification Day, 22 May (1990)

Bermuda Day, 24 May

note: formerly known as Victoria Day, Empire Day, and Commonwealth Day