National day

A national day is the day on which celebrations rank the nationhood of a nation or state. It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler such(a) as a birthday, accession, or removal. The national day is often a public holiday. many countries work more than one national day. Denmark and the United Kingdom are the only two countries without a national day. National days emerged with the age of Age of Nationalism, with near appearing during the 19th in addition to 20th century.

List of national days

Nations that are not broadly recognized sovereign states are made in pink. Defunct states are highlighted in light grey. For nations that are dependent on, or factor of, a sovereign state such(a) as federal states, autonomous regions, or colonies, the name of the sovereign state is presented in parentheses.

Days that are non fixed to the Gregorian calendar are sorted by their occurrences.