national holiday

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concept

A national holiday is a legally recognized day of celebration or commemoration on which a nation collectively observes significant historical, cultural, or religious events, often with reduced work and school obligations.

All labels observed (53)

Label Occurrences
national holiday canonical 167
commemorative observance 33
commemorative event 29

Instances (313)

Instance Via concept surface
Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja Polish national holiday
Poland’s Independence Day
Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day commemorative event
İzmir’in Kurtuluşu (Liberation of İzmir)
surface form: İzmir’in Kurtuluşu
commemorative event
St. Patrick's Day Irish national holiday
Dominican Independence Day
Restoration Day
Dia da Independência
Philippine World War II remembrance national commemoration
Day of Valor Philippine national holiday
Philippine Veterans Week commemorative observance
Navy Day of Russia
Heroes Day
surface form: Heroes Day (Kenya)
Statehood Day
surface form: Statehood Day (Croatia)
Constitution Day
surface form: Constitution Day (Mexico)
United States Bicentennial 1976 opening national commemoration
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion commemorative event
Independence Day of Estonia
Independence Day
surface form: Independence Day (Mexico)
Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag)
Hangul Day
Freedom Day (South Africa)
Día de la Fiesta Nacional
Patriots’ Day commemorative observance
Independence Day
surface form: Independence Day (Ghana)
Disaster Prevention Day Japanese national observance
Freedom Day (Portugal)
Greenery Day Japanese national holiday
Independence Day of Uruguay
Constitution Memorial Day Japanese national holiday
Bunka no Hi Japanese national holiday
V-J Day commemoration
Burns Night commemorative observance
یوم قائد اعظم قومی دن
Swiss National Day
Armistice Day commemorative observance
national memorial ceremony commemorative event
Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Peace Parade of 1919 commemorative event
Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armed Forces Unification Day
Rabindra Jayanti commemorative observance
World AIDS Day eve commemorative observance
Constitution Day
surface form: Constitution Day (Norway)
Fourth of July
Raoul Wallenberg Day (various countries)
surface form: Raoul Wallenberg Day
commemorative observance
Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance commemorative event
Grundlovsdag Constitution Day
Independence Day (Argentina)
Tynwald Day national day