Beating Retreat ceremony

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annual event military ceremony

The Beating Retreat ceremony is a formal military musical event held in New Delhi that marks the conclusion of India’s Republic Day celebrations with marching bands, patriotic tunes, and a ceremonial lowering of the national flag.

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Surface form Occurrences
Beating Retreat 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event ⓘ
military ceremony ⓘ
attendedBy President of India ⓘ
Prime Minister of India ⓘ
diplomatic corps ⓘ
general public ⓘ
senior military officers ⓘ
broadcastOn All India Radio ⓘ
Indian television ⓘ
city New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
country India ⓘ
date 29 January ⓘ
features Indian classical music arrangements ⓘ
buglers ⓘ
drummers ⓘ
light and sound display on government buildings ⓘ
massed bands ⓘ
military marches ⓘ
patriotic songs ⓘ
pipe and drum bands ⓘ
hasAudienceCapacity several thousand spectators ⓘ
hasComponent ceremonial lowering of the national flag of India ⓘ
marching bands ⓘ
military bands ⓘ
patriotic music ⓘ
includes ceremonial bugle calls ⓘ
coordinated drill movements ⓘ
march past by bands ⓘ
performance of the national anthem of India ⓘ
languageOfMusic instrumental ⓘ
location New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
marks conclusion of Republic Day celebrations ⓘ
near North Block ⓘ
Rashtrapati Bhavan ⓘ
South Block ⓘ
organizedBy Ministry of Defence (India) ⓘ
overseenBy President of India ⓘ
performedBy Central Armed Police Forces bands ⓘ
Delhi Police band ⓘ
Indian Air Force bands ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ
surface form: Indian Army bands

Indian Navy ⓘ
surface form: Indian Navy bands
relatedTo Republic Day ⓘ
surface form: Republic Day (India)
symbolizes discipline of the armed forces ⓘ
end of Republic Day festivities ⓘ
national pride ⓘ
timeOfYear late January ⓘ
traditionOrigin British military practice of Beating Retreat ⓘ
venue Vijay Chowk ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic Day → ceremony → Beating Retreat ceremony ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic Day (India)
Horse Guards Parade → eventHosted → Beating Retreat ceremony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beating Retreat
Rajpath (Kartavya Path) → hostsEvent → Beating Retreat ceremony ⓘ
subject surface form: Rajpath
Republic Day → precedes → Beating Retreat ceremony ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic Day (India)
this entity surface form: Beating Retreat
Rashtrapati Bhavan → significantEvent → Beating Retreat ceremony ⓘ