Constitution Day

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Constitution Day is Denmark’s annual observance on June 5th commemorating the signing of its democratic constitution and the establishment of constitutional monarchy.

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Constitution Day canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday
public observance
alsoKnownAs Grundlovsdag
appliesToJurisdiction Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
associatedWith Danish political leaders
Danish monarchy
surface form: Danish royal family

Folketing
surface form: Folketing (Danish Parliament)
chronologicalPlacement occurs annually
commemoratesEvent adoption of Denmark’s first democratic constitution
signing of the Danish Constitution of 1849
transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy in Denmark
country Denmark
follows Pentecost in many years in the Danish calendar
hasCulturalSignificance occasion for reflecting on the Danish constitution and democratic values
hasHistoricalPeriod 19th century European constitutional reforms
hasLanguage Danish
hasLegalStatus day off for many public offices and some businesses by agreement
not an official public holiday with full day off for all workers
hasOrigin adoption of the June Constitution (Junigrundloven) in 1849
hasSymbol Danish flag
surface form: Dannebrog (flag of Denmark)
hasTopic Danish Constitution of 1849
1953 Constitution of Denmark
surface form: Danish Constitution of 1953
inception 1849
locationOfCelebration Aalborg
Aarhus
Copenhagen
Odense
observedBy Danish citizens
Danish civil society organizations
Danish political parties
observedOn June 5
partOf Danish national traditions
precededBy era of absolute monarchy in Denmark
relatedTo Danish democracy
civil liberties in Denmark
constitutional monarchy in Denmark
significance celebrates Danish democracy and civil rights
commemorates the signing of the Danish constitution
marks the establishment of constitutional monarchy in Denmark
theme human rights
parliamentary democracy
popular sovereignty
rule of law
typicalActivities debates on democracy and constitutional issues
flag hoisting
political speeches
public gatherings

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Denmark nationalDayDescription Constitution Day
Kingdom of Denmark as a sovereign state nationalDayName Constitution Day
subject surface form: Kingdom of Denmark