Republic Day

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Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday
public holiday
alsoKnownAs Republic Day
surface form: Indian Republic Day
associatedWith Constitution of India
President of India
beatingRetreatDate 29 January
belongsTo Republic Day observances worldwide
category National days of India
celebratedOn 26 January
ceremony Beating Retreat ceremony
Presidential address to the nation
chiefGuestTradition foreign head of state or government invited as chief guest
constitutionalBodyInvolved Parliament of India
constitutionCameIntoEffectOn 26 January 1950
country India
culturalParticipants folk artists
school children
dateChosenToHonor Purna Swaraj declaration of 26 January 1930
features cultural pageantry
flypast by Indian Air Force
hoisting of the national flag
military parade
national anthem of India
tableaux from Indian states and union territories
firstCelebratedOn 26 January 1950
flagHoistingBy President of India at Kartavya Path
frequency annual
governingDocument Constitution of India
hasNationalImportance yes
legalStatus gazetted holiday in India
mainEvent Republic Day self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic Day Parade
mainVenue Rajpath (Kartavya Path)
surface form: Kartavya Path, New Delhi
observanceLevel nationwide in India
observedBy Government of India
citizens of India
paradeLocation New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
paradeOrganizedBy Ministry of Defence (India)
precedes Beating Retreat ceremony
surface form: Beating Retreat
relatedTo Gandhi Jayanti
Independence Day (India)
securityArrangementsBy Indian Armed Forces
significance commemorates adoption of the Constitution of India
marks transition of India to a republic
symbolizes democratic republic status of India
sovereignty of India
themeOftenIncludes display of India’s military capability
showcasing India’s cultural diversity
transitionYear 1950
typeOfCelebration national celebration

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

Republic Day alsoKnownAs Republic Day
subject surface form: Republic Day (India)
this entity surface form: Indian Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day honours list
Padma Bhushan announcementOccasion Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day of India
Padma Shri announcementOccasion Republic Day
Padma awards announcementOccasion Republic Day
Jana Gana Mana associatedWith Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day of India
subject surface form: Tiranga
this entity surface form: Republic Day of India
this entity surface form: Republic Day of India
Delhi hostOf Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day parade of India
Rajpath (Kartavya Path) hostsEvent Republic Day
subject surface form: Kartavya Path
this entity surface form: Republic Day parade
Rajpath (Kartavya Path) hostsEvent Republic Day
subject surface form: Rajpath
this entity surface form: Republic Day parade
Republic Day mainEvent Republic Day self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Republic Day (India)
this entity surface form: Republic Day Parade
Jamhuri Day meaningOfName Republic Day
India nationalDay Republic Day
Independence Day relatedHoliday Republic Day
subject surface form: Independence Day (India)
this entity surface form: Republic Day (India)
August Kranti Day relatedTo Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day (India)
Beating Retreat ceremony relatedTo Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day (India)
Independence Day (India) relatedTo Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day (India)
this entity surface form: Republic Day of India
Rashtrapati Bhavan significantEvent Republic Day
this entity surface form: Republic Day reception