Icelandic National Day
E680027
Icelandic National Day is Iceland’s annual national holiday, held on June 17 to commemorate the country’s 1944 independence from Denmark and the founding of the republic.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Icelandic constitutional referendum of 1944 | 1 |
| establishment of the Republic of Iceland | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Þjóðhátíðardagurinn ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Fjallkonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Icelandic independence movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Icelandic nationalism ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Icelandic independence from Denmark
ⓘ
dissolution of the union between Iceland and Denmark ⓘ founding of the Republic of Iceland ⓘ |
| commemoratesPerson | Jón Sigurðsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| date | June 17 ⓘ |
| dayOfYear | June 17 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
family gatherings
ⓘ
flag-raising ceremonies ⓘ musical performances ⓘ parades ⓘ speeches ⓘ street festivals ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
address by Fjallkonan (the Lady of the Mountain)
ⓘ
address by the President of Iceland ⓘ official ceremony at Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík ⓘ |
| hasPublicHolidayStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Icelandic national colors
ⓘ
flag of Iceland ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEvent |
civic ceremony
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ patriotic celebration ⓘ |
| hasWeatherPattern | occurs in Icelandic early summer ⓘ |
| inception | 1944 ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Icelandic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official national holiday of Iceland ⓘ |
| observedBy | Icelanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfCelebration | Icelandic ⓘ |
| partOf | Icelandic culture ⓘ |
| reasonForDateChoice | birthday of Jón Sigurðsson ⓘ |
| recurrence | every year on June 17 ⓘ |
| schoolHoliday | schools closed ⓘ |
| significantEvent | proclamation of the Republic of Iceland ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-06-17 ⓘ |
| timeZoneOfMainEvents | Greenwich Mean Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalActivitiesForAdults | attending speeches and concerts ⓘ |
| typicalActivitiesForChildren | games and outdoor entertainment ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
Akureyri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ towns and villages across Iceland ⓘ |
| workHoliday | most workplaces closed ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Icelandic constitutional referendum of 1944
this entity surface form:
establishment of the Republic of Iceland