The 15th and 16 August 1945 was designated as an official holiday commemorating the end of the war.
To accept a paid day off authorized by state law is not to endorse that which the holiday commemorates.
The holiday also commemorates a failed slave uprising that occurred on 17 March 1768.
Austria's national holiday on 26 October commemorates the declaration.
The time during which it is worn is meant to be a joyful holiday commemorating health and long life.
It is held on the weekend following the holiday commemorating Queen Victoria's birthday.
The holiday commemorates the day in 1919 when the UK gave up control of Afghanistan.
Discovery Day is the name of several holidays commemorating the discovery of land, gold, and other significant national discoveries.
(The national holiday of France, commemorating the start of its revolution in 1789, is tomorrow.)
Sunday was a national holiday commemorating the Russian republic's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.