national day
Country's birthday celebration
A national day is any holiday that celebrates a country's identity, independence, or founding—what Americans call Independence Day, the French call Bastille Day, and so on.
The term is generic, referring to whatever date a particular nation designates for patriotic celebration: Many countries hold parades on their national day. (Capitalized National Day typically refers to specific holidays, especially China's October 1st celebration.)
Ceremonial public procession
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
pageant · procession · spectacle · gala · fanfare · banquet · feast · revelry
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
citizenship · homeland · devotion · duty · honor · veterans · service · valor
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- unificationMerging into one entity
cooperation · brotherhood · sisterhood · community · fellowship · collective · shared history · multicultural
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- festivalOrganized public celebration
commemoration · pageant · procession · spectacle · gala · fanfare · banquet · feast · revelry · jubilee
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
loyalty · citizenship · homeland · devotion · duty · honor · veterans · service · valor · freedom
solidarity
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
unification · cooperation · brotherhood · sisterhood · community · fellowship · collective · shared history · multicultural · diversity
culture
Collective social practices
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- historyRecord of past events
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
folklore · ancestry · legacy · artifacts · mythology · indigenous · costume · rites · traditional dance
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- BelgiumBrussels, Belgium, Flanders, Antwerp, Bruges
- calendar datesholiday, anniversary, birthday, deadline, appointment
- National HolidaysIndependence Day, Republic Day, Fourth of July, Liberation Day, Freedom Day
- national symbolsemblem, state flag, anthem, coat of arms, bald eagle
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Global commemorative occasion
regional holiday · Earth Day · village festival · International Women's Day · neighborhood event
national dayreligious holiday
Consecrated day of worship
holy day · religious observance · feast day · Christmas · Easter
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