national holiday
Countrywide day off
A national holiday is a day designated by a country's government as an occasion for celebration or commemoration, typically marked by closures of government offices, schools, and many businesses.
Examples include Independence Day in the United States and Bastille Day in France.
Banks are closed for the national holiday.
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
loyalty · pride · heritage · liberty · democracy · freedom · constitution · symbolism
Ceremonial public procession
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
barbecue · picnic · party · gathering · music · dance · fair · gala
Ceremonial set of actions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- respectRegard with honor
- moment of silenceBrief silent tribute
homage · reverence · solemnity · recognition · acknowledgment · proclamation · official · day off
Thing preserving remembrance
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
heroes · legacy · monument · veterans · sacrifice · armistice · liberation · independence
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- citizenshipStatus as state member
nationhood · loyalty · pride · heritage · liberty · democracy · freedom · constitution · symbolism · republic
parade
Ceremonial public procession
carnival · barbecue · picnic · party · gathering · music · dance · fair · gala · pageant
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- respectRegard with honor
moment of silence · homage · reverence · solemnity · recognition · acknowledgment · proclamation · official · day off · annual
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
ceremony · heroes · legacy · monument · veterans · sacrifice · armistice · liberation · independence · revolution
- nation'santhem, border, citizens, government, leader
- National HolidaysIndependence Day, Republic Day, Fourth of July, Liberation Day, Freedom Day
- national symbolsemblem, state flag, anthem, coat of arms, bald eagle
- time offvacation, weekend, break, rest, day off
- Bastille DayBastille Day, July 14th, Bastille, French Revolution, storming
- Cold War GermanyBerlin Wall, East Germany, West Germany, German reunification, divided Germany
national holidayworkday
Standard labor period
working day · business day · ordinary day · school day · weekday
holiday, national, nationalism, international, multinational, nationalist, nationalize, internationally, nationalistic