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Gallery of the Nations

On these pages we celebrate with the different nations of the world the National Day of each individual country. It gives an opportunity for our members and other visitors to the Minorities' Global Village (MGV) site to learn more about these countries -- their food, culture, history and tourist attractions. Happy browsing.

National Days

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
January
Date	Country	Description
1	Republic of Slovakia	National Day
1	Cameroon	Independence Day
1	Haiti	Independence Day
1	Western Samoa	Independence Day
1	Sudan	Independence Day
4	Burma	Independence Day
11	Chad	Independence Day
22	Ukraine	Independence Day
26	Australia Day	Independence Day
31	Nauru	Independence Day
February Back to Top
Date	Country	Description
4	Sri Lanka	Independence Day
6	New Zealand	National Day
7	Grenada	Independence Day
11	Iran	National Day
16	Lithuania	Independence Day
18	Gambia	Independence Day
24	Estonia	National Day
27	Dominican Republic	Independence Day
March Back to Top
Date	Country	Description
1	Wales	St. David's Day
3	Morocco	National Day
6	Ghana	Independence Day
12	Mauritius	National Day
15	Hungary	Independence Day
17	Ireland	St. Patrick's Day
19	Liechtenstein	St. Joseph's Day
23	Pakistan	Pakistan Day
25	Greece	Independence Day
26	Bangladesh	Independence Day
April Back to Top
Date	Country	Description
4	Senegal	National Day
4	Hungary	Liberation Day
16	Denmark	National Day (Queen's Birthday)
17	Syrian Arab Republic	National Day
18	Zimbabwe	National Day
23	England	St. George's Day (unofficial)
26	United Republic of Tanzania	Unity Day
27	Sierra Leone	National Day
27	South Africa	Freedom Day
27	Togo	National Day
27	Austria	Founding of the Second Republic
29	Japan	Showa Day (Emperor's Birthday)
29	Israel	Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut)
30	The Netherlands	Queen's Birthday
May Back to Top
Date	Country	Description
3	Poland	Constitution Day
14	Paraguay	Independence Day
17	Norway	Constitution Day
25	Argentina	Revolution Day
25	Jordan	National Day
26	Georgia	Independence Day
26	Guyana	Independence Day
30	Croatia	National Day
June Back to Top
Date	Country	Description
1	Samoa	National Day
1	Tunisia	National Day
2	Italy	Republic Day
5	Seychelles	Liberation Day
6	Sweden	National Day
8	Norfolk Island	Bounty Day
10	Portugal	National Day
12	Philippines	National Day
12	Russian Federation	National Day
17	Iceland	National Day
18	Seychelles	National Day
19	Kuwait	National Day
23	Luxembourg	Grand Duke Day
25	Mozambique	National Day
25	Slovenia	National Day
25	Croatia	Independence Day
26	Madagascar	Independence Day
27	Djibouti	National Day
29	Seychelles	Independence Day
30	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Independence Day
July Back to Top
Date	Country	Description
1	Canada	Canada Day
1	Burundi	Independence Day
1	Ghana	Republic Day
1	Rwanda	Independence Day
1	Somalia	Independence Day
4	United States	Independence Day
5	Venezuela	Independence Day
6	Malawi	Independence Day
9	Argentina	Independence Day
10	Bahamas	Independence Day
11	Mongolia	Revolution Day
12	Sao Tome and Principe	Independence Day
14	France	Bastille Day
14	Iraq	Republic Day
17	South Korea	Constitution Day
20	Columbia	Independence Day
21	Belgium	National Day
23	Egypt	National Day
26	Liberia	Independence Day
26	Maldive Islands	Independence Day
28	Peru	Independence Day
August Back to top
Date	Country	Description
1	Switzerland	National Day
2	Macedonia	Independence Day
6	Bolivia	Independence Day
7	Ivory Coast	Independence Day
9	Singapore	National Day
10	Ecuador	Independence Day
14	Pakistan	Independence Day
15	India	Independence Day
15	Republic of Congo/Brazzaville	Independence Day
16	Cyprus	Independence Day
17	Gabon	Independence Day
17	Indonesia	National Day
18	Afghanistan	Independence Day
20	Hungary	St. Stephen's Day
25	Uruguay	National Day
31	Malaysia	Merdeka Day (Freedom Day)
31	Trinidad and Tobago	Independence Day
September Back to top
Date	Country	Description
1	Libya	Revolution Day
2	Vietnam	National Day
3	Qatar	Independence Day
3	San Marino	Anniversary of Founding
6	Swaziland	Independence Day
7	Brazil	Independence Day
8	Andorra	National Festival
9	North Korea	Founding Day
9	Bulgaria	Liberation Day
15	Costa Rica	Independence Day
15	El Salvador	Independence Day
15	Guatemala	Independence Day
15	Honduras	Independence Day
15	Nicaragua	Independence Day
16	Mexico	Independence Day
16	Papua-New Guinea	Independence Day
18	Chile	Independence Day
21	Belize	Independence Day
21	Malta	Independence Day
22	Mali	Republic Day
23	Armenia	Independence Day
23	Saudi Arabia	National Day
26	Yemen	National Day
30	Botswana	Independence Day
October Back to top
Date	Country	Description
1	Nigeria	Independence Day
1-2	People's Republic of China	National Day
2	Guinea	Independence Day
3	Germany	Unification Day
4	Lesotho	Independence Day
7	Fiji	Cession Day
9	Uganda	Wasteland Day
10	Fiji	Independence Day
10	Taiwan	National Day
12	Spain	National Day
24	Zambia	Independence Day
24	United Nations	UN Day
26	Austria	National Day
27	Saint Vincent and Grenadines	Independence Day
28	Czech Republic	National Day
29	Turkey	National Day
November Back to top
Date	Country	Description
1	Algeria	Revolution Day
3	Panama	Independence Day
3	Dominica	Independence Day
9	Cambodia	Independence Day
11	Poland	Independence Day
11	Angola	Wasteland Day
12	Saudi Arabia	The King's Coronation
12	Comoros	Independence Day
18	Latvia	National Day
19	Monaco	National Fete
22	Lebanon	National Day
25	Suriname	Independence Day
28	Mauritania	Independence Day
28	Albania	Coors Day
29	Southern Yemen	Coors Day
29/30	Yugoslavia	Republic Days
30	Scotland	St. Andrew's Day
30	Barbados	Independence Day
December Back to top
Date	Country	Description
1	Romania	Unification Day
1	Central African Republic	National Day
5	Thailand	His Majesty's Birthday
6	Finland	Independence Day
9	Tanzania	Independence Day
11	Upper Volta	Republic Day
12	Kenya	Independence Day
18	Niger	Independence Day
21	Nepal	Independence Day