Statehood Day or National Day ( sr-cyr, Дан државности, Dan državnosti) is a holiday celebrated every
15 February
Events Pre-1600
* 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus
* 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.
* 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios ...
in
Serbia
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to commemorate the outbreak of the
First Serbian Uprising in 1804, which evolved into the
Serbian Revolution against
Ottoman rule. The revolution ultimately resulted in the recognition of Serbia's National by the Ottoman Empire (formally in 1817, ''
de jure
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'' in 1835).
On the same day in 1835, during the rule of
Miloš Obrenović
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Given name
Sportsmen
* Miłosz Bernatajtys, Polish rower
* Miloš Bogunović, Serbian footballer
* Miloš Budaković, Serbian f ...
, the first modern
Serbian constitution was adopted in
Kragujevac
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, known as the
Sretenje Constitution or ‘
Candlemas
Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian holiday commemorating the presentati ...
Constitution’.
National Day is a public national holiday, and official celebrations last for two days, every 15 February.
Interesting facts
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commemorated Serbian National Day in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019,
and 2020, as well as
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in 2016.
See also
*
Statehood Day (disambiguation) Statehood Day may refer to:
* Statehood Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* Statehood Day (Croatia)
* Statehood Day (Czech Republic), a public holiday in the Czech Republic
* Statehood Day (Hawaii)
* Statehood Day (Lithuania)
* Statehood Day (Monte ...
in other countries
*
List of national independence days
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Many ...
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Public holidays in Serbia
The public holidays in Serbia are defined by the Law of national and other holidays in the Republic of Serbia.
Public holidays
1 If one of the non-religious holidays falls on a Sunday, then the next working day is a non-working day.
Religi ...
*
Sretenje
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (or ''in the temple'') is an early episode in the life of Jesus Christ, describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem, that is celebrated by many churches 40 days after Christmas on Candlemas, o ...
References
February observances
Public holidays in Serbia
Observances in Serbia
Winter events in Serbia
National days
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