Constitution Day is a

holiday A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...

to honour the

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. When these pri ...

of a

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, ...

. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the

anniversary An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded. Most countries celebrate national anniversaries, typically called national days. These could be the List of national independence days, date of independen ...

of the signing,

promulgation Promulgation is the formal proclamation or the declaration that a new statute, statutory or administrative law is enacted after its final Enactment of a bill, approval. In some jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary ...

or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to

constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions. ...

List of Constitution Days

Other

* Day of the Flemish Community, 11 July (Flemish community only). Known locally as ''Feestdag van Vlaanderen''. * Day of the German-speaking Community, 15 November (German-speaking community only). Known locally as ''Feiertag der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft''. * French Community Holiday, 27 September (French-speaking community only). Known locally as ''Fête de la Communauté française''. * Wallonia Day, third Sunday of September (Walloon Region only).

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File:Canada Day 2008 Snowbirds over Parliament.jpg, Aerial display of Canadian

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during the

Canada Day Canada Day, formerly known as Dominion Day, is the national day of Canada. A Public holidays in Canada, federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the B ...

celebrations in

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

in 2008 File:Konstytucja 3 Maja.jpg, ''

Constitution of 3 May 1791 The Constitution of 3 May 1791, titled the Government Act, was a written constitution for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was adopted by the Great Sejm that met between 1788 and 1792. The Commonwealth was a dual monarchy comprising th ...

'' – oil on canvas, painted by

Jan Matejko Jan Alojzy Matejko (; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history. His works include large scale ...

in 1891 (the centenary of the constitution) File:Stamp of Ukraine s145.jpg, Ukrainian stamp depicting the adoption of Ukraine's new constitution on 28 June 1996

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List of Constitution Days

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