Statehood Day (Croatia)

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Statehood Day
30 May
Next time30 May 2024 (2024-05-30)
Frequencyannual

Statehood Day (Croatian: Dan državnosti, pronounced [dan dr̩ʒaʋnosti]) is an annual public holiday and national day celebrated on 30 May in Croatia to celebrate the constitution of the first modern multi-party Croatian Parliament in 1990. As a national day and public holiday, it is a non-working day for all government employees and the majority of the labour force based in Croatia.[1]

While there are no strict or established forms of celebration associated with the holiday, it is usually celebrated outdoors. The day is usually marked by

flag-raising and national anthem-playing ceremonies and by civilian and military parades
on quinquennial or decennial anniversaries.

History

On 30 May 1990, the first modern multi-party Croatian Parliament convened, following the

independence referendum held on 19 May 1991, Croatia proclaimed its independence, but due to the negotiation of the Brioni Agreement, a three-month moratorium was placed on the implementation of the decision and the Parliament cut all remaining ties with Yugoslavia on 8 October 1991.[2]

30 May was from 1990 to 2002 marked as the Statehood Day.[3] The Government of Ivica Račan moved the Statehood Day to 25 June in 2002, and 30 May was marked as a memorial day (working) under the name Day of the Croatian Parliament.[4] 8 October was a holiday, Independence Day from 2002 to 2019, when it was declared a memorial day (working).[1]

Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia at the same time, and its Statehood Day coincided with the Croatian Statehood Day, on 25 June. On 14 November 2019, the Croatian Parliament adopted a new law on holidays, and moved Statehood Day back to 30 May.[1]The previous date, 25 June, was attributed to Independence Day, which became a working memorial day, itself moved from 8 October.

Activities and celebrations

Typical state activities on the occasion involve speeches by the President of Croatia and other dignitaries, as well as commemoration of the Croatian War of Independence.[5][6] The first military parade of the Armed Forces of Croatia took place in the neighborhood of Jarun in 1995.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dan državnosti ponovno će se slaviti 30. svibnja, a uvodi se novi blagdan i neradni dan 18. studenog". Večernji list (in Croatian). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Odluka Sabora Republike Hrvatske o raskidu državno-pravne sveze s ostalim republikama i pokrajinama SFRJ (8. listopada 1991.)" [Decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia on the termination of all state and legal ties with other republics and provinces of SFRY (8 October 1991)]. Povijest saborovanja (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. 8 October 1991. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Dan državnosti – Tri rođendana: Svaki datum ima povijesno značenje za Hrvatsku". Večernji list (in Croatian). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ Croatian Parliament (21 November 2002). "Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (136/2002). Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Hrvatska proslavila Dan državnosti". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 26 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Dan državnosti: Ivo Josipović, Jadranka Kosor i Luka Bebić na Ovčari". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 25 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  7. ^ Gjenero, Davor. "Hrvatska parada i konfuzna poruka susjedima". balkans.aljazeera.net.
  8. ^ "Vojna parada pobunjenih Srba u Slunju lipnja 1995. godine". vojnapovijest.vecernji.hr.
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