| Statehood Day | |
|---|---|
.jpg')) Croatian flags on Statehood Day, 2007 | |
| Official name | Statehood Day of Croatia |
| Observed by | Croatia |
| Significance | Anniversary of the constitution of the 1990 Croatian Parliament |
| Date | 30 May |
| Next time | 30 May 2021 |
| Frequency | annual |
Statehood Day (Croatian: Dan državnosti, pronounced [dan dr̩ʒaʋnosti]) is a holiday that occurs every year on 30 May in Croatia to celebrate the constitution of the first modern multi-party Croatian Parliament in 1990. The Statehood Day is the National Day of Croatia, being both an official holiday and a day off work.[1]
History
On 30 May 1990, the first modern multi-party Croatian Parliament convened, following the 1990 Croatian parliamentary election. This date was from 1990 to 2002 marked as the Statehood Day.[2] The Government of Ivica Račan moved the Statehood Day to 25 June in 2002, and 30 May was marked as a minor holiday, one that was not an off-day.[3] On 25 June, after 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.[4] 8 October was celebrated as the Independence Day from 2002 to 2019.[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 the Statehood Day back to 30 May.[1]
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 Croatian military parade of the Republic of Croatia Armed Forces took place in the neighborhood of Jarun in 1995 to marking Statehood Day.[7][8] Another parade was held on the same date in 1997.
See also
- Statehood Day in other countries
- Holidays in Croatia
- History of Croatia
- Croatian War of Independence
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dan državnosti – Tri rođendana: Svaki datum ima povijesno značenje za Hrvatsku". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Croatian Parliament (2002-11-21). "Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (136/2002). Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ "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. 1991-10-08. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ "Hrvatska proslavila Dan državnosti". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ "Dan državnosti: Ivo Josipović, Jadranka Kosor i Luka Bebić na Ovčari". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/hrvatska-parada-i-konfuzna-poruka-susjedima
- ^ https://m-vojnapovijest.vecernji.hr/vojna-povijest/vojna-parada-pobunjenih-srba-u-slunju-lipnja-1995-godine-1009860