Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the 5 October, the day of the foundation of the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ("People's Security Armed Forces"), the predecessor of the TNI, in 1945, itself a replacement for the "Badan Keamanan Rakyat" ("People's Security Corps") established on 29 August on the same year. Military parades are held nationwide in major cities and provincial capitals in honor of the TNI's serving men and women and military veterans. Rouz-e Artesh (English: "Army Day") is celebrated on 18 April, the establishment day of the army. Iraqi Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 January, and marks the anniversary of the
Day of the Flemish Community Day of the Flemish Community The Day of the Flemish Community of Belgium, also known as Flemish Community Day, is celebrated every year on 11 July in remembrance of the Battle of Golden Spurs or Guldensporenslag and is observed only by the Flemish Community of Belgium. In 1302 the French king Philip IV sent an army to punish the Flemish citizens of Brugge, who earlier that year rebelled against the king and attacked the French governor of Flanders (the so-called Good Friday of Brugge). The French army was composed of about 2,500 knights and squires, supported by about 5,500 infantry.