Independence Day (Hawaii) Independence Day (Hawaii) Hawaiian Independence Day () was a former national holiday celebrated on November 28 during the Kingdom of Hawaii, which commemorated the signing of Anglo-Franco Proclamation, the official diplomatic recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the kingdom by Great Britain and France. It is still celebrated today by proponents of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. In 1839, Captain Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace of the French frigate "Artémise" landed in Honolulu in what became known as the Laplace Affair and forced the Hawaiian government under King Kamehameha III to acknowledge the rights of Catholics in his realm with the
Independence Day (Tajikistan) of State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan" is the main official state holiday in the country and is celebrated every year. The traditional three-volley salute and fireworks annually take place in honor of the holiday, which is also a non-working day. Military parades of the Dushanbe Military Garrison on Dousti Square celebrating Independence Day have been held Quinquennially on September 9, with the 2016 parade being the biggest one as of yet. An annual mass games are also usually held in the central stadium of Dushanbe. Tajik families usually celebrate the holiday with small traditional feasts, as well as