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Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitutional monarchy.

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List of Constitution Days

National Constitution Days
CountryDateConstitutionLocal NamePublic HolidayNote
Abkhazia 26 November 1994 [1] Constitution of Abkhazia
Andorra 14 March 1993 [2] Constitution of Andorra Dia de la Constitució
Argentina 1 May 1853 Constitution of Argentina No
Armenia 5 July 1995 [3] Constitution of Armenia
Australia 9 July 1900 [4] Constitution of Australia No
Azerbaijan 12 November 1995 [5] Constitution of Azerbaijan No
Belarus 15 March 1994 [6] Constitution of Belarus Dzień Kanstytucyji
Belgium 21 July 1890 [7] Constitution of Belgium Nationale feestdag van België (in Dutch)

Fête nationale belge (in French)

Brazil 15 November 1889 Constitution of Brazil Dia da Proclamação da RepúblicaYes
Cambodia 24 September 1993 [8] Cambodia Constituent Assembly
Canada 1 July 1867 [9] Constitution of Canada Fête du Canada (in French)
China 4 December 1982 Constitution of the People's Republic of China No
Cook Islands 4 August 1965 [10] Constitution of the Cook Islands Te Maeva Nui Celebrations
Denmark 5 June (1849, 1953) Constitution of Denmark Grundlovsdag
Dominican Republic 6 November 1844 [11] History of the Dominican Republic
Ethiopia 16 July 1931 [12] 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia
Faroe Islands 5 June (1849, 1953) Constitution of Denmark Grundlovsdag
Fiji 7 September 2013 [13] 2013 Constitution of Fiji First observed in 2016.
Finland 17 July 1919 Constitution of Finland No
Germany 23 May 1949 Constitution of Germany
Ghana 7 January 2019 [14] Constitution of Ghana
India 26 November 1949 [15] Constitution of India National Law Day
Samvidhan Divas
No
Indonesia 18 August 1945 [16] Constitution of Indonesia No
Ireland 29 December 1937 [17] Constitution of Ireland No
Italy 1 January 1948 Constitution of Italy
Japan 3 May 1947 [18] Constitution of Japan
Kazakhstan 30 August 1995 [19] Constitution of Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan 5 May 1993 [20] Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
Latvia 1 May 1920 [21] Constitution of Latvia Day of Inauguration of the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia.
Lithuania 25 October 1992 [22] Constitution of Lithuania
Maldives 22 December 1932
Marshall Islands 1 May 1979 [23] Compact of Free Association
Mexico 5 February 1917 [24] Constitution of Mexico Día de la ConstituciónPublic holiday for Constitution Day is first Monday of February. [25]
Micronesia 10 May 1979 Constitution of Micronesia
Mongolia 13 January 1924 [26] Constitution of Mongolia
Nauru 17 May 1968 [27] Constitution of Nauru The Constitution of Nauru came into force in January 1968. The date of Constitution Day, 17 May 1968, marks the date the Constitutional Convention made alterations to the Constitution. [27]
Netherlands 3 November 1848 Constitution of Netherlands
Niue 19 October 1974 Niue Constitution Act
Norway 17 May 1814 [28] Constitution of Norway Syttende mai
North Korea 27 December 1972 [29] Constitution of North Korea
Pakistan 10 April 1973 Constitution of Pakistan
Palau 9 July 1980 [30] Constitution of Palau
Philippines 2 February 1987 [31] 1987 Constitution Araw ng Saligang Batas (in Filipino)First observed in 2002
Poland 3 May 1791 [32] Constitution of 3 May 1791 Święto Konstytucji 3 MajaYes
Puerto Rico 25 July 1952 [33] Constitution of Puerto Rico Día de la Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado
Romania 8 December 1991 [34] Constitution of Romania No
Russia 12 December 1993 [35] Constitution of Russia Has been a working holiday since 2005
Serbia 15 February 1835 [36] Constitution of Serbia Dan državnosti
Slovakia 1 September 1992 [37] Constitution of the Slovak Republic Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky
Spain 6 December 1978 [38] Constitution of Spain Día de la Constitución Española
South Korea 17 July 1948 [39] Constitution of South Korea
Sweden 6 June (1809, 1974). [40] Basic Laws of Sweden Sveriges nationaldagDay of the Swedish flag
Switzerland 12 September 1848 Swiss Federal Constitution NoAdoption of the 1st Federal Constitution. [41]
Taiwan 25 December 1947 [42] Constitution of the Republic of China No
Tajikistan 6 November 1994[ citation needed ] Constitution of Tajikistan
Thailand 10 December 1932 [43] Constitution of Thailand Wan Ratthathammanun
Turkmenistan 18 May 1992[ citation needed ] Constitution of Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands 30 August 1976[ citation needed ]Constitution of Turks and Caicos Islands
Ukraine 28 June 1996 [44] Constitution of Ukraine
United States 17 September 1787 [45] Constitution of the United States Constitution Day No
Uruguay 18 July 1830 [46] Constitution of Uruguay Jura de la Constitución

(de la República Oriental del Uruguay)

Uzbekistan 8 December 1992 [47] Constitution of Uzbekistan Konstitutsiya Kuni (in Uzbek)
Vanuatu 5 October 1979 [48] Constitution of Vanuatu
International Constitution Days
OrganizationDateConstitutionDay NameNote
World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) 27 June 1977 [49] Earth Constitution Earth Constitution DayAlso known as New Age Day [49]

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