Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. This nationhood can be symbolized by the date of independence, of becoming republic or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (birthday, accession, removal etc). Often the day is not called National Day but serves and can be considered as one. The National Day will often be a national holiday. Some countries have more than one National Day. For example, Pakistan has three National Days, none of which is named the National Day . This signals the use of a class of National Days, that are equally important in the foundation of the nation, and a class of less important official public holidays.