New Delhi: As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day on 15th August the whole nation is busy in the preparation and is ensuring that everything is prepared according to the COVID-19 guidelines.
In India, 15th August is synonymous with the country’s march into freedom when the British colonisers left the soil in 1947. It was a long freedom struggle with uncountable sacrifices – big and small – that enabled us to see the dawn of freedom from the colonisers’ vice-like grip.
However, India is not the only country that celebrates August 15 as Independence Day.
Here, check out the list:
1. South Korea and North Korea: The only common public holiday celebrated by North and South Korea is the day called ‘National Liberation Day of Korea’ refers to 15th August 1945 when the US and Soviet Forces ended the Japanese occupation of Korean Peninsula. The day is also called ‘Gwangbokjeol’ which means “time of the restoration of light”. Independent Korean governments were created 3 years later.
2. Bahrain: The country declared its Independence from the British on 15th August 1971, following a UN survey of the Bahraini population. The two sides went on to sign a friendship treaty.
3. Liechtenstein: The world’s sixth smallest nation marks its Independence Day on 15th August to celebrate its liberation from Germany rule in 1866. The day allows the general population to interact with the royal family.
4. Democratic Republic of Congo: The Congolese National Day is celebrated on 15th August since 1960. It was on this date that the country received complete Independence from France following 80 years of suppression.