### In accordance with the Ministry of Culture's empowerment to declare national symbols of the Free Nation of New Athens, the following national holidays are henceforth officially declared:
**World Albatross Day - June 19**
The day honors these magnificent birds and highlights the ongoing conservation crisis they face.
**Independence Day - September 30**
The day the Declaration of Independence was signed.
**Provinces Day October - 20**
The day the Acworth and Roswell provinces were officially claimed as the first provinces of the nation.
**Union Day - December 1**
The day the Atlanta Regional Union was co-founded by New Athens and The Grand Duchy of Navārdia.
**Founder's Day - December 26**
The day New Athens was founded.
**New Athens - Vishwamitra Friendship Day - January 10**
As a token of friendship, this holiday is celebrated in New Athens in response to [Royal Decree No. - 191/2021 of the State of Vishwamitra](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h47E3l0imnvrojRVx1MMr6QwGzlNNhs2/view), which declares that this holiday will be celebrated in the State of Vishwamitra to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of relations between New Athens & Vishwamitra.
