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Title: Declaration of National Holidays  
Law Number: CUL-2021-2  
Category: Culture and National Identity  
Sponsor: Minister of Culture, HM King Tyler I  
Cosponsors:  
Enacted Through: Ministerial Decree  
Date Ratified: June 19th, 2021  
NAD Date: 9 Waxing, 3rd Moon, 2025 NAD  
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### 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.