Noun
national day (plural national days)
A day marking a country's establishment as a sovereign entity, typically a celebration of its independence, revolution or former ruler.
On each national day of inauguration since 1789, the people have renewed their sense of dedication to the United States. Franklin D. Roosevelt
...and Britain was saved, because of a national day of prayer. Ladies and gentlemen, we desperately need our own Miracle of Dunkirk today. James Dobson
President Ma (Ying-jeou) has said in the past that cross-strait relations are not state-to-state relations, and his remarks on National Day carried the same meaning. Wang Yu-chi
As reported by Fox News, President Trump claimed, “On this National Day of Remembrance, we pause to honor the memory of every American life so egregiously taken from us by criminal illegal aliens. Source: Internet
Among others, Rep. Janice Hahn complained because Dobson used the National Day of Prayer for partisan purposes. Source: Internet
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, announced the new initiative on the National Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Jan. Source: Internet