Republic Day

Indian national holiday, falling on
January 26, that marks the day the
Indian constitution was adopted in
\1950. As a holiday connected with
Indian independence, it is one of the few
celebrated according to the common
calendar. Republic Day is comparable
to the Fourth of July in the United States
and is celebrated with massive parades
in India’s major cities. The largest occurs
in New Delhi—from which it is televised
to the rest of the nation—and includes
singers and performers from all over the
country, as well as large displays of military hardware, including fly-overs by the
newest jet planes.