January 9th ~ Day Of The Republika Srpska in Bosnia & Herzegovina

January 9th ~ Day Of The Republika Srpska in Bosnia & Herzegovina

The Day of Republika Srpska is a national holiday in Republika Srpska. This day celebrates the events of 1992 when a Declaration was issued as a way to separate the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Republika Srpska. On this day, people will celebrate by having concerts, theatre performances, speeches, parades, and other events that may choose to take place. Government offices, schools, and many other businesses are also closed on this day.l

The History

On January 9th, 1992 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina created the Declaration of the Proclamation of the Republic of Servian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I know, that's a mouthful, isn't it? The point of creating this was to separate the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Republika Srpska. At one point, they were merged together and the people were trying to secede from them.

Jumping ahead to November 26th, 2015. The Constitutional Court of the country tried to have the holiday removed and declare it unconstitutional. Although, the government ignored the request. Years later, in March of 2019, the Republika Srpska Assembly created a law that began the holiday on January 9th.

Summary

Countries celebrating: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Celebrating activities: Musical performances, parades, theatre, speeches, and any other events.

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