National Day (Tseng)

The National Day of the Republic of Tseng (Chinese: 曾島民國國慶日; pinyin: Zēngdǎo Mínguó Guóqìng Rì) or simply National Day (國慶日; Guóqìng Rì), also known as Tseng Day or 717, is a public holiday held annually in the Tseng Republic and by some overseas Tsengians. It celebrates the day when the Declaration of Independence of Tseng was signed (the day Tseng became independent), on July 17, 1946.

The two days before July 17 and July 17 itself are public holidays in Tseng.

If July 17 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the festivities will be held on that day, but the public holiday observance will be moved to Monday.

Celebration
This is a typical schedule for National Day celebrations every year.

All times are approximate


 * 7:00am: Wreath-laying ceremony for those who died for the creation of Tseng in the Pierre Huang-li Memorial Hall.
 * 10:03am: The flag is raised in front of the Presidential House, along with a public singing of the National Anthem of the Tseng, "Glory to the Republic".
 * 10:03am-12:00pm: Celebrations, which include singing of patriotic songs.
 * 12:00pm-2:00pm: A feast in the Presidential House for high-ranking military officials and politicians. Other people will go to restaurants in their city for lunch.
 * 2:00pm-3:30pm: Festivities in Guoqing Square. Includes many aspects of traditional Tsengian (very similar to Chinese) culture, such as the lion dance and drum teams, and cultural features coming from Tsengian aborigines are integrated into the display in recent years.
 * 3:30pm-5:00pm: Military parade.
 * 5:00pm-6:00pm: The President will give a speech with the vice-president and the prime minister on either side of him/her. After there will be fireworks. For every five years until 2011, this time slot was when the president and other top government officials travels in a motorcade to the Pierre Huang-li Memorial Hall, and pay respect to Pierre Huang-li.
 * 6:00pm-7:00pm: Concerts. Over the years, famous guests included George Mileham (1971), Chen Rui (1980), the Tsengge Eight (1990-1997), and Jackson Ren (2018).
 * 7:00pm-8:20pm: A bigger feast in the Presidential House for high-ranking military officials and politicians. Many people go to dim sum or shijia restaurants to eat.
 * 8:20pm-9:00pm: For every five years until 2011, this was where the President gave a speech with the vice-president and the prime minister on either side of him/her. The last act of the day is a singing of the national anthem and fireworks.
 * 9:00pm-next day: Festivities through the night, usually with friends in one's own home.