Anniversaries and National Holidays Act 2020
| Anniversaries and National Holidays Act 2020 | |
|---|---|
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| Second Session of the National Assembly of the Arstotzkan Union | |
| An Act to create federal and national holidays in the Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union. Also to commemorate the days of national significance to the history of the Arstotzkan Republic. | |
| Territorial extent | Arstotzkan Union |
| Date enacted | 15 October 2020 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill | 5 October 2020 |
The Anniversaries and National Holidays Act 2020 is an Act of Assembly passed by the National Assembly of the Arstotzkan Union on 5 October 2020 which creates official federal holidays for the Arstotzkan Union, like Commemoration Day (22 August), Soviet Day (30 December) and Russia Day (26 December).
Although not originally called federal holidays, with the passing of the Land and Territories Act 2020 and (then) Article 20 of the Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union and through the Federalisation of the Arstotzkan Union, the days became federal holidays being celebrated nationwide.
Contents
Article 1: The Following dates are approved under this piece of legislation;
| Date | Holiday | Reason for Celebration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Years Day | |
| 5 February | Peace Day | Commemorate the end of the Second Civil Conflict and Arstotzkan Wars |
| 10 February | Freedom Day | Commemorate the end of the Arstotzkan-Confederate War |
| April | Good Friday
Easter Monday |
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| 22 August | Commemoration Day | Commemorate the independence of the Arstotzkan Union |
| 18 September | War Day | Anniversary of the start of the First Civil Conflict and the Arstotzkan Wars |
| 26 October | Labour Day | |
| 31 October | Halloween | |
| 25 November | Unity Day | Anniversary of the end of the First Civil Conflict |
| 6 December | Battle Day | Anniversary of the start of the Second Civil Conflict |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | |
| 26 December | Russia Day | Celebration of the founding of the Russian Federation (considered to be repealed after Preventative Measures Act) |
| 30 December | Soviet Day | Celebration of the founding of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| 31 December | New Years Eve |
Other days
Armed Forces / Defense Forces Day
Armed Forces Day is considered anniversary / federal holiday of the Arstotzkan Union. The exact day is the factor that holds back the day. The House of Representatives cannot agree on a day to choose for the Armed Forces as the Arstotzkan Union Defense Forces (now People's Armed Forces) were founded on 22 August 2019, Commemoration Day. 6 November was also considered as a day for Armed Forces day as the Marine Corps was founded on that day, however this has been dismissed as it was only the Marine Corps was founded that day.
First President Ethan Brinkman is pressuring the Arstotzkan Federal Government to decide on a day, with him claiming he will pass an Executive Presidential Order to make 23 August, Armed Forces Day.