Independence Day, is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the country through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades, and performances. Usually, the main celebration takes place in Colombo, where the President of Sri Lanka raises the national flag and delivers a nationally televised speech.
Traditionally the Sri Lanka Navy accords a 21 gun salute to the nation from the ceremonial naval gun battery at the Colombo Lighthouse. A Google Doodle reaching only Sri Lanka celebrated the occasion in 2013 and from 2017 continuously onwards.
Locations of main celebrations 1991 - Independence Square 1992- Independence Square 1993 - Independence Square 1994 - Independence Square 1995 - Independence Square 1996 - Independence Square 1997 - Independence Square 1998 - Parliament Complex - Sri Jayawardana Pura Kotte 2008 - Galle Face Green 2009 - Galle Face Green 2010 - Dalada Maligawa - Kandy 2011 - Katharagama 2012 - Anuradhapura - Jayanthi St 2013 - Trincomalee 2014 - Kegalle 2015 - Galle Face Green 2016 - Galle Face Green 2017 - Galle Face Green 2018 - Galle Face Green 2019 - Galle Face Green 2020 - Independence Square 2021 - Independence Square 2022 - Independence Square 2023 - Galle Face Green 2024 - Galle Face Green 2025 - Independence Square
See also Sri Lankan independence movement
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