Indian Commonwealth Day 2023:24 May

Category : Important Days Published on: May 25 2023

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Commonwealth Day is celebrated every year on May 24.
This day is observed as a holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations. Commonwealth Day is celebrated to remind the Birth Anniversary of Queen Victoria.
Commonwealth day is formerly known as Empire Day.
Empire Day was first observed in the UK in 1904 by Reginald Brabazon.
This day is observed on the birth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth.
In the era of 1977, Commonwealth Day was observed on the second Monday in March. This day was observed by the Commonwealth of Nations.
British Empire League promoted this Commonwealth Day formerly known as Empire Day as a holiday.
Usually, all over the world, Commonwealth Day is observed on the second Monday of March every year
In India, Commonwealth Day is celebrated on another day on the 24th of May.
Indian Commonwealth Day 2023 Theme is “Forging a sustainable and peaceful common future”.