Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)

<p>Accession Day is a celebration in <a href="/facts/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)/F1FbqQpw">Jammu and Kashmir</a> that commemorates 26 October 1947, the day when Maharaja <a href="/facts/Hari_Singh/qT2vwCIy">Hari Singh</a> signed the <a href="/facts/Instrument_of_Accession_(Jammu_and_Kashmir)/DjyCqgnW">Instrument of Accession</a>, by which <a href="/facts/Kashmir_and_Jammu_(princely_state)/ykEk9fTb">Jammu and Kashmir</a> acceded to the <a href="/facts/Dominion_of_India/slRebax7">Dominion of India</a>. While celebrated earlier, it was officially recognised as a public holiday in 2020.
</p><p>The festivities of the day include holding rallies, bursting of <a href="/facts/Firecrackers/jmqKzF8F">firecrackers</a>, singing <a href="/facts/National_anthem_of_India/TjMa98Se">India's national anthem</a>, and raising the <a href="/facts/Flag_of_India/8UVdNp3p">flag of India</a>. In some areas, the festivities are as big as those of the Hindu festival of <a href="/facts/Diwali/LdhcIQrj">Diwali</a>.
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Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)