National Days and National Ideas: Comparing US Fourth of July, France’s Bastille Day, and India’s Republic Day

Republic Day 2026: The Fourth of July in the United States celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Meanwhile, Bastille Day in France, observed on 14 July, commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789. On the other hand, India’s Republic Day, observed on 26 January, stands apart in both meaning and emphasis.