This makes me really happy, and I hope is a sign of more inclusion of the LGBTQ community.This has generated conflict of opinions amongst Icelanders, with some people supporting the decision of the police, but I believe the majority of Icelanders are not happy about this decision. She dresses in the national costume and leads the parade, before reading a poem by the statue of Jón Sigurðsson at Austurvöllur square, where the parade ends.
Colourful ceremonies are followed by parades, street theatre, sideshows and outdoor dancing in the midnight sun all over Iceland.The day has been a legal public holiday since 1971, though it had been a tradition for most employers to give their workers a day off since 1945. Three facts about Independence DayThis holiday is always celebrated on June 17th. The presence of firearms does not make me feel safer, on the contrary, it makes me feel very uneasy and feel it may spark more violence. History of Icelandic Independence Day Iceland was proclaimed an independent republic on June 17th 1944. This role normally goes to some local and respected actress, but in 2018 it's going to Gógó Starr, Iceland's most famous drag queen.
Both measures were approved with more than 98% in favour and a voter turnout of 98.4%.Although he would have preferred a different outcome in the referendum, King Christian X of Denmark sent a letter on June 17th 1944 congratulating Icelanders on forming their Republic.Iceland was proclaimed an independent republic on June 17th 1944.Sign up to receive a weekly email update on forthcoming public holidays around the world in your inbox every Sunday.Iceland actually gained independence from Denmark much earlier, on December 1st 1918 with the signing of the Act of Union with Denmark. The Icelandic police force is not normally armed, but was visibly armed during the Colour Run in downtown Reykjavík in June 2017 and then they said they would be visibly armed wherever there are large gatherings of people. An annual holiday which commemorates Iceland´s independance. Another unfortunate thing that happened in 2017, for the first time in Icelandic history, is that the police decided to be visibly armed during the Independence Day celebrations. I am one of those that's not happy with this decision, as I'd like to be able to walk the streets of Reykjavík without ever needing to see a firearm. Iceland’s Independence Day – a Day to Celebrate June 17th is the day when Icelanders commemorate the foundation of the Republic of Iceland. ... or 1778 an automatic telephone service open all day. The holiday looks back to the day in 1944 when Iceland gained its independence from the Kingdom of Denmark and became a republic. Sigurdsson died in Copenhagen in 1879.June 17th, was therefore chosen as Iceland's National Holiday as a fitting date to mark the Independence from Denmark, the proclamation of the Icelandic republic and to recognize Jón Sigurdsson's efforts toward Icelandic independence.Office Holidays provides calendars with dates and information on public holidays and bank holidays in key countries around the world.The formation of the republic in 1944 was based on a clause in the 1918 Act which allowed for a change to the relationship between Iceland and Denmark in 1943.The referendum was held in at the end of May 1944. Voters were asked whether the Union with Denmark should be abolished and whether to adopt a new republican constitution. Icelandic Independence Day .