Day of the Walloon Region
The Day of the Walloon Region or simply the Day of Wallonia (French: Fête de la Wallonie) is the annual public holiday of Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium. It is celebrated each third Sunday of September and commemorates the participation of the Walloons to the Belgian Revolution in 1830.
| Day of the Walloon Region | |
|---|---|
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| Official name | French: Fête de la Wallonie |
| Observed by | Wallonia, Belgium |
| Date | Third Sunday in September |
| 2020 date | September 20 |
| 2021 date | September 19 |
| 2022 date | September 18 |
| 2023 date | September 17 |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | French Community Holiday |
Dates
- 2007 - 16 September
- 2008 - 21 September
- 2009 - 20 September
- 2010 - 19 September
- 2011 - 18 September
- 2012 - 16 September
See also
Further reading
- Carlier, Philippe (1990). "La Wallonie à la recherche d'une fête nationale. Un épisode du mouvement wallon à l'aube du XXe siècle". Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire. 68 (4): 902–921. doi:10.3406/rbph.1990.3746.
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