Jul 21, 2023
Belgium National Day 2023
Today’s Doodle celebrates Belgium’s National Day! On this day in 1831, Prince Leopold took a constitutional oath and became the first King of Belgium on the steps of the Church of St. James on Coudenberg. Belgium gained political and cultural independence on October 4th, 1830.
The national holiday is celebrated with military parades, air force aerial demonstrations, and free concerts, finished with fireworks.
French, Dutch, and German are all spoken in Belgium so — Joyeuse fête nationale, Gelukkige Nationale feestdag, and Alles Gute zum Nationalfeiertag, Belgium!
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