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Independence Day,[1] is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the country through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades, and performances. Usually, the main celebration takes place in Colombo, where the President of Sri Lanka raises the national flag and delivers a nationally televised speech.

Traditionally the Sri Lanka Navy accords a 21 gun salute to the nation from the ceremonial naval gun battery at the Colombo Lighthouse. A Google Doodle reaching only Sri Lanka celebrated the occasion in 2013 and from 2017 continuously onwards.[2]

Locations of main celebrations

  • 1991 – Independence Square
  • 1992- Independence Square
  • 1993 – Independence Square
  • 1994 – Independence Square
  • 1995 – Independence Square
  • 1996 – Independence Square
  • 1997 – Independence Square
  • 1998 – Parliament Complex – Sri Jayawardana Pura Kotte
  • 2008 – Galle Face Green
  • 2009 – Galle Face Green
  • 2010 – Dalada Maligawa – Kandy[3]
  • 2011 – Katharagama
  • 2012 – Anuradhapura – Jayanthi St
  • 2013 – Trincomalee [4]
  • 2014 – Kegalle[3]
  • 2015 – Galle Face Green
  • 2016 – Galle Face Green
  • 2017 – Galle Face Green [5]
  • 2018 – Galle Face Green [6]
  • 2019 – Galle Face Green [7]
  • 2020 – Independence Square
  • 2021 – Independence Square [8]
  • 2022 – Independence Square[9]
  • 2023 – Galle Face Green[9]
  • 2024 – Galle Face Green[10]
  • 2025 – Independence Square [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Independence Day celebration to be named as National Day Celebration, ColomboPage.com, 23 January 2019, archived from the original on 24 January 2019
  2. ^ “Sri Lanka Independence Day 2021”. google.com. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b “Independence day ceremonies in Kandy”.
  4. ^ “Sri Lanka Celebrates 65th Independence Day”.
  5. ^ “Independence Day Speech by President Maithripala Sirisena on February 4, 2017”.
  6. ^ “Sri Lanka celebrates 70th anniversary of Independence Day, vowing to achieve economic freedom – Xinhua | English.news.cn”.
  7. ^ “Sri Lanka Celebrates 71 Years of Independence”.
  8. ^ “Sri Lanka celebrates 73rd Independence Day – Xinhua | English.news.cn”.
  9. ^ a b “The country celebrates its 75th National Independence Celebration with pride with the new reformist program for the next 25 years”. presidentsoffice.gov.lk. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ “Sri Lanka’s 76th National Independence Day celebrations”. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  11. ^ “Sri Lanka Army – Defender of the Nation”. www.army.lk. Retrieved 10 May 2025.