Festa per la Nascita della Reppublica
| Festa per la Nascita della Reppublic Birth of the Republic Day | |
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| Also called | il nostro Compleanno Our birthday |
| Observed by |  Etruria |
| Type | National |
| Significance | Founding of the Etrurian First Republic with the Proclamation of the Devotion of the Republic to Heaven on 20 July 1784 |
| Celebrations | Parades, fireworks, concerts, picnics. |
| Date | 20 July |
| Frequency | annual |
| First time | 20 July 1785 |
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Festa per la Nascita della Reppublica (Birth of the Republic Day) is the Etrurian National Day and Republic Day, which is celebrated on 20 July each year, with the main celebration taking place in Tyrennhus. The day commemorates the founding of the Etrurian First Republic during the early stages of the Etrurian Revolution - founded via the Proclamation of the Devotion of the Republic to Heaven. The day has commemorated every year since 1785 though in different forms.
The day's events take places the entirety of Etruria, primarily in the form of parades and public events in major cities and towns, as well as music and theatrical concerts. Family meals and open-air picnics among family and friends in the early evening is also popular though not state organised. The principal ceremony of the even, organised and held in Tyrennhus, the founding place and capital of the then Etrurian First Republic includes the laying of laurel wreaths as a tribute to the Etrurian Unknown Soldier and founders of the First Republic (interred here in 1961) at the Altare della Repubblica e del Popolo by the President of the Federation and a military parade along the Via Quinto Adriano. This is proceeded by another ceremony in Solaria known as the Parade of the Succession, in which individuals in ancient Solarian military and political attire take part and proclaim the modern Etrurian Republic inheritors of the national legacy.
The day also falls on the feast day of Saint Metellus the Legionaire, the patron saint of Etruria. This is celebrated by religious processions in the evening, commemorating Metellus' martyrdom in 366 AD. This has inevitably led to the two festivals becoming intertwined.
The Festa per la Nascita della Reppublica is the premier national symbol of Etruria.