NATO Day explained

Holiday Name:	NATO Day
Type:	observance
Observedby:	North Macedonia, Romania, Lithuania
Date:	4 April
Scheduling:	same day each year
Duration:	1 day
Frequency:	Annual

The NATO Day is a day commemorating the founding of NATO by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. It is celebrated in all Allied countries, including, but not limited to, North Macedonia^{[1] [2]} and marked on the first Sunday of April in Romania (where the holiday is known as Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Ziua NATO).^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} However, in Lithuania it is celebrated on 29 March, in honor of its accession to NATO in 2004.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Remarks at the Euro-Atlantic Council of Macedonia's Press Conference for NATO Day - U.S. Embassy in Macedonia. 4 April 2017.
2. Web site: Speech by Ismet Ramadani, NATO day - 4th of April. Administrator. www.atamacedonia.org.mk.
3. Web site: Military Calendar. Ministry of National Defence.
4. Web site: Public Diplomacy - ROMANIA'S PERMANENT DELEGATION to NATO. nato.mae.ro.
5. Web site: Update: NATO Day – celebrated in Romania. President Iohannis: We'll be next to our allies - The Romania Journal. www.romaniajournal.ro.
6. http://www.afahc.ro/en/events/20160402_ziua_NATO_en.html "Academia Fortelor Aeriene - Events"