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'''Colonial Day''' is an annual holiday that celebrates the official signing of the [[Articles of Colonization]] that occured 52 years prior to the final [[Cylon Attack]] ([[Colonial Day]]).
'''Colonial Day''' is an annual holiday celebrating the official signing of the [[Articles of Colonization]] in {{BCH|52}} {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.
 
Members of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] consider its celebration to be patriotic, as Commander [[William Adama]] replies to President [[Laura Roslin]] that he would be nowhere else during a celebration of said holiday {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.


==Notes==
==Notes==


* Colonial Day is akin in terms of its celebration [[Wikipedia:Independence Day|Independence Day]] in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]] but the document signing is more akin to the ratification of the [[w:United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]].
* While Colonial Day is akin to celebrations surrounding [[Wikipedia:Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]], it celebrates the ratification of important documents akin to the ratification of the [[w:United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]].
* The holiday is not mentioned again after the episode, suggesting that it has been abandoned or simply diminished in the succeeding years of the Fleet's sojourn.


{{TRS Holidays}}
{{TRS Holidays}}

Latest revision as of 18:53, 15 June 2024

Colonial Day is an annual holiday celebrating the official signing of the Articles of Colonization in 52 BCH (48YR) (TRS: "Colonial Day").

Members of the Colonial Fleet consider its celebration to be patriotic, as Commander William Adama replies to President Laura Roslin that he would be nowhere else during a celebration of said holiday (TRS: "Colonial Day").

Notes

  • While Colonial Day is akin to celebrations surrounding Independence Day in the United States, it celebrates the ratification of important documents akin to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
  • The holiday is not mentioned again after the episode, suggesting that it has been abandoned or simply diminished in the succeeding years of the Fleet's sojourn.
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