Republic Day
The Government of Malta’s 2026 public-holiday page lists December 13 as Republic Day and marks it as a national holiday under Malta’s National Holidays and Other Public Holidays framework.
Date and recurrence
13 December
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Malta / national holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Malta Republic Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Government of Malta — Public Holidays 2026National Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Republic Day?
13 December The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 December.
Does Republic Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Republic Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Malta / national holiday. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Republic Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Government of Malta’s 2026 public-holiday page lists December 13 as Republic Day and marks it as a national holiday under Malta’s National Holidays and Other Public Holidays framework.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Malta — Public Holidays 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Republic Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Malta. Its fuller verified scope is: Malta / national holiday.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
Other observances on December 13
These records also resolve to December 13, 2026 under the current authority data.
National Cream Cheese Frosting Day
Arla Foods announced December 13 as the inaugural National Cream Cheese Frosting Day in 2018.
National Day of the Horse
The U.S. Senate agreed to S. Res. 452 designating December 13, 2004 as National Day of the Horse; the American Horse Council continues to recognize December 13 as National Day of the Horse.
National Guard Birthday
The National Guard identifies 13 December as its birthday.
Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Pick A Pathologist Pal Day on December 13 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting
The Compassionate Friends; annual remembrance begun in 1997