Martyrs' Day in Burma
Martyrs' Day in Burma is held on July 19. Myanmar. This event in the second decade of the month July is annual.
The day is commemorated down to the minute, and has large significant in Burmese culture. Martyr's Day is celebrated in Myanmar as a national holiday every year on July 19, and marks a gruesome event in Burmese history. The day has been celebrated since 1948, and has been selected to commemorate the day in 1947 when members of Myanmar's top independence leaders were assassinated.
Since Myanmar has gained its independence, the day was regarded as a highly important event and immortalised as a national holiday.