Tunisia Revolution Day

On this day, red flags with a crescent are hung on the streets.Tunisian Revolution Day, celebrated annually on January 18, is also known as Remembrance Day.

It is marked by nationalist movements that led Tunisia to gain independence from France in 1956 (from 1881 to 1956 Tunisia was a colony of France), and then the abolition of the monarchy in 1957.

On this day, red flags with a crescent are hung on the streets, portraits of the country’s leader are hung everywhere. Demonstrations are taking place everywhere.