Nationale feestdag van Monaco

Saint-Rainier Day is de nationale feestdag van Monaco – een feestdag voor inwoners van Monaco. De nationale feestdag van Monaco is tevens een viering van de onafhankelijkheid, die voor Monaco net zo belangrijk is als 4 juli voor de Amerikanen. De dag wordt elk jaar op 18 en 19 november gevierd.

The people of Monaco celebrate by displaying the Monégasque flag and wearing white and red. There are festivities throughout the town including concerts, parades, a drone light show, live theater, and other ceremonies.

Monaco’s National Day: A Rich History

In a different form, Monaco’s National Day was first celebrated by Honoré III on May 16, 1734 and then in 1854. However, the current annual itinerary of celebrations for National Festival only dates back to the reign of Prince Charles III (who is also the founder of SBM and the Casino de Monte-Carlo).

It was during his reign that Monaco became a modern, truly independent state. During his reign, the towns of MentonEnRoquebrune, constituting some 80% of Monegasque territory, were formally ceded to France, paving the way for formal French recognition of Monaco’s independence. Rebellions in these towns, aided by the Kingdom of Sardinia, had de militaire middelen van Monaco decennialang uitgeput.

Charles III established diplomatic and consular relations with other countries, found a national flag for the Principality, provided the Principality with a medal (the Order of Saint-Charles) as well as an autonomous diocese, reestablished monetary impressions and also issued the first postage stamp in the history of the Principality in 1885. Monte Carlo (in English, Mount Charles) itself takes its name from Charles.

In 1857, during the second year of his reign, Charles III picked November 4 as the “Sovereign’s Festival”, as it was the day of his patron’s saint. Starting during his reign, on the day of the “Prince’s Festival,” as it is called by the Monégasque, people celebrated with a Te Deum mass ceremony in Saint Nicholas Cathedral. As early as 1871, following the mass, the first military parade took place on the Place du Palais with the Prince’s Guards (it was not until 1875 that the “Carabiniers” namen deel aan de parade.) Er waren ook vrolijke vieringen, vuurwerk, concerten en populaire spelen op de Rots.

On November 19, 1949, Prince Rainier III ascended to the throne. Soon after, he changed the date of the National Festival from November 4 (as it had been for a century), to November 19, by creating Sovereign Order n°465.

HSH Prince Albert could have chosen November 15th after his own Patron Saint. But in honor of his father Prince Rainier he kept it as November 19.

Tickets en praktische informatie voor de nationale feestdag van Monaco

Datum: 18 en 19 november, de hele dag door.

Official Programme: Available on the Mairie de Monaco website.

Locations: Espace Léo Ferré , Saint Nicholas Cathedral , Place du Palais , and La Condamine Market .

Kaartjes: De toegang is gratis. Als u kaartjes wilt voor de evenementen rond de Nationale Dag, kunt u deze ophalen bij Espace Léo Ferré. begin november (De exacte data staan hier vermeld.) voor inwoners van Monaco. Voor in Monaco woonachtige kinderen is een identiteitskaart, verblijfsvergunning of gezinsboekje vereist.

Vervoer: Bekijk onze guide to Monaco’s transportation options.

Voor meer evenementen, bekijk onze compleet Monaco & de Franse Rivièra evenementenkalender.