August 17, The National Day of Indonesia

Independence Day is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of the Indonesia's Proclamation of Independence on 17 August 1945. It was made a national holiday by the then President in 1953.

Ceremonies and festive events are held throughout the country to celebrate this national day, including flag hoisting, local games and neighborhood competitions, patriotic and cultural parades. Discounts are offered by participating shopping centers or businesses.

On this day, all Indonesian national televisions broadcast the National Independence Day Ceremony live from Jakarta. Televisions also often air Indonesian patriotic songs, nationalistic-themed films, advertisements, and talk shows.

University of Tehran takes this opportunity to send its sincere congratulations to the Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran, Malaysian students at UT and other Iranian universities and Malaysian partner universities on this auspicious event.