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Fiji Day

Independence from Britain in 1970, with a flag-raising, yaqona welcome ceremony and village celebrations.

A pattern drawn for this day, not a photograph.

When is Fiji Day in 2026?

Fiji Day 2026 is on Saturday, 10 October 2026. Other years: 2027, Sunday, 10 October 2027; 2028, Tuesday, 10 October 2028.

About Fiji Day

Fiji Day, on 10 October, marks Fiji's independence from Britain in 1970 and, since 2020, has been the national day. The official ceremonies have a flag-raising and a military display in Suva, and singing of the national anthem, Meda Dau Doka. Fijians of all backgrounds, indigenous iTaukei, Indo-Fijian and others, take part in the festivities, wearing sulu, the wrap skirt, and flowers. Kava, called yaqona, is prepared and shared in a welcome ceremony, in which the drink is mixed in a large wooden bowl, the tanoa, and offered to guests in coconut shells to the clap of hands. Meals are cooked in a lovo, an underground earth oven, with root vegetables, fish and pork. Celebrations include meke, a dance telling stories, and school and community programmes.

Fiji Day dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearFiji Day date
2026Saturday, 10 October 2026
2027Sunday, 10 October 2027
2028Tuesday, 10 October 2028

What is eaten

  • lovo
  • kokoda
  • cassava

Traditions of Fiji Day

MekeThe song and dance of Fiji.

Also part of it, and being written: Kava (The ceremonial drink.), Lovo (The underground oven.).

More marked on Fiji Day

🇫🇯 FijiFiji Week A week of national celebration in Fiji marking independence and colonial history with cultural performances.Festival
About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Fiji Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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