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{{Short description|State holiday in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
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{{Infobox holiday
|holiday_name = Accession Day
|type = Patriotic
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|observedby = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
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|significance = Accession of the princely state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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|scheduling = same day each year
|date = 26 October
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|firsttime = 26 October 2020 (as an official public holiday in [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/jammu-and-kashmir-government-holiday-list-2021-1773993-2021-03-01</ref>)
|relatedto = [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]]<br />[[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]
|frequency = Annual
|duration = 1 day
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[[File:Kashmir Accessiuon document side 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
[[File:Kashmir Accessiuon document side 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Original text of the Instrument of Accession]]
'''Accession Day''' is a public [[holiday]] in the Union Territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], commemorating 26 October 1947, when [[Maharaja Hari Singh]] signed off the [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|Instrument of Accession]], in which [[Kashmir and Jammu (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] joined the [[Dominion of India]].<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/jammu-and-kashmir-government-holiday-list-2021-1773993-2021-03-01</ref> It became an official public holiday in [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] for the first time in 2020.<ref>https://eurasiantimes.com/accession-day-replaces-martyrs-in-jammu-and-kashmir-as-regional-holiday/?amp</ref>

The festivities of the day include holding rallies, bursting of [[firecrackers]], singing [[National anthem of India|India's national anthem]], and raising the [[flag of India]].<ref name="Greater Kashmir">{{cite web|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2010/Oct/28/accession-day-is-our-national-day-jmu-bar-33.asp |title=Accession day is our national day: Jammu Bar |publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]] |accessdate=2007-12-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221720/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2010/Oct/28/accession-day-is-our-national-day-jmu-bar-33.asp |archivedate=28 October 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Sify - Accession Day">{{cite web| url = http://sify.com/news/jammu-all-set-to-celebrate-accession-day-news-national-kkzsuicghgb.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111030055343/http://www.sify.com/news/jammu-all-set-to-celebrate-accession-day-news-national-kkzsuicghgb.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2011-10-30|title=Jammu all set to celebrate accession day|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate =2007-12-31}}</ref><ref name="Vijay Kumar - Accession Day">{{cite web|url=http://www.groundreport.com/World/J-K-Accession-day-celebrations-in-J-K_7/2930440 |title=J&K Accession day celebrations in J&K |publisher=[[GroundReport]] |accessdate=2007-12-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029163930/http://www.groundreport.com/World/J-K-Accession-day-celebrations-in-J-K_7/2930440 |archivedate=29 October 2010 }}</ref> In some areas, the festivities are as big as those of the Hindu festival of [[Diwali]].<ref name="Vijay Kumar">{{cite web| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jk-accession-day-to-be-celebrated-as-diwali-bjp/702249/|title=J-K Accession Day to be celebrated as Diwali: BJP|publisher=[[Rediff]]|accessdate =2007-12-31}}</ref><ref name="ht20101025">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Accession-Day-to-be-celebrated-as-Diwali-BJP/Article1-617711.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208084306/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Accession-Day-to-be-celebrated-as-Diwali-BJP/Article1-617711.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 February 2013 |title=Accession Day to be celebrated as Diwali: BJP |date=25 October 2010 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=22 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="trib20101026">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101027/j&k.htm#1|title=Jammu celebrates Accession Day|date=26 October 2010|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|accessdate=22 January 2011}}</ref>

The "Accession Day" is observed as "Black Day" by [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|separatist]] Kashmiri leaders like [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]] and followers of [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]] in protest of alleged [[Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir|human rights violations]] by the India's "occupation" of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name ="The Hindu">{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/kashmiris-observe-black-day/article5279530.ece|title=Kashmir observes Black Day|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name = "Kashmir Valley">{{cite web| url = http://kashmirvalley.info/kashmir-black-day-27-october/|title= Kashmir's Black Day}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/916178|title=Indian police arrest Syed Ali Geelani in Kashmir|date=2010-09-08|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>

22 October is now marked a Black Day to remember Pakistan’s invasion of Kashmir in 1947.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-22|title=India observes 22 October as Black Day to mark 1947 invasion of J&K by Pakistani raiders; two-day symposium to feature photos, videos from siege|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/india-observes-22-october-as-black-day-to-mark-1947-invasion-of-j-two-day-symposium-to-feature-photos-videos-from-siege-8939761.html|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 October 2020|title=Kashmir to observe Oct 22 as 'Black Day' to mark Pak invasion of J&K in 1947|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/10/22/kashmir-to-observe-oct-22-as-black-day-to-mark-pak-invasion-of-jk-in-1947.html|access-date=2020-10-26|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> A [[European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS)|European Foundation for South Asian Studies]] commentary called 22 October as "The darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir".<ref>{{Cite web|title=22 October 1947: The darkest day in the history of Jammu & Kashmir|url=https://www.efsas.org/commentaries/22-october-1947-the-darkest-day-in-the-history-of-jammu-and-kashmir/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=efsas.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Nirupama|date=2020-10-22|title=Recalling a Pakistan misadventure: What happened on October 22, 1947?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/kashmir-pakistan-india-war-attack-1947-hari-singh-pashtun-6825817/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]]
* [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]
* [[Kashmir conflict]]
* [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]]

==References==
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[[Category:Public holidays in India]]
[[Category:Annual events in India]]
[[Category:October observances]]
[[Category:Festivals in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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