Accession day

The earliest records of accession celebrations date from the reign of Emperor Kanmu of Japan (r. 781–806), and the custom is now observed in many nations.

It is a state holiday commemorating 26 October 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.

[2][3][4] The present accession day of the Moroccan monarch is on 30 July, the date in 1999 when King Mohammed VI was enthroned following the death of his father.

[5] The custom of marking this day was inaugurated during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England in celebration of her restoration of Protestantism as the state religion.

[8] As her reign progressed, it was celebrated with increased fervour and, long after her death, it continued to be observed as a day of Protestant rejoicing and expression of anti-Catholic feeling.

[8] The inhabitants of Berry Pomeroy in south Devon reinstated the tradition of Queene's Day in 2005 with a special church service and bonfire.

[9] On the accession of King James I of England, a form of prayer and thanksgiving was issued for use in all churches "upon his entry to this kingdom".

Amen.The Vatican counts the Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre, or the anniversary of the election of the reigning pontiff, among its statutory public holidays.