The National Day of Galicia (Día Nacional de Galicia) is observed in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain every July 25. This holiday, also known as the Day of the Galician Fatherland (Día da Patria Galega), commemorates the feast day of Saint James the Great, the patron saint of Santiago de Compostela and Galicia. The celebration originated in 1919 when the Irmandades da Fala, a Galician nationalist organization, designated this date for the festivities, with the first official celebration occurring in 1920. During Francisco Franco's dictatorship, the holiday was outlawed, leading nationalists to celebrate clandestinely, often under the guise of memorial services for Galician writer Rosalia de Castro. In 1968, an attempt to celebrate openly resulted in police clashes, and even after Franco's regime ended, demonstrations were initially prohibited. Since the mid-1980s, the National Day of Galicia has been recognized as an official public holiday featuring various activities such as demonstrations, concerts, and fireworks, with festivities typically starting on the evening of July 24 and continuing until the morning of July 26.