Bhutan National Day 2022: this day is celebrating every year on 17 December. The day marks the coronation of Druk Gyalpo Ugyen Wang chuck, the first king of Bhutan, on 17 December 1907. The Druk Gyalpo is the official title of the head of state of Bhutan, meaning Dragon King in Dzongkha. In the year 2022, the 115th Bhutan National Day is celebrating.
All government offices and agencies in Bhutan remain closed on this day. It is consider the most important national day of Bhutan and widely celebrating across the country. It reminds the citizens of the country about the great sacrifices of the ancestors. Inspired by the memory of those who worked tirelessly for the betterment of the country and people. The day reaffirms its pledge to the citizens of Bhutan to fulfill their solemn responsibility to serve the nation to the best of their abilities.
About bhutan
Bhutan is a small and important country in South Asia situated on the Himalayas. It is a landlocked country between China (Tibet) and India. The local name of Bhutan is ‘Drug Yul’, which means ‘the country of Azhdaha’. Most of the country is hilly and the southern part is flat land. It is culturally and religiously related to Tibet.
Bhutan is a Sanskrit word derive from Bhu-Utthan which literally means high land. According to some people, it is a corruption of Bhot-ant (Bhotant) (i.e. the end of Tibet). The inhabitants of Bhutan known as Drugpa.
History of Bhutan
People started living in Bhutan from 2,000 BC. In legends, the authority of the king of Cooch Bihar told in the 7th century BC. The mention of Buddhism coming to Bhutan in the 9th century is easily found everywhere but the history before that is unknown. Due to unrest in Tibet during this period, many Buddhist monks came and settled here. The Drukpa Kagyupa sect is the main sect here, which was established in the 12th century. The political history of Bhutan is closely related to its religious history.
Bhutan adopted Buddhism at the end of the seventeenth century. The Treaty of Sinchulu signed between Britain and Bhutan in 1865, under which Bhutan given some annual grants in exchange for some border territory. The monarchy established in Bhutan in 1907 under British influence. Around 1910 there was an agreement between Bhutan and the British. In this, the British agreed not to interfere in the internal affairs of Bhutan. In the agreement, it was decided that the foreign policy of Bhutan would be decided by England. India got this role after 1947. In the year 1949, under the Indo-Bhutan Agreement, India returned all the land under the British to it.
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