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Saudi National Day

Green everywhere: flags, lights, scarves and towers, for the day the kingdom was unified in 1932.

Drone art of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at KAFD on Saudi National Day, 2024
Photo: Faisal Arif, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The colours of Saudi National Day

On 23 September 1932 King Abdulaziz gave the name Saudi Arabia to the lands he had united. The day has been a public holiday since 2005 and is now kept with air shows, fireworks and car parades. Everything turns green. The flag is green with the Islamic declaration of faith written in white above a white sword. Green has long been associated with Islam: the Quran describes the people of paradise wearing green silk, and tradition links the colour to the Prophet Muhammad. Because the flag carries sacred words it is never flown at half mast. Skyscrapers in Riyadh and Jeddah are lit green, children wear green scarves and face paint, and men add a green sash to the white thobe.

#006C35Saudi greenThe field of the flag.
#FFFFFFScript whiteThe declaration of faith and the sword.
#FAFAF7Thobe whiteThe long white robe worn by men.

Values are fair approximations, not official shades.

Read about the colours

GreenThe colour of the flag and of Islam.WhiteThe script.

Also part of it, and being written: Shades of green (Includes the greens used on Islamic flags.).

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

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