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'''Accession Day''' is a [[holiday]] in India's northernmost state, [[Jammu and Kashmir]], commemorating 26 October 1947, when [[Maharaja Hari Singh]] signed of the [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|Instrument of Accession]], in which [[Jammu and Kashmir]] joined the [[India|Dominion of India]]. Festivities of the day include holding rallies, bursting of [[firecrackers]], singing 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: Jmu Bar|publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]]|accessdate =2007-12-31}}</ref><ref name = "Sify - Accession Day">{{cite web| url = http://sify.com/news/jammu-all-set-to-celebrate-accession-day-news-national-kkzsuicghgb.html|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}}</ref> In some areas, the festivities are as big as those 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> However, Kashmiri separatists, call for the observance of a "Black Day" following "Accession Day" in order to express their disapproval of the Indian Army entering into Kashmir on 27 October 1947,<ref name = "Vijay Kumar -Black Day">{{cite web| url = http://www.groundreport.com/World/Kashmiris-to-observe-October-27-as-black-day-Peopl_2/2930443|title=Kashmiris to observe October 27 as black day: Peoples League|publisher=[[GroundReport]]|accessdate =2007-12-31}}</ref> as requested by [[Sheikh Abdullah]] to drive out Pathan tribesmen who had invaded the region.<ref name="Sayyid Mīr Qāsim">{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KNFJKap8YxwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=My+life+and+times+By+Sayyid+M%C4%ABr+Q%C4%81sim&source=bl&ots=QelHViveYB&sig=59zRr-XTYB8srl0zs3A_CyfCabI&hl=en&ei=OAnCTM3rKsT48Aa7rajhCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false| title = My Life and Times|publisher =Allied Publishers Limited|quote=Sheikh Abdullah, who was listening to this debate from an anteroom, at once scribbled a note for Mr. Nehru requesting him to send the artmy to save Kashmir from the invaders. On the battlefield, the National Conference volunteers were working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Indian army to drive out the invaders. On December 31, 1947, India filed a complaint with the United Nations against the Pakistani aggression and its help to the invading tribesmen.|author=Sayyid Mīr Qāsim|accessdate = 2010-07-01}}</ref>

'''Accession Day''' is a [[holiday]] in India's northernmost state, [[Jammu and Kashmir]], commemorating 26 October 1947, when [[Maharaja Hari Singh]] signed of the [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|Instrument of Accession]], in which [[Jammu and Kashmir]] joined the [[India|Dominion of India]]. Festivities of the day include holding rallies, bursting of [[firecrackers]], singing 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: Jmu Bar|publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]]|accessdate =2007-12-31}}</ref><ref name = "Sify - Accession Day">{{cite web| url = http://sify.com/news/jammu-all-set-to-celebrate-accession-day-news-national-kkzsuicghgb.html|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}}</ref> In some areas, the festivities are as big as those 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> However, Pro-Pakistan Islamic terrorists, call for the observance of a "Black Day" following "Accession Day" in order to express their disapproval of the Indian Army entering into Kashmir on 27 October 1947,<ref name = "Vijay Kumar -Black Day">{{cite web| url = http://www.groundreport.com/World/Kashmiris-to-observe-October-27-as-black-day-Peopl_2/2930443|title=Kashmiris to observe October 27 as black day: Peoples League|publisher=[[GroundReport]]|accessdate =2007-12-31}}</ref> as requested by [[Sheikh Abdullah]] to drive out Pathan tribesmen who had invaded the region.<ref name="Sayyid Mīr Qāsim">{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KNFJKap8YxwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=My+life+and+times+By+Sayyid+M%C4%ABr+Q%C4%81sim&source=bl&ots=QelHViveYB&sig=59zRr-XTYB8srl0zs3A_CyfCabI&hl=en&ei=OAnCTM3rKsT48Aa7rajhCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false| title = My Life and Times|publisher =Allied Publishers Limited|quote=Sheikh Abdullah, who was listening to this debate from an anteroom, at once scribbled a note for Mr. Nehru requesting him to send the artmy to save Kashmir from the invaders. On the battlefield, the National Conference volunteers were working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Indian army to drive out the invaders. On December 31, 1947, India filed a complaint with the United Nations against the Pakistani aggression and its help to the invading tribesmen.|author=Sayyid Mīr Qāsim|accessdate = 2010-07-01}}</ref>

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