Every Day Is Special: November 25 – Statehood Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina

November 25 – Statehood Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted on November 25, 2015

With Bosnia and Herzegovina's complicated and all-too-often violent history, it's difficult to agree on a certain day to celebrate the nation as a nation. That said, many regions in the nation celebrate November 25 as a sort of National Day.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the six nations that came into being when Yugoslavia ceased to exist, in 1992.

If you think that this country's name is long and difficult to pronounce, wait until I tell you that it is actually made up to two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic Srpska (which, frankly, doesn't have enough vowels in its name), plus a self-governing administrative unit called the Brcko District (also too few vowels)!

Yellow - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Orange - Republika Srpska
Pale green - Brcko District

The name “Bosnia” comes from an Indo-European word bosana, which means water. So let's check out some of the more beautiful of the watery sights to see in the nation:

Stari Most

This popular bridge stood for more than four centuries but was destroyed by Croat forces in 1993 during the Croat-Bosniak War.

Well, that won't do! The bridge was one of the country's most recognizable landmarks and was considered a great example of Islamic architecture. So the bridge was reconstructed and reopened in 2004.