Anthems

A park dedicated to the Slovenian anthem was inaugurated in Kranj on 1 June to celebrate both the national anthem and its precursor as well the authors of the lyrics France Prešeren and Simon Jenko.

Celebrating friendship among nations, Zdravljica (A Toast) was adopted as Slovenia's national anthem in 1989, less than two years before the country gained independence.

Citizens say goodbye to the beloved queen, and her son, the new British king Charles III (73), will address the nation today for the first time in that capacity. He has now become a leader not only in the United Kingdom, but also in 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia and Canada. He became the head of the British armed forces, and will also head other services.

The bros sang the Greek national anthem

Although not without its problems, most notably the absence of fans from venues in the Japanese capital, coronavirus has been a merciful sideshow to displays of sporting greatness.

Everyone involved will keep their fingers firmly crossed that the Olympics in three years' time will be able to be held in normal circumstances.

It has been 84 years since the passing of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the writer of the Turkish National Anthem, in 1936, leaving behind an immortal piece sung by generations of citizens of modern Turkey.

Turkey's parliament approved a motion early on Dec. 24 announcing 2021 as the year of the Turkish national anthem. 

The seventh stanza of Zdravljica, or A Toast in English, set to music by Stanko Premrl in 1905, was chosen to be Slovenia's national anthem in March 1990.

An ode to wine, it is one of few national anthems that is not militant, but in fact celebrates the idea of tolerance and co-existence among nations.

Turkey marked the 99th anniversary of the İstiklal Marşı, Turkey's national anthem.

Mehmet Akif Ersoy's poem was enshrined as the national anthem by the Turkish Grand National Assembly or parliament on March 12, 1921.

One of the founders and lead guitarist of British rock band Queen, Brian May, will perform for the fist time in Bulgaria on 16 March 2016.

May is one of the greatest guitarists of all time and the author of some of Queen's greatest hits such as "We Will Rock You", "Who Wants To Live Forever", "The Show Must Go On", "I Want It All", "Save Me".