On February 22, the Saudi Founding Day commemorates the establishment of the Saudi state. The announcement of the Founding Day brought the Saudi state’s historical path into the desired framework and corrected the previously announced date of its foundation.
The Kingdom’s schools celebrated the country’s first Founding Day under the theme of “When We First Started,” which stressed the importance of young people knowing the history of the Saudi state.
Last month, it was announced that Feb. 22 would officially be known as Founding Day and it was designated as a new annual national holiday.
It was established to recognize the foundation of the first Saudi state in 1727 by Imam Mohammed ibn Saud. Celebrations started across the country on Tuesday and will last until Feb. 24.
