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What is the official term to denote the closure of republic day celebration

Answer 1

The official term to denote the closure of Republic Day celebration is The Beating Retreat Ceremony celebremated on 29th January every year.


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Answer 2

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The Beating Retreat is the official term to denote the closure of Republic Day celebration.

According to Wikipedia, 'Beating Retreat is a military ceremony dating to 16th century England and was first used to recall nearby patrolling units to their castle. In India it officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of 29 January, the third day after the Republic Day. It is performed by the bands of the three wings of the military, the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, and pipe bands from the Army, plus from 2016 a massed formation of bands of the Central Armed Police Forces and the Delhi Police.

The venue is Raisina Hills and an adjacent square, Vijay Chowk, flanked by the North and South blocks of the Central Secretariat and the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's Palace) towards the end of Rajpath.  The Chief Guest of the function is the President of India who arrives escorted by the President's Bodyguards (PBG), a cavalry unit.'