“…To date, however, most empirical studies have focused on the top‐down production of national days by elites, as well as the habits and discourse related to these days (Elgenius, ; McCrone & McPherson, ; Spillman, ), based on the assumption that national days exert a profound impact on national identity. (e.g., Elgenius, ; Zuev & Virchow, ). This assumption, however, has rarely been subjected to critical analysis: The true impact of national days on people's national identity is understudied (Fox, ; Fox & Miller‐Idriss, ).…”