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DOS Celebrates First Anniversary

The Dominion of Sayville celebrated its first "Dominion Day" today, an unofficial holiday that celebrates the DOS's establishment as an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Powhatan.

The Emperor-King, Governor-General, and Prime Minister released brief statements on the Powhatan and CSR Discord servers to celebrate the occasion, which have been quoted below:

Statement from Thomas Bainbridge, Emperor-King of Powhatan:

As your the [sic] Monarch of Powhatan, and your Monarch, I would like to take the time today to thank you all for being a part of your wonderful Dominion, and by extension, our Kingdom of Powhatan. I look forward to another excellent year of the Dominion!

Happy Dominion Day!

In addition to the statement above, which was released on the CSR's Discord server, the Emperor-King released another statement on the Powhatan Discord server:

Citizens of Powhatan,

Today we celebrate Dominion Day, which marks the day the Dominion of Sayville Act was signed. I would like to congratulate the Dominion and her Residents on another excellent year!

Furthermore, by my right as the High King of Powhatan, I do hereby declare Dominion Day a national Holiday as Sayville Day, to be celebrated through this realm.

Thomas I, High King.

Statement from Theodore Porter, Governor-General of the Dominion of Sayville:

As a new resident of the DOS, I still feel like I have much to learn about this community and its people but I love to know that the Dominion is flourishing so beautifully and becoming a true paradise for myself and others and wish to share my feelings of enjoyment towards this Dominion and its people. So to all fellow residents new and old, thank you for being a part of this great Dominion and being amazing people I have got to know. Happy Dominion Day!

Statement from Charles Burgardt, Prime Minister of the Dominion of Sayville:

"Dominion Day" is an annual holiday in the Dominion of Sayville that celebrates its establishment as an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Powhatan via the Dominion of Sayville Act. Since the DOS was established on February 23, 2020, today is the first time such a holiday is being celebrated. I wish all DOS residents a happy Dominion Day and look forward to the progress our Dominion will make in the coming months!

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