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In our country, we celebrate events in our national days in an important environment or events in terms of values education. These activities are important learning environments in the child’s character and value education, by living and learning. The aim of the study in this context is to determine how these activities affect the character and values of our children, what educational faculty students perceive, what they think and how they understand about this topic. The work was performed by research method. In the study conducted according to the phenomonological (algubilogy) research pattern, the study group was determined through sampling for the purpose. The work group was also formed by 24 teachers candidates who provided voluntary participation among the educational faculty students. The data collected through the interview and semi-configured survey form is resolved by the content analysis approach. According to the results of the study, teachers candidates have stated that the celebration activities held at national holidays will contribute significantly to the development of children’s character; to the development of national identity, to love their nation, their homeland, their flag, to grow up as responsible individuals, to become self-confident individuals. In terms of national values, they said they will fulfill important tasks in giving values such as national unity and solidarity, national identity, national culture, patriotic love, flag love, recognition and love of national personalities.