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Victory Day

Public holiday to commemorate a nation's victory

Public holiday to commemorate a nation's victory

Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's triumph over a hostile force in a war or the liberation of a country from hostile occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may observe the same holiday, with the most prominent united celebrations occurring in states that comprised the Allies of World War II, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.

List

StateHolidayDateObservedRelationshipRef.
AfghanistanMujahideen Victory Day–presentSoviet–Afghan Wartitle=27th Mujahideen Victory Day Marked in Kabul; "Peace depends on Afghan nation"url=http://www.afghanistantimes.af/27th-mujahideen-victory-day-marked-in-kabul-peace-depends-on-afghan-nation/publisher=Afghanistan Timesaccess-date=31 July 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731003422/http://www.afghanistantimes.af/27th-mujahideen-victory-day-marked-in-kabul-peace-depends-on-afghan-nation/archive-date=31 July 2019location=Kabuldate=29 April 2019}}
Taliban Victory Day–presentWar in Afghanistan
Algeria{{illmVictory Day–presentAlgerian Wartitle=Victory Day in Algeriaurl=https://www.m-moudjahidine.dz/publisher=Ministry of Mujahideenaccess-date=3 February 2021archive-url=archive-date=location=Algeriadate=3 February 2021}}
ArmeniaVictory Day–presentWorld War IIurl=http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/victory-peace-day-armenia/title=Victory and Peace Day: May 9last=Anonwork=Holidays around the worldpublisher=A Global Worldaccess-date=9 May 2015}}
AzerbaijanVictory Day2020–present2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War
BangladeshVictory Day–presentBangladesh Liberation Wartitle=V-Day Observed: Memories of martyrs shine onurl=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-pays-tributes-martyrs-of-liberation-war-48th-victory-day-1674358newspaper=The Daily Staraccess-date=31 July 2019location=Dhakadate=17 December 2018}}
BelarusVictory Day1945–presentWorld War IItitle=Belarus official holidaysurl=https://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/national-holidayspublisher=Belarusaccess-date=31 July 2019}}
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVictory DayWorld War II
ChinaVictory over Japan Day1946–presentWorld War II
CroatiaVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day–presentCroatian War of Independencetitle=Law on Holidays, Remembrances and Non-working Days in the Republic of Croatiaurl=https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2019_11_110_2212.htmlpublisher=Narodne novineaccess-date=14 November 2019language=hr}}
Victory Day–presentWorld War IItitle=Law on Holidays, Remembrances and Non-working Days in the Republic of Croatiaurl=https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2019_11_110_2212.htmlpublisher=Narodne novineaccess-date=14 November 2019language=hr}}
Czech RepublicVictory in Europe Day-presentWorld War IItitle=Law on Public Holidaysurl=https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2000-245publisher=Zakony pro lidiaccess-date=8 May 2024language=cs}}
FranceVictory in Europe Day1945–presentWorld War II
EstoniaVõidupüha–1939; 1992–presentEstonian War of Independencetitle=Estonia celebrates Victory Dayurl=https://estonianworld.com/security/estonia-celebrates-victory-day/publisher=Estonian Worldaccess-date=31 July 2019date=23 June 2016}}
GeorgiaVictory Day1945–presentWorld War II
IndiaVijay Diwas–presentIndo-Pakistani War of 1971last=Chatterjeefirst=Debjanidate=16 December 2020title=Vijay Diwas 2020: Key Facts That Led To India's Victory In 1971 Warurl=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vijay-diwas-2020-know-the-key-facts-that-led-to-indias-victory-in-1971-india-pakistan-war-2339232access-date=2021-07-26website=NDTV.com}}
Kargil Vijay Diwas–presentIndo-Pakistani War of 1999last=Bosefirst=Joydeepdate=2021-07-26title=Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: India to honour fallen heroes, 559 lamps lit in Ladakhurl=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kargil-vijay-diwas-2021-india-to-honour-fallen-heroes-559-lamps-lit-in-ladakh-101627256690029.htmlaccess-date=2021-07-26website=Hindustan Timeslanguage=en}}
IsraelVictory in Europe Day (Israeli)–presentWorld War IItitle=Knesset passes bill declaring Victory in Europe Day a national holidayurl=https://main.knesset.gov.il/EN/News/PressReleases/Pages/Pr13547_pg.aspxpublisher=The Knessetaccess-date=31 July 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502121129/https://main.knesset.gov.il/EN/News/PressReleases/Pages/Pr13547_pg.aspxarchive-date=2 May 2019date=27 July 2017}}
IraqVictory Day2017–presentVictory over Daesh ISIS
KazakhstanVictory Day1945–presentWorld War IItitle=Holidays and weekends in the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2019url=https://egov.kz/cms/en/articles/holidays-calendpublisher=Government of Kazakhstanaccess-date=31 July 2019}}
KyrgyzstanVictory Day1945–presentWorld War II
MaldivesVictory Day1989-Present1988 Maldives coup attempttitle=Victory Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Maldivesurl=https://publicholidays.asia/maldives/victory-day/website=Public Holidays Global Pty Ltd}}
MaltaVictory DayGreat Siege of Malta, French blockade, World War IItitle=Victory Day 2022, 2023 and 2024url=https://publicholidays.com.mt/victory-day/website=Public Holidays Global Pty Ltdarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412125415/https://publicholidays.com.mt/victory-day/archive-date=12 April 2022date=2022}}
MoldovaVictory Day1945–presentWorld War IItitle=Holiday Calendar 2019url=https://md.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/publisher=US Embassy in Moldovaaccess-date=31 July 2019}}
MozambiqueLusaka Accord Day–presentMozambican War of Independence
NetherlandsLiberation Day1990–presentWorld War II
North KoreaDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War1973–presentKorean Warlast1=Persiofirst1=Sofia Lottotitle=North Korea Celebrates Victory on Korean War Armistice Day, America's 'Forgotten War'url=https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-celebrates-victory-korean-war-armistice-day-americas-forgotten-war-642578work=Newsweekaccess-date=31 July 2019date=27 July 2017}}
PolandVictory Day–2014World War IItitle=Poland celebrates National Victory Dayurl=http://archiwum.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/206096publisher=Radio Polandaccess-date=31 July 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731004559/http://archiwum.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/206096archive-date=31 July 2019date=8 May 2015}}
Victory in Europe Day–presentWorld War II
RussiaVictory Day–presentWorld War II
SerbiaVictory Day–presentWorld War II
Sri LankaVictory Day–2014Sri Lankan Civil Wartitle=Sri Lanka shift on civil war anniversaryurl=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32805544publisher=BBCaccess-date=31 July 2019date=19 May 2015}}
Remembrance Day–presentSri Lankan Civil War
TurkeyVictory Day–presentTurkish War of Independencetitle=Turkey marks Victory Day as Erdoğan vows resistance against 'increasing threats'url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-marks-victory-day-as-erdogan-vows-resistance-against-increasing-threats-136318publisher=Hurriyet Daily Newsaccess-date=31 July 2019location=Ankaradate=30 August 2018}}
UkraineVictory Day–2015World War IItitle=Ukraine celebrates Day of Victory over Nazism in World War IIurl=https://www.unian.info/society/1339982-ukraine-celebrates-day-of-victory-over-nazism-in-world-war-ii.htmlpublisher=UNIANaccess-date=31 July 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731005004/https://www.unian.info/society/1339982-ukraine-celebrates-day-of-victory-over-nazism-in-world-war-ii.htmlarchive-date=31 July 2019date=9 May 2016}}
Victory Day over Nazism in World War II–2023World War II
Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945–presentWorld War II
United KingdomVictory in Europe Day1945–presentWorld War II
United States (Rhode Island)Victory DaySecond Monday in August1945–presentWorld War II
VietnamReunification Day–presentVietnam War

References

References

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  2. (14 August 2022). "Taliban Announce Public Holiday in Afghanistan to Mark Retaking of Power". [[Voice of America]].
  3. (3 February 2021). "Victory Day in Algeria". [[Ministry of Mujahideen]].
  4. Anon. "Victory and Peace Day: May 9". A Global World.
  5. (3 December 2020). "Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Administrasiyasının məlumatı".
  6. (17 December 2018). "V-Day Observed: Memories of martyrs shine on". The Daily Star.
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  10. "Law on Holidays, Remembrances and Non-working Days in the Republic of Croatia". Narodne novine.
  11. "Law on Public Holidays". Zakony pro lidi.
  12. (23 June 2016). "Estonia celebrates Victory Day". Estonian World.
  13. Chatterjee, Debjani. (16 December 2020). "Vijay Diwas 2020: Key Facts That Led To India's Victory In 1971 War".
  14. Bose, Joydeep. (2021-07-26). "Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: India to honour fallen heroes, 559 lamps lit in Ladakh".
  15. (27 July 2017). "Knesset passes bill declaring Victory in Europe Day a national holiday". The Knesset.
  16. "Holidays and weekends in the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2019". Government of Kazakhstan.
  17. "Victory Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Maldives".
  18. (2022). "Victory Day 2022, 2023 and 2024".
  19. "Holiday Calendar 2019". US Embassy in Moldova.
  20. "Victory Day in Mozambique in 2021".
  21. (27 July 2017). "North Korea Celebrates Victory on Korean War Armistice Day, America's 'Forgotten War'". Newsweek.
  22. (8 May 2015). "Poland celebrates National Victory Day". Radio Poland.
  23. (19 May 2015). "Sri Lanka shift on civil war anniversary". BBC.
  24. (30 August 2018). "Turkey marks Victory Day as Erdoğan vows resistance against 'increasing threats'". Hurriyet Daily News.
  25. (9 May 2016). "Ukraine celebrates Day of Victory over Nazism in World War II". UNIAN.
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