Victory Day

Victory Day is a name of different public holidays in various countries to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history.

This article is about the type of commemoration days. For the Russian song, see Den Pobedy. For the 1988 album by Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, see Victory Day (album). For the related Victory parades, see Victory parade. For the military term, see Military designation of days and hours.
People gathered in Whitehall to hear Winston Churchill's victory speech and celebrate Victory in Europe, 8 May 1945

List
State Holiday Date Observed Ref.
 Afghanistan Mujahideen Victory Day 28 April 1992–present [1]
 Bangladesh Victory Day of Bangladesh 16 December 1971–present [2]
 Belarus Victory Day 9 May [3]
 China Victory over Japan Day 3 September 2015–present
 Croatia Victory Day 5 August 2003–present [4]
 Estonia Võidupüha 23 June 1934–1939 [5]
Võidupüha 23 June 1992–present [5]
 Israel Victory in Europe Day 9 May 2018–present [6]
 Kazakhstan Victory Day 9 May [7]
 Moldova Victory Day 9 May [8]
 North Korea Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War 27 July [9]
 Poland Victory Day 9 May 1945–2014 [10]
Victory in Europe Day 8 May 2015–present [10]
 Russia Victory Day 9 May 1995–present [11]
 Soviet Union Victory Day 9 May 1945–1991 [11]
 Sri Lanka Victory Day 18 May 2010–2014 [12]
Remembrance Day 18 May 2015–present [12]
 Turkey Victory Day 30 August 1926–present [13]
 Ukraine Victory Day 9 May 1991–2015 [14]
Victory Day over Nazism in World War II 9 May 2016–present [14]
 Vietnam Victory Day 30 April 1976–present [14]

See also

References
  1. "27th Mujahideen Victory Day Marked in Kabul; "Peace depends on Afghan nation"". Kabul: Afghanistan Times. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "V-Day Observed: Memories of martyrs shine on". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. "Belarus official holidays". Belarus. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. "Law on Holidays, Remembrances and Non-working Days in the Republic of Croatia" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. "Estonia celebrates Victory Day". Estonian World. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. "Knesset passes bill declaring Victory in Europe Day a national holiday". The Knesset. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. "Holidays and weekends in the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2019". Government of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. "Holiday Calendar 2019". US Embassy in Moldova. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. Persio, Sofia Lotto (27 July 2017). "North Korea Celebrates Victory on Korean War Armistice Day, America's 'Forgotten War'". Newsweek. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  10. "Poland celebrates National Victory Day". Radio Poland. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. "May 9, Great Patriotic War Victory Day - Facts and Details". Moscow: Sputnik. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  12. "Sri Lanka shift on civil war anniversary". BBC. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. "Turkey marks Victory Day as Erdoğan vows resistance against 'increasing threats'". Ankara: Hurriyet Daily News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  14. "Ukraine celebrates Day of Victory over Nazism in World War II". UNIAN. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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