Victory Day Explained

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

State	Holiday	Date	Observed	Relationship	Ref.
	Mujahideen Victory Day		–present	Soviet–Afghan War	^[1]
			–present	Algerian War	^[2]
	Victory Day¹		–present	World War II	^[3]
	Victory Day		2020–present	2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War	^[4]
	Vijay Dibas²		–present	Bangladesh Liberation War	^[5]
	Victory Day¹		1945–present	World War II	^[6]
	Victory Day¹			World War II
	Victory over Japan Day		1946–present	World War II	^[7] ^[8]
	Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day		–present	Croatian War of Independence	^[9]
	Victory in Europe Day³		-present	World War II	^[10]
	Victory in Europe Day³		1945–present	World War II
	Võidupüha		–1939; 1992–present	Estonian War of Independence	^[11]
	Victory Day¹		1945–present	World War II
	Vijay Diwas²		–present	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	^[12]
	Kargil Vijay Diwas		–present	Indo-Pakistani War of 1999	^[13]
	Victory in Europe Day (Israeli)³		–present	World War II	^[14]
	Victory Day		2017–present	Victory over Daesh ISIS
	Victory Day¹		1945–present	World War II	^[15]
	Victory Day¹		1945–present	World War II
	Victory Day			Great Siege of Malta, French blockade, World War II	^[16]
	Victory Day¹		1945–present	World War II	^[17]
	Lusaka Accord Day		–present	Mozambican War of Independence	^[18]
	Liberation Day		1990–present	World War II
	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War		1973–present	Korean War	^[19]
	Victory Day¹		–2014	World War II	^[20]
	Victory in Europe Day³		–present	World War II
	Victory Day¹		–present	World War II
	Victory Day¹		–present	World War II
	Victory Day		–2014	Sri Lankan Civil War	^[21]
	Remembrance Day		–present	Sri Lankan Civil War
	Victory Day		–present	Turkish War of Independence	^[22]
	Victory Day¹		–2015	World War II	^[23]
	Victory Day over Nazism in World War II		–2023	World War II
	Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945		–present	World War II
	Victory in Europe Day³		1945–present	World War II
(Rhode Island)	Victory Day	Second Monday in August	1945–present	World War II	^[24]
	Reunification Day		–present	Vietnam War

See also

• 11 November: Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, Armistice Day
• Liberation Day: List of dates on which countries were liberated from occupiers
• National day: A day marking the founding of a nation which can be related to a key victory

Notes and References

1. Web site: 27th Mujahideen Victory Day Marked in Kabul; "Peace depends on Afghan nation" . Afghanistan Times . 31 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190731003422/http://www.afghanistantimes.af/27th-mujahideen-victory-day-marked-in-kabul-peace-depends-on-afghan-nation/ . 31 July 2019 . Kabul . 29 April 2019.
2. Web site: Victory Day in Algeria. . 3 February 2021 . Algeria . 3 February 2021.
3. Web site: Victory and Peace Day: May 9. Anon. Holidays around the world. A Global World. 9 May 2015.
4. Web site: Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Administrasiyasının məlumatı. azertag.az. az. 3 December 2020.
5. Web site: V-Day Observed: Memories of martyrs shine on . The Daily Star . 31 July 2019 . Dhaka . 17 December 2018.
6. Web site: Belarus official holidays . Belarus . 31 July 2019.
7. News: Month of commemorations of China's 1945 victory over Japan begins . SCMP . Jing . Li . 3 September 2014 . 8 September 2020 .
8. Web site: 国务院关于中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利70周年纪念日调休放假的通知 . zh-cn . State Council of the People's Republic of China . 13 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200521052320/http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2015-05/13/content_9742.htm . 21 May 2020 . live .
9. Web site: Law on Holidays, Remembrances and Non-working Days in the Republic of Croatia . Narodne novine . 31 July 2019 . hr . 21 November 2002.
10. Web site: Law on Public Holidays. Zakony pro lidi. 8 May 2024. cs.
11. Web site: Estonia celebrates Victory Day . Estonian World . 31 July 2019 . 23 June 2016.
12. Web site: Chatterjee. Debjani. 16 December 2020. Vijay Diwas 2020: Key Facts That Led To India's Victory In 1971 War. 2021-07-26. NDTV.com.
13. Web site: Bose. Joydeep. 2021-07-26. Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: India to honour fallen heroes, 559 lamps lit in Ladakh. 2021-07-26. Hindustan Times. en.
14. Web site: Knesset passes bill declaring Victory in Europe Day a national holiday . The Knesset . 31 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502121129/https://main.knesset.gov.il/EN/News/PressReleases/Pages/Pr13547_pg.aspx . 2 May 2019 . 27 July 2017.
15. Web site: Holidays and weekends in the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2019 . Government of Kazakhstan . 31 July 2019.
16. Web site: Victory Day 2022, 2023 and 2024 . Public Holidays Global Pty Ltd . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412125415/https://publicholidays.com.mt/victory-day/ . 12 April 2022 . 2022.
17. Web site: Holiday Calendar 2019 . US Embassy in Moldova . 31 July 2019.
18. Web site: Victory Day in Mozambique in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
19. Web site: Persio . Sofia Lotto . North Korea Celebrates Victory on Korean War Armistice Day, America's 'Forgotten War' . Newsweek . 31 July 2019 . 27 July 2017.
20. Web site: Poland celebrates National Victory Day . Radio Poland . 31 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190731004559/http://archiwum.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/206096 . 31 July 2019 . 8 May 2015.
21. Web site: Sri Lanka shift on civil war anniversary . BBC . 31 July 2019 . 19 May 2015.
22. Web site: Turkey marks Victory Day as Erdoğan vows resistance against 'increasing threats' . Hurriyet Daily News . 31 July 2019 . Ankara . 30 August 2018.
23. Web site: Ukraine celebrates Day of Victory over Nazism in World War II . UNIAN . 31 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190731005004/https://www.unian.info/society/1339982-ukraine-celebrates-day-of-victory-over-nazism-in-world-war-ii.html . 31 July 2019 . 9 May 2016.
24. Web site: Legal Holidays RI Department of Labor & Training . 2024-08-12 . dlt.ri.gov.