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Memorial & Victory Days Around the World

Memorial & Victory Days Around the World

Asia & Middle East

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Africa

Heroes' Day in Kenya / October 20, 2020Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Kenya. It's annually celebrated on October 20

20 October
Kenya

Heroes' Day Holiday in Mozambique in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Heroes' Day Holiday in Mozambique in 2021. Commemorates those who lost their lives in the Portuguese Colonial War.

3 February
Mozambique

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

7 April
Rwanda

Angola Celebrates National Hero's DayThe country marked commemorations of the National Hero's Day with poems, music and literature by the first president, late AntÃ³nio Agostinho Neto.

17 September
Angola

Americas

National Jamaican Heroes' Day - On The PlazaFri Oct 11 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Heroes' Day in Jamaica is a holiday celebrated on the 3rd Monday every October. It commemorates seven national heroes from Jamaican history. On National Heroes Day, six heroes and one heroine are remembered for their heroic deeds that led to greater freedom and societal betterment for their homeland. Declared as national heroes in 1969 [...]

Third Monday of October
Jamaica

Memorial Day 2020Memorial Day is Monday, May 25, 2020. Learn about Memorial Day, including the history and traditions of the holiday from The Old Farmer's Almanac.

25 May
United States of America

National Heroes' Day (in lieu) in Barbados in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about National Heroes' Day (in lieu) in Barbados in 2021. Barbadian National Heroes are the designees of the Order of National Heroes Act, as passed by the Parliament of Barbados in 1998.

28 April
Barbados

Tiradentes Day in Brazil in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Tiradentes Day in Brazil in 2021. Tiradentes Day in Brazil is a national holiday is celebrated annually on April 21st. It commemorates the execution of Brazilian national hero Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier on this day in 1792.

21 April
Brazil

What is Canada Day? We explainCanada Day is exactly what it sounds like: a federal holiday to celebrate the country and show off national pride.

1 July
Canada

Navy Day in Chile in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Navy Day in Chile in 2021. The Day of the Glories of the Chilean Navy is always celebrated on May 21st. It marks the date of the battle of Iquique on May 21st 1879.

21 May
Chile

National Heroes' Day in Paraguay / March 1, 2020National Heroes' Day in Paraguay is annually observed on March 1. This holiday honors men, who died in the Paraguayan War

1 March
Paraguay

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_Day_(Mexico)

20 November
Mexico

National Heroes' Day in Bahamas in 2020 | Office HolidaysRead about National Heroes' Day in Bahamas in 2020. The second Monday in October is National Heroes Day, which replaced Discovery Day in 2013.

2nd Monday, October
Bahamas

Battle of Angamos in Peru in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Battle of Angamos in Peru in 2021. The Battle of Angamos holiday in Peru is always celebrated on October 8th and marks the commemoration of a naval battle with Chile that took place in 1879.

8 October
Peru

Asia & Middle East

Peace Memorial Day (in lieu) in Taiwan in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Peace Memorial Day (in lieu) in Taiwan in 2021. This public holiday in Taiwan on February 28th marks the date of an uprising in 1947, that was suppressed by the Republic of China.

28 February
Taiwan

Victory over Genocide Day in Cambodia in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Victory over Genocide Day in Cambodia in 2021. Victory over Genocide Day is a public holiday in Cambodia on January 7th. It marks the end of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979

7 January
Cambodia

24 April
Armenia

The Day of Valor in Philippines in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about The Day of Valor in Philippines in 2021. This Public Holiday in the Philippines on April 9th may also be known as 'Bataan Day' or 'Bataan and Corregidor Day'. It commemorates the fall of the Bataan peninsula during the second world war.

9 April
Philippines

History of 16 December (Victory Day) in Bangladesh — SteemitVictory day (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস Bijôy Dibôs) is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December 16 to… by atikulislam

16 December
Bangladesh

As polls loom, Myanmar remembers independence hero on Martyr's DayThe Myanmar public got a glimpse into one of the country's darkest moments on Sunday as visitors were given rare access to the compound where Aung San, the country's independence hero and father of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was killed.

19 July
Myanmar

Yom Hazikaron: Israel's Memorial Day | My Jewish LearningEvery year Israel marks Yom HaZikaron, a day to remember Israeli soldiers who have fallen in battle. For 24 hours the nation mourns its heroes, and at 11 am the entire country observes a two-minute standstill of all traffic and daily activities.

15 April
Israel

Memorial Day in South Korea in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Memorial Day in South Korea in 2021. Memorial Day is a public holiday in South Korea on June 6th. It commemorates those who died during the Korean War and other conflicts.

6 June
South Korea

Commemoration Day in United Arab Emirates in 2020 | Office HolidaysRead about Commemoration Day in United Arab Emirates in 2020. Celebrates the honour and loyalty of UAE martyrs, in recognition of the sacrifices they made for their country.

30 November
United Arab Emirates

Europe

Armistice Day 2019: Poppies, commemorations and why the act of remembrance mattersNovember 11, 2019, also known as Armistice Day, marks 101 years since the end of the First World War, with a range of tributes and commemorations set to take place across the country today.

11 November
Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and many other countries

Commemorations honour those who died in past warsNational Day of Commemoration ceremonies have been held at Collins Barracks in Dublin, as well as at several other locations across the country.

11 July (or nearest Sunday)
Ireland

Day of Freedom and Democracy around the world in 2020 | Office HolidaysRead about Day of Freedom and Democracy around the world in 2020. Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and especially the demonstration in 1989 in Prague considered to mark the beginning of the Velvet Revolution.

17 November
Czech Republic

Victory Day in Russia in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Victory Day in Russia in 2021. May 9th celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War

9 May
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Sette Giugno in Malta in 2021 | Office HolidaysRead about Sette Giugno in Malta in 2021. Meaning 'Seventh of June' in Italian, this public holiday in Malta commemorates the killing of four rioters by British troops on 7 June 1919.

7 June
Malta

Martyrs Day in India (Shaheed Diwas) 2019 - Date, InformationFind information about Martyrs Day in India (Shaheed Diwas), know How and Why Martyrs Day is celebrated on 23 March and 30 January, and Sarvodaya Day Quotes.

30 January
India

Oceania

Anzac Day | The Australian War Memorial

25 April
Australia & New Zealand

Hundreds gathered at the National War Memorial at Veiuto in Suva yesterday to commemorate Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. It was...fijisun.com.fj/2018/11/12/rememberance-day-lest-we-forget/

11 November
Fiji

Blas: Remember Guam’s World War II survivors SundayResidents encouragec to take the time remember and honor Guam’s World War II survivors on Sunday.

28 June
Guam

Lest we ForgetThe Remembrance Day ceremony, marking 100 years since the end of the First World War was hosted at the Port Vila cenotaph on Sunday, November 11.

11 November
Vanuatu

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