Victory Day over Nazism in World War II
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Victory Day over Nazism in World War II (Ukrainian: День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні, romanized: Den peremohy nad natsyzmom u Druhii svitovii viini) was a national holiday and a non-working day in Ukraine from 2015 to 2023.
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Official name | Ukrainian: День перемоги над нацизмом у Другій світовій війні |
Observed by | Ukraine |
Date | 9 May |
Frequency | annual |
First time | 9 May 2015 |
Last time | 9 May 2023 |
The holiday was first celebrated on 9 May 2015 and followed the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation on 8 May (which paid tribute to the victims of World War II and was also first celebrated in 2015).[1] The holiday replaced Victory Day, which is celebrated in other post-Soviet states.
On May 8, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) a bill establishing May 8, the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945. On May 29, 2023, parliament made the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945 on May 8 as a public holiday, canceling the Victory Day over Nazism in World War II on May 9.