UN Holidays - Days of Remembrance and Reconciliation commemorating the victims of World War II
Celebrated on 8 MayBy a UN resolution in 2004, it was decided to celebrate May 8 and May 9 as the days of the end of the Second World War.
Honoring official events related to the date are recommended to be held since 2005 in member countries of the UN community. The resolution was agreed upon in connection with the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II throughout the world.
Other holidays on 8 May
- International holidays - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
- Russian holidays - Day of Workers of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation
- Russian holidays - Day of the operational worker of the penal system
- International holidays - World Donkey Day
- Funny holidays - Birthday of the Coca-Cola drink
- Norway Holidays - Women's Night (Kvinnehistorisk natt)
- Holidays of Zoroastrianism - Gahanbar Spenta-Manyu
- Holidays of Armenia - Yerkrapah Day
- According to the folk calendar - Mark Klyuchnik
- Bright Wednesday (Wednesday of Bright Week)
- Cathedral of the Saints of Sinai
- Memorial Day of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark
- Feast of the Constantinople Icon of the Mother of God