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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
like i said, always gotta be different... this is like the euro isn't it... 
i know, the war still dragged on a bit after this date, but the 8th of may was the actual surrender of Nazi Germany, so considered the "official" end of the war (at least, by *most* european banks and other institutions...). do you get a holiday in commemoration ? on what date / for what specific event ? |
According to Wikipedia the list of countries celebrating May 8th as a public holiday is Slovakia and France (not sure if East Germany still counts).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory...Public_Holiday
In the UK we have 11th November (from the end of WWI) as our commemorative day for past wars.
Before the First World War we had 21st October - Trafalgar Day
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