Liberation Day
National freedom anniversary
Liberation Day is a holiday commemorating freedom from occupation or oppression, celebrated on different dates by different countries and regions depending on when their liberation occurred.
The Netherlands celebrates on May 5 (end of Nazi occupation), Kuwait on February 26 (end of Iraqi occupation).
The term also applies to smaller commemorations: Liberation Day at the shelter marks when rescued animals find homes.
- national holidayOfficial day of observance
- DecolonizationEnding foreign imperial rule
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- marching bandsMobile musical ensembles
- freedomAbsence of constraint
waving flags · Bastille Day · victory · Sovereignty · Veterans Day · Japanese occupation · Fireworks · public celebration · street party · Channel Islands · Guernsey · national pride · commemoration · homecoming · cheering · soldiers · tanks · armistice
Liberation DayMemorial Day
Holiday honoring military dead