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Next: 9 May 2027

Victory Day

The anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, with the Immortal Regiment portraits and flowers at memorials.

A pattern drawn for this day, not a photograph.

When is Victory Day in 2027?

Victory Day 2027 is on Sunday, 9 May 2027. Other years: 2026, Saturday, 9 May 2026; 2028, Tuesday, 9 May 2028.

About Victory Day

Victory Day on 9 May marks the surrender of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in 1945, and has long been the most solemn holiday in Russia and several former Soviet republics, where tens of millions of people died in the war. People gather at war memorials to lay red carnations and wreaths, veterans wear their medals, and families visit graves. Many walk in the Immortal Regiment processions, carrying photographs of relatives who fought, and wear the orange and black ribbon of Saint George. In Moscow, a parade is held in Red Square with a flypast. The date is observed in much of Europe on 8 May, and some countries, including Ukraine, now keep their remembrance on 8 May as well.

Victory Day dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearVictory Day date
2026Saturday, 9 May 2026
2027Sunday, 9 May 2027
2028Tuesday, 9 May 2028

What is eaten

  • soldier's porridge
  • field kitchen buckwheat

Traditions of Victory Day

Immortal RegimentThe processions with portraits.

Also part of it, and being written: Ribbon of Saint George (The orange and black ribbon.), Eastern Front (The war remembered.).

More marked on Victory Day

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About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Victory Day (9 May)" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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