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==History==
==History==
[[File:Treptower Ehrenmal, Tag des Sieges 2015, 02.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Visitors at the West Besmenian Memorial at the Liberation Day in 2017.]]
==Celebrations==
==Celebrations==
* The flagging of public buildings, streets and squares is required by law in most places.
* The flagging of public buildings, streets and squares is required by law in most places.
* Every year on June 7th, a ceremony takes place at the [[West Besmenian Memorial]]. Guests are the [[President of Besmenia|President]] and the Governors of the West Besmenian states. Some international politicians are also often present as guests
* A ceremony takes place at the [[West Besmenian Memorial]] in [[Melmingen]]. Guests are the [[President of Besmenia|federal president]] and the [[Governor (Besmenia)|governors]] of the western Besmenian states. Some international politicians are also often present as guests
==Celebrations in eastern Besmenia==
==Celebrations in eastern Besmenia==
While Liberation Day is of great importance in the western Besmenian states and almost appears there as a second national holiday next to the [[Day of Reunification]], the holiday in eastern Besmenia is almost only celebrated at community level. Many East Besmenians, especially those whose family comes from western Besmenia, decorate their houses and apartments with a Heraldstein flag.
While Liberation Day is of great importance in the western Besmenian states and almost appears there as a second national holiday next to the [[Besmenia Day]], the holiday in eastern Besmenia is not a public holiday, but is still celebrated and honored by many.
 
[[Category: Besmenia]]
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 21 October 2023

Liberation Day
Treptower Ehrenmal, Tag des Sieges 2015, 02.jpg
Visitors at the West Besmenian Memorial at the Liberation Day in 2017.
Observed byBesmenia (some states)
SignificanceEnd of the West Besmenian Revolution and the fascist regime in West Besmenia
DateJune 7
Next time7 June 2025 (2025-06-07)
Frequencyannual

Liberation Day (Besmenian: Tag der Befreiung), is a public holiday in Besmenia, that marks the event when the West Besmenian Revolution ended on June 7, 1966 with the surrender of the West Besmenian government and the collapse of the fascist regime. The holiday was first observed on June 7, 1968 and is only a public holiday in the western Besmenian states (Maurenmark, Lemberland, Greuningia, Frankenburg, Zollingia, Sedakania and Jakartaburg).

History

Celebrations

  • The flagging of public buildings, streets and squares is required by law in most places.
  • A ceremony takes place at the West Besmenian Memorial in Melmingen. Guests are the federal president and the governors of the western Besmenian states. Some international politicians are also often present as guests

Celebrations in eastern Besmenia

While Liberation Day is of great importance in the western Besmenian states and almost appears there as a second national holiday next to the Besmenia Day, the holiday in eastern Besmenia is not a public holiday, but is still celebrated and honored by many.