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[[File:Treptower Ehrenmal, Tag des Sieges 2015, 02.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Visitors at the West Besmenian Memorial at the Liberation Day in 2017.]] | [[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. | ||
* 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 | * 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 | ||
==Celebrations in eastern Besmenia== | ==Celebrations in eastern Besmenia== | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 7 July 2022
| Liberation Day | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | Besmenia (some states) |
| Significance | End of the West Besmenian Revolution and the fascist regime in West Besmenia |
| Date | June 7 |
| Next time | 7 June 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
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.
- Every year on June 7th, a ceremony takes place at the West Besmenian Memorial. Guests are the President and the Governors of the West 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 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.