Holidays and observances
May 9
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Holidays and observances
Christian
feast day
:
Beatus of Vendome
[
1
]
Christopher
(
Eastern Orthodox Church
)
George Preca
Gerontius of Cervia
[
1
]
Gregory of Nazianzen
(
The Episcopal Church (US)
and
traditional Roman Catholic calendar
)
Blessed
Karolina Gerhardinger
[
1
]
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
(
Lutheran
)
Pachomius the Great
[
1
]
Blessed
Thomas Pickering
[
1
]
Tudy of Landevennec
May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Commemoration of the end of the
German occupation of the Channel Islands
related observances:
Liberation Day
, commemorating the end of the
German occupation of the Channel Islands
during World War II. (
Guernsey
and
Jersey
)
[
2
]
National Day
(
Alderney
)
Europe Day
, commemorating the
Schuman Declaration
. (
European Union
,
Kosovo
,
Moldova
,
Ukraine
)
Victory Day
observances, celebration of the
Soviet Union
victory over
Nazi Germany
(
Soviet Union
,
Azerbaijan
,
Belarus
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
,
Georgia
,
Israel
,
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Moldova
,
Russia
,
Serbia
,
Tajikistan
,
Turkmenistan
,
Uzbekistan
)
Victory and Peace Day
, marks the
capture of Shusha
(1992) in the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
, and the end of World War II. (
Armenia
)
Home Front Heroes Day
in the United States (proposed; locally observed in Dallas, Texas)
[
3
]
[
4
]
Goku Day (
Japan
), commemorating the fictional character
Goku
.
[
5
]
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Martyrologium Romanum (2004)
. Vatican City: Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana. 2004. pp.
277–
278
. Retrieved
4 May
2026
.
^
"Extra bank holiday to mark 75th anniversary of Liberation Day in Jersey"
.
ITV News
. 25 September 2019.
Archived
from the original on 9 May 2021
. Retrieved
2 March
2021
.
^
Allred, Colin Z. (2022-05-06).
"Text - H.Res.1088 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Expressing support for the designation of May 9 as "Home Front Heroes Day"
"
.
www.congress.gov
. Retrieved
2022-05-13
.
^
Pohlman, Katie (2019-05-27).
"Meet the WWII veteran who wants to honor those who support service members"
.
Lake Highlands
. Retrieved
2022-02-20
.
^
"May 9 'Officially' Recognized as Goku Day"
.
Anime News Network
. 2024-11-26
. Retrieved
2024-11-26
.