Holidays and observances
May 8
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Holidays and observances
Christian
feast day
:
Amato Ronconi
Pope Boniface IV
[
1
]
Apparition of Saint Michael
Arsenius the Great
Desideratus
Blessed
Catherine of St. Augustine
Julian of Norwich
(
Anglican
,
Lutheran
)
Magdalene of Canossa
Our Lady of Luján
Peter II of Tarentaise
Blessed
Teresa Demjanovich
(
Ruthenian Catholic Church
)
Blessed
Ulrika Nisch
[
1
]
19 Martyrs of Algeria
[
2
]
May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Emancipation Day
(
Columbus, Mississippi
)
Furry Dance
(
Helston
, UK)
Liberation Day
(
Czech Republic
)
Miguel Hidalgo's birthday
(Mexico)
Parents' Day
(South Korea)
Truman Day
(
Missouri
)
Veterans Day (Norway)
Victory in Europe Day
, and its related observances (Europe):
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War
, continues to May 9
[
3
]
Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945
(
Ukraine
)
White Lotus Day
(
Theosophy
)
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
(
International
)
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b
Martyrologium Romanum (2004)
. Vatican City: Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana. 2004. pp.
275–
277
. Retrieved
3 May
2026
.
^
"May 8, liturgical feast of the Martyrs of Algeria : Ordre Cistercien de la Stricte Observance: OCSO"
.
ocso.org
. Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
. Retrieved
12 January
2024
.
^
"International Days"
.
www.un.org
. 6 January 2015
. Retrieved
2 January
2021
.