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Public holiday in Croatia
Victory Day
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Official name
| Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja
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Observed by
| Croatia
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Significance
| Operation Storm
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Date
| 5 August
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Next time
| 5 August 2024
(
2024-08-05
)
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Frequency
| Annual
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Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders
(
Croatian
:
Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja
) is a
public holiday
in
Croatia
that is celebrated annually on 5 August, commemorating the
Croatian War of Independence
.
[1]
On that date in 1995 the
Croatian Army
took the city of
Knin
during
Operation Storm
, which effectively brought an end to
Republic of Serbian Krajina
proto-state
.
[2]
In 2008, the
Croatian Parliament
also assigned the name Day of Croatian Defenders (
Croatian
:
Dan hrvatskih branitelja
) to the holiday, which honors the current service members and veterans of the
Armed Forces of Croatia
.
[3]
Celebrations
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The main celebration is centered in Knin where there are festivities commemorating the event, beginning with a
mass
and laying of wreaths in honour of those who died in the war, and continuing with parades and concerts. The event is attended by thousands, including the country's leading politicians.
[4]
The
Flag of Croatia on Knin Fortress
is ceremonially raised as part of the celebrations.
[5]
2015 parade
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A special
military parade
of the Armed Forces in honor of Victory Day was held on 4 August 2015 in
Zagreb
, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Operation Storm.
[6]
The parade was opened by the
Honor Guard Battalion
on the lawns of the
National and University Library
, with three
MiG-21
's flying over the city.
[7]
"
Lijepa na?a domovino
" was performed by the 12-year-old
Mia Negoveti?
, accompanied by the
Croatian Armed Forces Band
and the
Croatian Navy
's vocal ensemble.
[8]
It aroused great public interest considering that the last military parade in Croatia was organized in 1997. About 100,000 spectators attended the parade, additional sound systems were installed at the last minute until the intersection of City of Vukovar and Savska Streets.
[9]
The
editorial board
of the Zagreb-based
Jutarnji list
, gave a positive review of the parade, demanding the introduction of regular parades for Victory Day.
[10]
Military analyst Igor Tabak praised the event, while criticizing the inauthenticity of certain "historical units".
[11]
Silver jubilee
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On the
silver jubilee
in 2020, the celebrations were attended for the first time ever by an ethnic
Serb
political representative,
Deputy Prime Minister
Boris Milo?evi?
, a move which was applauded across the political spectrum, with
Prime Minister
Andrej Plenkovi?
among others stating that it will "send a new message for Croatian society".
[12]
On top of this, Plenkovi?, as well as
President
Zoran Milanovi?
sent messages of peace to the people of
Serbia
.
[13]
[12]
Opposition to the move from the Deputy Prime Minister came from members of the political
far-right
such as the
Homeland Movement
and the
Croatian Defence Forces
, as well as from politicians from Serbia and entity
Republika Srpska
from
Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
See also
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References
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- ^
Croatian Parliament
(21 November 2002).
"Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj"
(in Croatian).
Narodne novine
. Retrieved
25 June
2011
.
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"5. kolovoza ? Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja"
.
Hrvatski sabor
(in Croatian)
. Retrieved
31 March
2020
.
- ^
"Sabor: 5. kolovoza ubudu?e ?e se slaviti i kao Dan branitelja"
.
Jutarnji list
(in Croatian). 13 May 2008
. Retrieved
25 June
2011
.
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"Hrvatska slavi Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti"
(in Croatian).
Hrvatska radiotelevizija
. 5 August 2002
. Retrieved
27 December
2012
.
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Katarina Zori? (5 August 2008).
"Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti"
[Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day].
Nacional
.
Archived
from the original on 28 July 2012
. Retrieved
1 July
2012
.
- ^
"Spektakularna vojna parada: Zadnji u koloni pro?li tenkovi"
(in Croatian).
24sata
. 4 August 2015
. Retrieved
5 August
2020
.
- ^
tportal.hr: MIG-ovi za kraj proparali nebo, predsjednica i premijer neobi?no ljubazni jedno prema drugome
, tportal.hr, pristupljeno 4. kolovoza 2015.
- ^
Dnevnik ? Mia Negoveti? pjeva himnu
,
archived
from the original on 14 December 2021
, retrieved
10 August
2020
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Kre?imir ?abec, Rozita Vukovi?:
"Foto: Hrvatska vojska i narod su jedno! Metropolom stupali vojnici, prolazili tenkovi, nebo parali MiG-ovi, građani im klicali"
,
Jutarnji list
, 4. kolovoza 2015.
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Gordanka Jure?ko:
Komentar Jutarnjeg. Mimohod treba postati obveza za sve budu?e generacije. Mo?da bi zakonom trebalo obvezati vlast da postane tradicija
,
Jutarnji list
, objavljeno: 5. kolovoza 2015.
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Igor Tabak:
"?to zapamtiti od mimohoda u Zagrebu?"
, obris.org, 18. kolovoza 2015.
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a
b
"Croatia marks 25 years since war with tolerance message"
.
Al Jazeera
. 5 August 2020
. Retrieved
7 August
2020
.
- ^
Vladisavljevi?, Anja; Stojanovi?, Milica (5 August 2020).
"Croatia Hails 25th Anniversary of Operation Storm Victory; Serbs Mourn"
.
Balkan Insight
. Retrieved
7 August
2020
.