Victory Day
Author: Chuluunkhuu E.
Level: 7
Instructor: Jonathan B.
Photo Credit: Maria Moskvitsova / 123RF Stock Photo
Article ID: 1701 [Celebration- Summer 2020]
Mongolia was one of the socialist countries in the world at the end of the 20th century. Soviet Union and Mongolia joined together during World War II to fight against Nazi Germany. On the 8th of May, 1945, Nazi German surrendered but in Mongolia, Soviet Union and some other countries May 9th was started as a holiday to celebrate the victory.
This day was celebrated as our victory over Germany. In Mongolia, we have parades for the veterans and also a big march in celebration with other fellow country’s soldiers.
It's not a statutory holiday in Mongolia, but, some other countries take it as their official statutory holiday.