Holiday observed in several former Soviet republics
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Defender of the Fatherland Day
Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, 23 February 2008
Observed by
Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan
Significance
Celebrates the armed forces and commemorates the founding of the Red Army
Observances
Wreath laying ceremonies, concerts, parades
Date
23 February
Next time
23 February 2025 (2025-02-23)
Frequency
annual
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russian: День защитника ОтечестваDen' zashchitnika Otechestva; Kazakh: Отан қорғаушы күні, romanized: Otan qorğauşy künı; Tajik: Рӯзи Дорандаи Ватан, romanized: Rūzi Dorandai Vatan; Kyrgyz: Мекенди коргоочулардын күнү, romanized: Mekendi korgoochulardyn künü; Belarusian: Дзень абаронцы Айчыны, romanized: Dzeń abaroncy Ajčyny) is a holiday observed in Russia, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. It is celebrated on 23 February, except in Kazakhstan, where it is celebrated on 7 May. Ukraine abolished the holiday starting 1992 and, after the Revolution of Dignity, has instated the somewhat similar Defender of Ukraine Day on 1 October.
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