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Europe Day is a day celebrating "peace and unity in Europe" [1] [2] celebrated on 5 May by the Council of Europe and on 9 May by the European Union. The first recognition of Europe Day was by the Council of Europe , introduced in 1964. [ 3 ]
The term European Day or Europe Day is an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. It can also mean: Europe Day; European Day of the Entrepreneur; European Day of Languages; European Day of Mourning; European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism; European Day of Jewish Culture; European Maritime Day; European Heritage Day
At the evening service there is a selection of from four to seven psalms, varying with the day of the week, and also a Shuraya, or short psalm, with generally a portion of Psalm 118, varying with the day of the fortnight. At the morning service the invariable psalms are 109, 90, 103:1–6, 112, 92, 148, 150, 116.
The prime minister was in Paris, while Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh led events at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Labour Day: 9 May 2025: Europe Day: 29 May 2025: Ascension Thursday: 30 May 2025: the Friday following Ascension Day 9 June 2025: Whit Monday: 21 July 2025: Belgian National Day: 15 August 2025: Assumption: 1 November 2025: All Saints' Day: 2 November 2025: All Souls' Day: 24 to 31 December 2025 inclusive: End-of-year days, including Christmas
On Wednesday, the day after the shooting, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited the site of the tragedy and are expected to attend the memorial service occurring later in the day.
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
The war in Ukraine shadowed the ceremonies in Normandy, a grim modern-day example of lives and cities that are again suffering through war in Europe. D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number ...