Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day

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Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day (Croatian: Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti) is a public holiday in Croatia which is held as a memorial to its War of Independence. It is celebrated on August 5. On that date in 1995 the Croatian Army took the city of Knin during Operation Storm, which obliterated the Republic of Serbian Krajina, a self-proclaimed Serb entity in Croatia.

The main celebration is centered in Knin where there are festivities commemorating the event, beginning with a mass and laying of wreaths in honor those who died in the war, and continuing with parades and concerts. The event is attended by thousands of people and the highest powers in Croatia.[1][2]

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• Public holidays in Croatia
• The fall of the Republic of Serbian Krajina