#VICTORY DAY CROATIA FULL#

Military analyst Igor Tabak praised the event, while criticizing the inauthenticity of certain 'historical units'. 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.

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. It aroused great public interest considering that the last military parade in Croatia was organized in 1997. ' Lijepa naša domovino' was performed by the 12-year-old Mia Negovetić, accompanied by the Croatian Armed Forces Band and the Croatian Navy's vocal ensemble. The parade was opened by the Honor Guard Battalion on the lawns of the National and University Library, with three Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21's flying over the city. 2015 parade Ī 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. The Flag of Croatia on Knin Fortress is ceremonially raised as part of the celebrations. The event is attended by thousands, including the country's leading politicians. 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.

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#VICTORY DAY CROATIA FULL#

Full name of this holiday is Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Day of Croatian Defenders. In 2008 the Parliament of Croatia changed the name of the holiday, assigning it Day of Croatian Defenders. Annual parade and concerts are also organized on this day. The day begins with a mass and proceeded by laying of wreaths to the monument honoring those people, who died during the war. Main celebrations of the day are centered in the city of Knin. This event marked the end of the Republic of Serbian Kraijna, a self-proclaimed Serb state within the territory of the Republic of Croatia during the war. On Augthe Croatian Army took the city of Knin.

The date of celebration of Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, August 5, has decisive significance for Croats. The Croatian War of Independence began on Maand ended on November 12, 1995. This holiday commemorates War of Independence, that was fought between Croat forces and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army from 1991 to 1995. Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day in Croatia Date in the current year: AugCroatia annually celebrates Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day on August 5.

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