Retrocession Day
| Retrocession Day | |||||||||||||||
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| Type | Historical, cultural, nationalist | ||||||||||||||
| Significance | Commemorates the retrocession of and the end of the Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 25 October 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Frequency | Annual | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣光復節 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾光复节 | ||||||||||||||
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| Taiwan Recovery and Kinmen Guningtou Victory Memorial Day | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣光復暨金門古寧頭大捷紀念日 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾光复暨金门古宁头大捷纪念日 | ||||||||||||||
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| Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣光復紀念日 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾光复纪念日 | ||||||||||||||
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Retrocession Day, officially called the Taiwan Retrocession Day and the Anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou in Taiwan and the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration in mainland China, is a public holiday in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and a memorial day in the People's Republic of China, created in 2025, to commemorate the end of Japanese rule of Taiwan and its transfer to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945.