Victory over Japan Day (China)

Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
Mao Zedong's inscription published in the Xinhua Daily on September 3, 1945: "Celebrate the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, long live the liberation of the Chinese nation."
Official name中国人民抗日战争胜利纪念日
Observed byChina
Date3 September
Durationone day
FrequencyAnnually
First time1945 (1945)
Related toSecond Sino-Japanese War
Victory over Japan Day

The Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (Chinese: 中国人民抗日战争胜利纪念日) is the official name given by the government of the People's Republic of China to the anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II and end of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Since 1951, it has been celebrated on September 3 of each year by the State Council and is a statutory holiday.