Editing May 9 (section)

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Beatus of Lungern]]
**[[Bienheuré|Beatus of Vendome]]
**[[Saint Christopher|Christopher]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
**[[George Preca]]
**[[Gerontius of Cervia]]
**[[Gregory of Nazianzen]] ([[Episcopal Church (United States)|The Episcopal Church (US)]] and [[General Roman Calendar of 1960#May|traditional Roman Catholic calendar]])
**[[Nicolaus Zinzendorf]] ([[Lutheran]])
**[[Pachomius the Great]]
**[[Tudy of Landevennec]]
**[[May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*Commemoration of the end of the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands]] related observances:
**[[Liberation Day (Channel Islands)|Liberation Day]], commemorating the end of the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands]] during World War II. ([[Guernsey]] and [[Jersey]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Extra bank holiday to mark 75th anniversary of Liberation Day in Jersey |url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-09-25/extra-bank-holiday-to-mark-75th-anniversary-of-liberation-day |website=ITV News |access-date=2 March 2021 |language=en |date=25 September 2019 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509144304/https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-09-25/extra-bank-holiday-to-mark-75th-anniversary-of-liberation-day |url-status=live }}</ref>
**[[National Day]] ([[Alderney]])
*[[Europe Day]], commemorating the [[Schuman Declaration]]. ([[European Union]], [[Kosovo]], [[Moldova]], [[Public holidays in Ukraine|Ukraine]])
*[[Victory Day (9 May)|Victory Day]] observances, celebration of the [[Soviet Union]] victory over [[Nazi Germany]] ([[Public holidays in the Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], [[Public holidays in Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], [[Public holidays in Belarus|Belarus]], [[Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Public holidays in Georgia|Georgia]], [[Public holidays in Israel|Israel]], [[Public holidays in Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]], [[Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]], [[Public holidays in Moldova|Moldova]], [[Public holidays in Russia|Russia]], [[Public holidays in Serbia|Serbia]], [[Public holidays in Tajikistan|Tajikistan]], [[Public holidays in Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]], [[Public holidays in Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]])
**[[Victory and Peace Day]], marks the [[Battle of Shusha (1992)|capture of Shusha]] (1992) in the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]], and the end of World War II. ([[Armenia]])
*Goku Day ([[Japan]]), commemorating the fictional character [[Goku]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-26 |title=May 9 'Officially' Recognized as Goku Day |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-09/may-9-officially-recognized-as-goku-day/.87998 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>