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== Military holidays ==
{{See also|Public holidays in Belarus}}

*In [[Belarus]], the holiday annual [[Defender of the Fatherland Day]] (known as ''Дзень абаронцы Айчыны'' in the [[Belarusian language]]) celebrations on 23 February also coincide with the Day of the Armed Forces (''Дзень Узброеных Сіл''). It commemorates that day 1918 when the first unified military in the country was established as part of the [[Red Army]]. Officially declared a public holiday by President Lukashenko on 25 March 2004, it has traditionally been honoured with a wreath laying ceremony by the [[President of Belarus]] on [[Victory Square, Minsk|Victory Square]]. Joint festive events with soldiers of the [[Russian Armed Forces]] soldiers are also hold on 23 February in connection with their professional holiday. During the centennial of the armed forces in 2018, events were held throughout the year, including a military parade in [[Gomel]] and celebrations in [[Vitebsk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yICW5SCYms| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211123/0yICW5SCYms| archive-date=2021-11-23 | url-status=live|title=ВИДЕО. Военный парад к 100-летию Вооружённых Сил Республики Беларусь. Гродно, 23 февраля 2018 года| website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=May 22, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mil.by/ru/announces/4660/|title=День защитников Отечества и Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь — Военный информационный портал Министерства обороны Республики Беларусь|website=www.mil.by|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007101148/https://www.mil.by/ru/announces/4660/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mil.by/ru/announces/4642/|title=День вооружения Вооруженных Сил — Военный информационный портал Министерства обороны Республики Беларусь|website=www.mil.by|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204135258/https://www.mil.by/ru/announces/4642/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Although a national holiday, [[Independence Day (Belarus)|Independence Day]] is primarily an armed forces celebration which honours those who took part in the [[Red Army]]'s 1944 [[Minsk Offensive]]. The [[Minsk Independence Day Parade]] is the main military event done on this day.