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What is celebrated on 8 May?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 144
Que célèbre-t-on le 8 mai ?
What is celebrated on 8 May?
Answer. The victory of 1945, that is the end of the Second World War in Europe.
La victoire de 1945, c'est-à-dire la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en Europe.
On 8 May 1945, Nazi Germany surrenders. This day is a public holiday in France, honoring those who fought.
The official text that proves it
« 8 mai, la commémoration de la victoire de 1945 : célébration de la fin de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. »
8 May, commemoration of the victory of 1945. Celebration of the end of the Second World War.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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