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Day of Memory and Remembrance 2018

Date: 
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

On the 9th of May Uzbekistan observes the Memorial Day, the holiday of warm sadness, reverent respect, pride and profound gratitude.

Thousands of Uzbek people worked on the home front, the republic accepted refugees, evacuated enterprises, secured the rear.

During the World War II Uzbekistan lost more than 450 thousand people.

All residents of the country congratulate their veterans: festive concerts, feasts, charity events, awards with prizes are held in all cities.

Uzbekistan holidays In Tashkent, the center of festivities is the Independence Square, where the Alley of Fame and Memory is located.

There are granite steles on both sides of the alley, on which the names of all Uzbeks, killed in the fronts of the World War II are engraved.

Eternally mourning for their sons as eternally mourning for their sons, the Grieving Mother “stiffened” in bronze, symbolizing the motherland.

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