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title: "Patriots' Victory Day in Ethiopia | Taste of Ethiopia"
description: "Explore Patriots' Victory Day in Ethiopia: its date, meaning and traditions, with a live countdown and cultural guide from Taste of Ethiopia."
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National public holiday

# Patriots' Victory Day

የአርበኞች ድል

The day honours Ethiopian patriots and the restoration of sovereignty after the five-year Italian occupation.

Wednesday 5 May 2027

**\--** days  **\--** hours  **\--** minutes  **\--** seconds

Miazia 27, 2019 E.C. · Addis Ababa time

![Traditional Ethiopian battle painting symbolising resistance and sovereignty](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/assets/events/adwa.webp)

Photo: [Unknown artist; photograph CC BY-SA 4.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethiopian_painting,_Battle_of_Adwa,_1896.jpg)

CALENDAR NOTE

Observed nationally on 5 May.

[View the full cultural calendar](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/events)

01 · MEANING

## What it means.

On 5 May 1941, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa. The holiday remembers the resistance of arbegnoch, the patriots who fought occupation inside Ethiopia.

02 · TRADITION

## How it is marked.

Veterans, families, officials and the public take part in wreath-laying, remembrance and patriotic ceremonies. Stories of resistance and sacrifice are passed to younger generations.

03 · EXPERIENCE

## What you may see.

The day is commemorative and civic. Monuments and public squares in Addis Ababa often provide the setting for formal events.

[Next in the cultural year **Eid al-Adha**](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/events/eid-al-adha)

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