National Unity Day (Belarus)
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The National Unity Day (Belarusian: Дзень народнага адзінства, Russian: День народного единства, also translated as the Day of People's Unity[1]) is a state holiday in Belarus celebrated on September 17 and marks the unification of the Western Belarus and Eastern Belarus which happened on September 17, 1939, the day of the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II. [2] It was established by the June 7, 2021 Decree No. 206 by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.[3] The day of the holiday remains a working day.[3]