Peace Memorial Day | |
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Also called | 228 Peace Day, February 28 Peace Memorial Day |
Observed by | Taiwan |
Type | National |
Observances | Taiwanese history, transitional justice, and progress |
Date | 28 February |
Frequency | Annual |
First time | 1995 |
Related to | February 28 incident |
Peace Memorial Day (Chinese: 和平紀念日), also known as 228 Memorial Day, is a public holiday in Taiwan for honoring and mourning the victims and families of the February 28 incident in 1947. Proposals to establish Peace Memorial Day as a holiday began in the early 1990s. It was passed as a national memorial day in 1995 and as an official public holiday in 1997.