Day of Friendship and Unity of the Slavs Date in the current year: June 25, 2025
The Day of Friendship and Unity of the Slavs is observed annually on June 25. Although the holiday aims to unite people from different Slavic countries, it' is primarily observed in Russia and Belarus.There are about 300 to 350 million Slavs, who inhabit Eastern and Central Europe and Eastern Asia. However, major diasporas also exist in Western Europe, Transcaucasia, Central Asia, and the Americas.
The Slavs make up a large part of the population in many countries: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, Belarus, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Transnistria (has the status of an unrecognized state).
The Day of Friendship and Unity of the Slavs originated in the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The establishment of new independent states resulted in the need to develop friendly relations between Slavic peoples. The celebration of this holiday aims to remind Slavic peoples of their shared history and culture and encourage the preservation of their centuries-old ties.
- Category
- Cultural Observances
- Country
- Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia
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- day of friendship and unity of the slavs, cultural observance, slavic countries, slavic diaspora