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| In the ] exile communities, the day is remembered as the "''']'''" or "'''Ngày Hối Hận'''" (Day of Regret), terms considered ] in present day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. This is a commemorative day for those who served, were affected, and ultimately displaced in those communities, and as such is a day of reflection. | In the ] exile communities, the day is remembered as the "''']'''" or "'''Ngày Hối Hận'''" (Day of Regret), terms considered ] in present day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. This is a commemorative day for those who served, were affected, and ultimately displaced in those communities, and as such is a day of reflection. | ||
| The anniversary is marked by several ] around the date |
The anniversary is marked by several ] around the date. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Reunification Day or Liberation Day (Ngày Giải Phóng) is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the anniversary of North Vietnamese troops capturing Saigon (later renamed Ho Chi Minh City) on 30 April 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War (locally known as the "American War" or, in Vietnamese Chiến Tranh Chống Mỹ Cứu Nước) and the Reunification of the country.
In the overseas Vietnamese exile communities, the day is remembered as the "Fall of Saigon" or "Ngày Hối Hận" (Day of Regret), terms considered treasonous in present day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment. This is a commemorative day for those who served, were affected, and ultimately displaced in those communities, and as such is a day of reflection.
The anniversary is marked by several festivals around the date.
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