What is "day of remembrance"

n. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) [syn: anniversary]

Day of Remembrance may refer to:

• Remembrance Day, a commemorative day observed by many Commonwealth countries.
• Transgender Day of Remembrance, a commemorative day observed by the LGBT community.
• Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, a commemorative day observed by Argentina.
• Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, a commemorative day observed by former Soviet countries.
• Yom Hazikaron, a commemorative day observed by Israel.
• National Day of Hatred, a commemorative day in Cambodia.
• Day of Remembrance (Japanese Americans), day commemorating the Japanese American internment during World War II.

The Day of Remembrance, formerly called the National Day of Hatred, which falls on May 20, is an annual event in Cambodia. It commemorates the excesses of the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled the country between 1975 and 1979.

The English name 'Day of Hatred' is somewhat of a mistranslation. The Khmer name, when instituted in 1983, was ទិវាចងកំហឹង - T'veer Chong Kamhaeng ('Day of Tying Anger'). The name could also be translated as 'Day of Maintaining Rage'.

The Day of Remembrance (DOR) is a day commemorating the Japanese American internment during World War II. Events in numerous U.S. states are held on or near February 19, the day in 1942 that Executive Order 9066 was signed, requiring internment of all Americans of Japanese ancestry.The Day of Remembrance is observed officially or unofficially in numerous U.S. states, including:

• Alaska: Japanese-American Day of Remembrance, 2010 event announcement in Anchorage, Alaska, zvents.com. Accessed online 2014-03-25.
• Colorado: Kate Gibbons, Japanese internment camp prisoners remembered, Denver Post, 2014-02-17. Accessed online 2014-03-25.
• Hawaii: Day of Remembrance 2013, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, event announcement. Accessed online 2014-03-25.
• Idaho: Katherine Jones, Japanese Americans observe Day of Remembrance at Idaho Capitol, Idaho Statesman, 2014-02-18. Accessed online 2014-03-25.
• Illinois: Chicago Day of Remembrance this Sunday, CAIR-Chicago, 2014-02-13. Accessed online 2014-03-25.
• New York: Susan Miyagi Hamaker, NYC Day of Remembrance: A Moving, Informative Look at Japanese Americans in WWII, japanculture-nyc.com, 2013-03-26. Accessed online 2014-03-25.