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A few of the words
- VEDAY
- Victory in Europe Day fell on 8 May 1945, the moment Germany's unconditional surrender came into force — celebrated with bonfires and spontaneous street parties across Britain.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- VJDAY
- Victory over Japan Day, 15 August 1945, brought the Second World War to its final close, sparking a second great wave of celebrations from London to Sydney.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TICKER
- New York's ticker-tape parades became an iconic image of Allied victory — millions of miles of paper streamers cascading from skyscraper windows onto the jubilant crowds below.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BUNTING
- Lengths of coloured fabric bunting had been quietly saved and stitched throughout the war years, ready for the day — when it finally came, streets were transformed almost overnight.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Victory Celebrations: a free large-print word search
Victory Celebrations word search — free and large-print — conjuring bunting-strung streets, bonfires, and the tears of a nation finally at peace.
About Nostalgia & Eras
When the news broke in May and then August 1945, people simply poured into the streets. Strangers embraced, bonfires were lit on every green, and voices that had been hushed by years of worry suddenly rang out in song. The dancing went on until dawn — a release of feeling so enormous it seemed the whole world was exhaling at once.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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