Every year on May 21st, Circassians all over the world mark the Day of Mourning and Remembrance for the Circassian Genocide. In the Circassian homeland in the Caucasus, in the Republic of Adygea, in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the Republic of Karachay-Circassia, this day is marked with conferences and processions with the participation of the governments of the republics. In the Krasnodar Territory - in the city of Krasnodar and in the Shapsug region on the Black Sea coast, as well as in the Stavropol Territory, Circassian organizations there also mark this day with conferences and processions.
In the Circassian diaspora in Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, European countries, the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries of the world, this day is also marked with conferences and processions of mourning and remembrance.
May 21 marks the end of the Russo-Caucasian War of 1763-1864, following which 90 percent of the Circassian people were expelled from their historical homeland of Circassia into the Ottoman Empire. According to various historians, before the conquest of Circassia by the Russian Empire, over 2 million people lived in Circassia. After the conquest, less than 50,000 people remained in their homeland. The Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria recognized the Circassian genocide in 1992. The Republic of Adygea recognized it in 1996. Georgia in 2011 and Ukraine in 2025 officially recognized the Circassian genocide.
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