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AWA Day is an Ethiopian public occasion that recognizes the triumph of the Ethiopian Empire over the Kingdom of Italy in 1896. It is praised on March 2.

On May 2, 1889, King Menelik II of Shoo, who later turned into the Emperor of Ethiopia, and Count Pietro Antonella of Italy marked the Treat of Whale. Ethiopia surrendered part of its region to Italy, while Italy guaranteed military supplies and monetary help.

The Italians told the European powers that the arrangement allowed them a protectorate over Ethiopia. The Ethiopians dissented, however their fights were disregarded. Subsequently, the First Italo-Ethiopian conflict broke out in 1895.

The Battle of Adwa was the conclusive skirmish of the conflict that got sway of Ethiopia. On March 1, 1896, Italian soldiers progressed towards the town of AWA in the Ti dim district. Ethiopian soldiers told by Emperor Menelik totally crushed the Italian military on March 2. Because of the fight, Italy perceived Ethiopia as an autonomous state by marking the Treaty of Addis Ababa.

Triumph in the Battle of AWA is a significant achievement in the Ethiopian history, no big surprise its commemoration is commended as a public occasion, Victory of AWA Day.