The press wondered why in the Flemish region there are no ceremonies to celebrate the end of WW2 on May 8th. I list the numerous commemorations actually held despite the COVID lockdown, by organisations of political prisoners and prisoners of war, and most often in the presence of mayors, military officials and even king Filip. Then I propose explanations why journalists, and as a consequence also some professional historians, ignore or even deny these events. Repetitive events are not news for the media. Moreover, in the Flemish region, a large part of the public and several political parties have mixed feelings about the German occupation and the collaboration by family members, as shown for example by the results of the referendum about king Leopold III. For them the victory by the Allies and the Resistance is not a party day, and journalists adjust to these feelings.