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National holiday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A national holiday is a statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself. In the case of Ireland, the national holiday is statutory in both an independent state, the Republic of Ireland, plus the semi-autonomous province of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In cases in which the nation is represented by a subnational government in a larger state, that government may make the holiday statutory. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_holiday   (605 words)

National holiday of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The day was made into a national day by the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) in 1983, before which it was just revered as the Swedish flag day or Day of the Swedish flag. The crowning of King Gustav Vasa is not generally considered a significant event in Sweden's history, and it was not observed as a holiday until centuries later. The National Day of Sweden is celebrated in Sweden on June 6 every year. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_holiday_of_Sweden   (319 words)

The King Center - Remember! Celebrate! Act! - King Holiday Information The Holiday commemorates America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence --- the man who taught by his example that nonviolent action is the most powerful, revolutionary force for social change available to oppressed people in their struggles for liberation. We call you to commemorate this Holiday by making your personal commitment to serve humanity with the vibrant spirit of unconditional love that was his greatest strength, and which empowered all of the great victories of his leadership. We are called on this holiday, not merely to honor, but to celebrate the values of equality, tolerance and interracial sister and brotherhood he so compellingly expressed in his great dream for America. www.thekingcenter.org /holiday/index.asp   (1005 words)

CNT - National holiday When an employee is on annual leave at the time of the National Holiday, the employer shall grant him a compensatory holiday at a date agreed upon by them or pay him the compensatory indemnity. The National Holiday indemnity is calculated in the same way as that of the other statutory holidays. June 24th, the National Holiday, is a paid statutory holiday. www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca /en/normes/fete_nationale.asp   (177 words)

Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday A compromise moving the holiday from Jan. 15, King's birthday, which was considered too close to Christmas and New Year's, to the third Monday in January helped overcome opposition to the law. Congress passed the holiday legislation in 1983, which was then signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. Arizona voters approved the holiday in 1992 after a tourist boycott. www.infoplease.com /spot/mlkhistory1.html   (444 words)

Japanese Holidays National holiday remembering the new constitution that was put into effect after the war. A festival for children, it is not a national holiday. Respect for the elderly and longlivity is celebrated on this national holiday. www.japan-guide.com /e/e2062.html   (450 words)

Grand National Holiday Benbow convinced George Julian Harney of the wisdom of the plan and with his help, he convinced the Chartist National Convention to call for a Grand National Holiday on 12th August, 1839. If the suggestion of a month's general holiday be now persisted in and attempted to be acted on, the consequences will be, the splitting of people into sections, and their falling, one section after another, like the divided bundle of sticks, an east prey to the power of their oppressors. To fix the general holiday to begin on the 12th August, would be to involve the whole cause in ruin and confusion - which would place us in circumstances of difficulty, from which we should emerge only through blood and fire, or chains and slavery more dire than any we have yet known. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /CHgeneral.htm   (985 words)

Holiday Depression & Stress Many factors can cause the “holiday blues”: stress, fatigue, unrealistic expectations, over-commercialization, financial constraints, and the inability to be with one’s family and friends. Remember the holiday season does not banish reasons for feeling sad or lonely; there is room for these feelings to be present, even if the person chooses not to express them. The holiday season is a time full of joy, cheer, parties, and family gatherings. www.nmha.org /infoctr/factsheets/103.cfm   (447 words)

Thanksgiving as National Holiday Sarah Joseph Hale began lobbying several Presidents for the proclamation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. And, Washington, as the nation's first President, declared November 26, 1789, as a national day of "thanksgiving and prayer." A few months after his inauguration, Washington issued "Presidential Proclamation Number One", his Thanksgiving as the first President. The holiday was set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 (approved by Congress in 1941). www.theholidayspot.com /thanksgiving/national_holiday.htm   (699 words)

ABC News: Russians Celebrate New National Holiday In 1996, President Boris Yeltsin re-christened the Bolshevik holiday, which was celebrated on Nov. 7 but took place in October under the old calendar in use during the 1917 revolution, as the Day of National Reconciliation and Accord. In a poll conducted by the respected Levada Center, 63 percent of respondents opposed the decision to scrap the Nov. 7 holiday. State-run TV led newscasts with explanations of the holiday and showed footage of people performing traditional music and dances, followed by broadcasts of classic Soviet-era films and children's cartoons showing folk traditions and fairy tales. abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1280832   (404 words)

USIA - Portrait of the USA, Holidays Presidents' Day: Until the mid-1970s, the February 22 birthday of George Washington, hero of the Revolutionary War and first president of the United States, was a national holiday. The holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts, determined to practice their dissenting religion without interference. Veterans Day: Originally called Armistice Day, this holiday was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I. It falls on November 11, the day when that war ended in 1918, but it now honors veterans of all wars in which the United States has fought. usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/facts/factover/holidays.htm   (1074 words)

The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Jr. King is the only American besides George Washington to have a national holiday designated for his birthday (those of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee and others have been celebrated in some states but not nationwide). Hall, responding to criticism that the holiday would be too close to the Christmas-New Year's week, moved its observance to the third Monday of the month. Costs associated with lost services on the King holiday were estimated at $18 million for the federal government; at $7 million to Washington state; at $1.18 million to Seattle. seattletimes.nwsource.com /mlk/perspectives/holiday   (1062 words)

CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - National holiday National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the State Treaty restoring national sovereignty and the end of occupation and the passage of the law on permanent neutrality National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 is the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date of independence from British protection National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/fields/2109.html   (1145 words)

53rd Annual Cherokee National Holiday Cherokee Communities "Celebrating the State of Sequoyah" is the theme of the 53rd Cherokee National Holiday, which is expected to bring more than 100,000 visitors and Cherokees to Tahlequah this Labor Day weekend. This schedule reflects the schedule of the 54th Annual Cherokee National Holiday to be held Labor Day Weekend, September 1,2, and 3 2006. Tahlequah, OK The Cherokee National Holiday has been held since 1953 in commemoration of the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Constitution. www.cherokeeholiday.org   (133 words)

Take Action: Sign the petition for a national Cesar E. Chavez holiday The United Farm Workers and the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation are proud to support the grassroots efforts of the "Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday Coalition". A wave of initiatives followed the California holiday and established holidays in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. I call on the US Congress to establish an official federal paid holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez, the late President of the United Farm Workers, on his birthday March 31st. www.ufwaction.org /campaign/chavezholiday   (338 words)

National Pie Day -The American Pie Council - www.piecouncil.org Each year about this time the American Pie Council sponsors the National Pie Championships where some of the best pie makers in the United States and Canada enter their pies to compete for the "American Pie Council's Best Pie in America" award. To celebrate National Pie Day share the warmth of the ultimate "comfort food" by giving the gift of pie to a friend or neighbor. Created by the American Pie Council, National Pie Day is dedicated to the celebration of pie. www.piecouncil.org /national.htm   (889 words)

Holidays and Festivals - British Commonwealth to Burundi Public holidays The national holidays are New Year's Day, National Day (Mar 3), Labor Day (May 1), Education Day, Christmas. A holiday celebrating the birth, death, and enlightenment of Buddha. UPRONA is the Union pour le progrès national, which was formed in 1958 by Prince Louis Rwagasore. www.shagtown.com /days/brunei.html   (526 words)

BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific Turkmen leader inspires devotion to melon The fruit, which the report said was praised as a "miracle" in the middle ages, has been honoured with a national holiday since 1994. "Since we became independent, our great leader, who has a great love of his nation and country, has brought the name of the tasty melons to the level of a national holiday," the TV said. The holiday was inspired by President Saparmurat Niyazov, who prefers to be known as Turkmenbashi, or leader of the Turkmens. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3142311.stm   (291 words)

National holiday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A national holiday is a statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself. In cases in which the nation is represented by a subnational government in a larger country, that government may make the holiday statutory. Some nations (in the cultural sense) have their own national holidays. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_holiday   (291 words)

NATIONAL JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN Also Founder and Chairman of the National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC), "DOC" is a regular visitor to Washington, DC for the annual WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH National Holiday Observance. The leader of the "Modern Juneteenth Movement" is the Founder and Chairman of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF), Rev. Juneteenth is now recognized as a state holiday or state holiday observance in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Delaware, Idaho, Alaska, Iowa, California, Wyoming, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan and also in the District of Columbia. www.juneteenth.us   (1003 words)

Declare Sept. 11 a National Holiday Petition While many other national holidays have been instituted to honor and remember the scores of souls who have perished to keep our nation “the land of the free,” never before have so many lives of different races and creeds been suddenly lost upon American soil. The Declare Sept. 11 a National Holiday Petition to The President & Congress of the United States of America was created by and written by Mary W. Vasilik. This petition is addressed to the Congress and President of the United States of America. www.petitiononline.com /1105/petition.html   (144 words)

Howstuffworks "Why do we celebrate Labor Day?" Before it became an international workers holiday, May Day was a celebration of spring and the promise of summer. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since 1894. The idea spread across the country, and some states designated Labor Day as a holiday before the federal holiday was created. people.howstuffworks.com /question459.htm   (374 words)

United Native America United Native America was formed in 1993 as a nation wide grass roots movement to bring about a federal national holiday for Native Americans. We are standing up against the racial exclusion of Native Americans in our society to include these industries, national television stations, movie industries, national sports industries, national news media and music industries. Columbus does not rate a federal tax paid holiday in this country. www.unitednativeamerica.com /main.html   (257 words)

National Holiday for Election Day Proposed In an effort to boost participation in the nation's elections, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) offered legislation that would make Election Day in November a national holiday. Stabenow says her proposal is rooted in studies of voter participation in the world's major democracies and in a survey completed by the U.S. Census Bureau. Stabenow notes a survey done by the U.S. Census Bureau shortly after the 2000 elections that found respondents cited a schedule conflict with work or school as the number one reason for not voting. hr.blr.com /display.cfm/id/8347   (356 words)

deseretnews.com Utahn shoots for the moon in holiday goal Getting a national holiday, though, has been another matter. Although his own dreams of being rocketed into space weren't realized and he is now disabled and unable to work, "getting this holiday is my dream," says David, 50. Over the years, David and other space program supporters have convinced seven U.S. presidents to sign proclamations in July commemorating National Space Week. deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600149997,00.html   (653 words)

HOLIDAY: Friday, April 21, 2006 The authorities are more concerned that a new militant outfit, Achik National Liberation Front (ANLF), has been trying to lure returnees of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) who have agreed to a ceasefire agreement with the federal and Meghalaya state governments... Nations with extradition treaties do not move as fast to hand over a suspect as did Bangladesh with respect to Ehsanul Islam Sadequee’s extradition to the US. April 27, 2006: Peace initiatives to end nearly a decade-old insurgency in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya received a setback with a group of surrendered militants fleeing a designated camp after killing a government official. www.weeklyholiday.net   (439 words)

NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS Petition The NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR NATIVE AMERICANS Petition to All people of the world was created by United Native America and written by Mike L. Graham. Indian governments and the people they represent are requesting that the federal government bring about a National Holiday for Native Americans to be celebrated by all citizens of America and people around the world. It is inappropriate for Indian children and children of America to celebrate Columbus discovering a nation of people and not having a holiday paying tribute to the people of those nations. www.petitiononline.com /indian/petition.html   (362 words)

Holiday Home The Holiday Project of the National Capital Area organizes visits to people in nursing homes and hospitals in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. Copyright 2004 The Holiday Project of the National Capital Area, Inc. All Rights Reserved. We bring the spirit of a holiday to people who otherwise would not have a celebration. www.holidayproject.org   (128 words)

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