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	National holiday of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Day of Sweden is celebrated on June 6 every year.
		The events of 1523 and 1809 are generally regarded as the most important; the first establishing Sweden as a country, the other establishing the current system of government.
		The day was made into a national day by the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) in 1983, and before that was just known as Day of the Swedish flag.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_holiday_of_Sweden

	Sweden
		In the south of Sweden leaf-bearing trees are prolific, in the north pines and hardy birches dominate the landscape.
		In underground circles, Sweden is known for a large number of death metal and black metal acts, often viewed as pioneering or at the forefront of the scene.
		Sweden (etymology)''Sweden'' as a name was originally a plural form of SwedesSwede and is a so-called "back-formation", from Old English ''Sweoðeod,'' the land of the Suiones.
	www.infothis.com /find/Sweden

	Holiday - Internet-Encyclopedia.com
		A holiday is day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observation or activity.
		In spite of numerous attempts, the United States has never established true national holidays.
		However, the United States Congress has created federal holidays for employees of the United States Government.
	www.internet-encyclopedia.com /ie/h/ho/holiday.html

	Articles - National holiday
		: In Japan, besides National Foundation Day on February 11, which is a National Day, there is also a National Holiday (å½æ°‘ã®ä¼‘æ—¥, kokumin no kyujitsu, which translates to "Citizens' day off") on May 4, between Constitution Day on May 3 and Kodomo no hi ( Children's Day) on May 5.
		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.
	www.x-moto.net /articles/National_holiday

	SWEDEN info
		The time of domicile in Sweden will be counted from the year of reaching the age of 16 and, at the most, until the year of reaching the age of 64.
		Map (karta) of Sweden From the Library at the University of Texas at Austin.
		As Sweden is a sparsely populated country, with the exception of the metropolitan areas, relatively unspoiled countryside is within easy reach.
	longstrom.server101.com /swedeninfo.htm

	Stuffola: sweden Archives
		Because Sweden already has a national day, no matter what the politicians decreed, and I'll be celebrating it on Friday with a bunch of herring, a box of strawberries and a few schnaps.
		As an immigrant rapper/poet on a TV program noted last night, Midsommar is the true national day of Sweden, when everybody thanks their good luck for being Swedish and when it rains, as it often does, nobody goes inside but stays outside to celebrate nature and their good fortune in being Swedish.
		Outside of the politicians who voted for a national day and the marginal group of Neo-nazis who assemble every year on June 6th to march for white rights, virtually nobody in this country gives a shit when Gustav Vasa became king.
	www.branscum.net /archives/sweden

	The 17th of May
		The day was no longer regarded as a day of national unity, but a day of strife, when conservatives and liberals voiced their political standpoints in town after town, each with their own 17th of May speakers and their own 17th of May processions.
		But after Napoleon was forced to abdicate at the beginning of April, the Crown Prince of Sweden had fulfilled his obligations to his allies and, towards the end of May 1814, he was able to return to Sweden with the Swedish army.
		Norway was the reward of the victorious commander in the field, in return for his and Sweden's support to the allies in the final reckoning with Napoleon.
	www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/17mai.html

	#National Day of Sweden
		That date was denominated the official National Day of Sweden in the year 1983, but has been celebrated as the Day of the Swedish Flag since 1916.
		is celebrated on June 6 in memory of the founding of the kingdom of Sweden by the coronation ceremony of Gustav Vasa June 6, 1523; and the confirmatory of the constitution law June 6, 1809.
		The National Day is celebrated in the townships with flag parades, music, songs from choirs and speech of a prominent person.
	hem.passagen.se /farila/nat-dag.htm

	SWEDEN.SE - 6 June 2005: Swedenâs National Day a public holiday at last
		Sweden has not taken part in any of the wars of the modern era, which may explain the Swedesâ somewhat guarded attitude towards the idea of a national day.
		The non-socialist parties in the Riksdag were the most eager to introduce a national day, and in 1983 their time came when Flag Day was officially re-named National Day.
		Over the years, groups have also lobbied for the introduction of a National Pastry (cheesecake) and for the key-fiddle to be declared the National Instrument.
	www.sjvetsija.com /templates/cs/Article____12044.aspx

	Norway
		It is bordered by the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea in the west, Russia, Finland and Sweden in the east, and the Skagerrak (an arm of the North Sea) in the south.
		Norway and Denmark subsequently formed one kingdom from 1380 to 1814 when, in the wake of the Napoleonic wars, Norway was united with Sweden, adopting a modern constitution in the process.
		Traditionally, however, the country is a fishing nation, with 90 per cent of it's catch exported.
	www.vg.no /vg/norway

	The Local - Swedes sceptical towards National Day
		This year is the first time that National Day will be marked with a public holiday, replacing the holiday for the second day of pentecost.
		The National day should be about why people should be proud of their country, not what is wrong, or needs fixing.
		Sweden has allowed massive immigration, considering the size of the country and total population of its ethnic Swedish people.
	www.thelocal.se /article.php?ID=1555&date=20050605

	★ National Flower Of Sweden ★
		The leaders of Sweden, Norway and Finland toured Thailand's tsunami-damaged beach resorts Monday where many people from their countries died or disappeared in the disaster.
		Dala Horse - a national symbol of Sweden
		BAGHDAD (CP) - Gunmen killed eight Iraqi National Guardsmen Monday at a checkpoint northeast of Baghdad, and eight people died in a suicide car bombing at a police station outside the capital as insurgents struck ahead of national elections.
	www.giftsandflowers.info /flowers/national-flower-of-sweden

	Articles - Holidays in Sweden
		All official holidays in Sweden are established by acts of Parliament.
		When the standard working week in Sweden was reduced to 40 hours by an act of Parliament it also meant that all Saturdays became a sort of de facto public holidays, though not official ones.
		She is the only saint to be celebrated in Lutheran Sweden and parts of Norway and Finland where historically Swedish influence has been prominent.
	xclimbing.net /articles/Holidays_in_Sweden?...

	The Local - Neo-nazis plan National Day march
		Sweden colluded with the Nazis during the last war - there are would be Hitlers everywhere, you just have to be aware of who they are and where they are.
		Sweden continued to make industrial exports to the Nazi regime throughout the war, profited from gold which the Nazis had re-minted in Sweden, and a number of other dubious activities.
		After the war support for the National Union of Fascists was virtually non-existant, and Mosley - after the results of the Holocaust became apparent - tried to distance himself from his anti-Semitic views.
	www.thelocal.se /article.php?ID=1475&date=20050522

	Embassy of Sweden - 7 June 2004
		Here we celebrate the National Day with people in Tanzania with whom we have close contacts in our day to day work and as a confirmation of the good and close relations between Sweden and Tanzania.
		Torvald Åkesson, Ambassador of Sweden at Reception on 7 June 2004 to mark the National Day of Sweden
		He is best known for having delivered Sweden from the Union with Denmark &; a Union that was established in 1389 but had become unpopular in Sweden.
	swedenabroad.se /pages/general____22466.asp

	Sweden holiday and travel information
		All information you need about Sweden: the Swedish nature, mountains, weather forecasts, nature, national parks, nature reserves, the right to public access, beaches, lakes, Stockholm´s archipelago, crystal kingdom.
		More than 350 authorised tourist information centres in Sweden able to give advice on local sightseeing, special events and excursions.
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	www.travelfetch.com /europe/sweden_links1.htm

	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.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2109.html

	SWEDEN.SE - Sami National Holiday
		The Sami National Holiday is celebrated on the 6th of February.
		The Sami National Holiday is common for all Sami people whether they live in Sweden, Norway, Finland or Russia.
		More information about the The Sami National Holiday
	www.sweden.se /templates/PrinterFriendlyEvent.asp?id=7559

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	Flag of Sweden
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		It is believed to be inspired by the Coats of Arms of Sweden
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	June 2001 Calendar - UN Cyberschoolbus
		National Holiday of Democratic Republic of the Congo
		This United Nations Calendar for Peace is a record of many of humankind's efforts to abolish war
		Major environmental agreement: 93 nations agreed to halt chemical destruction of ozone, London 1990
	www.un.org /pubs/cyberschoolbus/calendar/2001/june.html

	Sweden Immigration - Working - Visa Application - Passport - Tourism Info
		A transit visa is always required by nationals of the following countries (if holding a visa valid for less than 3 months): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Congo (Dem.
		(c) nationals of Liechtenstein and Switzerland provided holding valid national ID cards (for a stay of up to 3 months).
		Immediate family members of EU nationals receive visas free of charge.
	travel-island.com /immigration2destination/sweden.html

	National holiday
		Research conducted in nonhuman primates at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University shows male nonhuman primates are more susceptible to age-related cognitive decline.
		June 6 : Sweden (King Gustav I of Sweden crowned 1523)
		The technique could greatly speed the process of unraveling the role these proteins play in turning on and off the genes that establish the very identity of cells -- be they brain cells, liver, or blood -- as well as what might go awry in certain conditions like cancer.
	www.informationquickfind.com /n/na/national_holiday.html

	Scandinavian Vacation Rental Properties - Holiday Homes in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland - Wonderful Copenhagen
		The National Museum of Denmark is the country’s central museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures alike.
		The Museum has a number of national commitments, particularly in the areas of archaeology, ethnology, numismatics, ethnography, natural science, conservation, communication, building antiquarian activities in connection with the churches of Denmark as well as the handling of Danefæ (Danish National Treasures).
		The National Museum is responsible for Denmark& principal collection of cultural history.
	www.scandinavianrentals.com /WonderfulCopenhagen.htm

	World Public Holidays Database
		Tyzo does not guarantee the accuracy of the dates and suggests double checking with another source.
		You can now find our Holidays Database on our homepage.
		This database contains public holidays for over 100 countries.
	www.tyzo.com /tools/holidays.html

	Constitution Day - Enpsychlopedia
		Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country.
		See Constitution of the Republic of China, Holidays in Taiwan.
		Independence Day (United States), to commemorate the adoption of the U.S. Declaration of Independence ( 1776), not the U.S. Constitution (adopted on September 17, 1787, but this day is not a holiday in this country.)
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Constitution_Day

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		In 1949 the National Security Act was amended to change the name of the National Military Establishment to the Department of...
		On July 26, 1947, Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, which set up the National Military Establishment to begin operations on September 18, 1947, the day after the confirmation of James V...
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	1999 Class V Calendar Preview
		Please note: The above list of holidays is not exhaustive, although we've tried to capture the most widely-celebrated holidays, particularly those that might affect normal business hours.
		Also we are looking for more holidays, river permit deadlines, river rodeo and festival events to be listed.
		There will be no more than one picture of the same rapid and same river in the 2000 calendar.
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	Lucia Day in Sweden
		In Sweden, the festivities of Lucia Day begin early in the morning, with costumed children bringing their
		But in Sweden the holiday continues, with Lucia processions in schools, hospitals,
		Although Lucia Day, in its modern, secular incarnation, has only been celebrated on a national scale in Sweden
	www.swedishkitchen.com /lucia.html

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