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In 2004, there were calls to shorten Golden Week's duration due to its disruption of the regular economy. In 2006, delegates to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference brought up proposals to cancel both the National Day and May Day Golden Weeks, arguing that the holidays have not achieved significant results in promoting internal consumption, which was the original intention ...
Free Nationals are an American R&B band formed in Los Angeles, California. The group consists of José Ríos (lead guitar, backing vocals), Ron "T.Nava" Avant (keyboard, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Kelsey Gonzales (bass guitar, bass synth) and Callum Connor (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
The National Day of Catalonia [1] (Catalan: Diada Nacional de Catalunya [diˈaðə nəsi.uˈnal də kətəˈluɲə]), also known as the Diada, is a day-long festival in Catalonia and one of its official national symbols, celebrated annually on 11 September. It is one of the public holidays in Catalonia.
Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī ), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
The National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers (NUMAST) was a United Kingdom trade union representing seafarers and allied workers that existed between 1985 and 2006. It then changed its name to Nautilus UK and, in 2008, it merged with the Dutch trade union Nautilus NL to form Nautilus International .
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people.It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal).
Sinotrans Changhang, or Sinotrans&CSC Holdings, is the largest logistics company of the People's Republic of China, with further interests in shipping and shipbuilding.The group is state-owned and was formed in March 2009 by the reorganisation of two other state-owned enterprises, the China National Foreign Trade Transportation (Group) Corporation and the China Changjiang National Shipping ...
A campaign is underway to pass federal legislation officially recognizing the first Saturday of each November as National Bison Day. [2] Although the legislation has so far failed to pass, the Senate has passed a resolution each year since 2013 recognizing the day. [3] The day is celebrated at sites involved in the conservation of American ...