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The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on 12 October. It is also traditionally and commonly referred to as the Día de la Hispanidad ( Hispanicity , Spanishness Day [ 2 ] ), commemorating Spanish legacy worldwide, especially in Hispanic America .
In Spanish, abbreviations of month names are usually three letters long, to avoid confusion between marzo (March) and mayo (May), and between junio (June) and julio (July). In Spain, the week runs from Monday to Sunday. The Spanish language also has an established convention for days of the week using one letter.
In Judaeo-Spanish (Ladino), which is mainly based on a medieval version of Spanish, the five days of Monday–Friday closely follow the Spanish names. For Sunday is used the Arabic name, which is based on numbering (meaning "Day one" or "First day"), because a Jewish language was not likely to adapt a name based on "Lord's Day" for Sunday.
Sábado Gigante (English translation: "Giant Saturday" or "Gigantic Saturday"; known officially as Sábado Gigante Internacional outside Chile) is a Spanish-language television program that was broadcast by Spanish International Network in the United States.
In 1978, artist Gilbert Baker created the first version of the rainbow Pride flag we know today. ... Each color represents something different: Pink = femininity. White = all genders.
Holy Saturday (Latin: Sabbatum Sanctum), also known as Great and Holy Saturday (also Holy and Great Saturday), Low Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday (in Portugal and Brazil), Saturday of the Glory, Sábado de Gloria, and Black Saturday or Easter Eve, [1] and called "Joyous Saturday", "the Saturday of Light", and "Mega Sabbatun" among Coptic Christians, is the final day of Holy ...
The Empire State Building was bathed in a rainbow of colors earlier this month. The tower lights were tie-dye hued on Aug. 1 in honor of the late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia’s birthday.
Saturday evenings are a time slot in the United Kingdom, devoted to popular TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, The Voice UK, and The X Factor. Many family game shows, for example Total Wipeout and Hole in the Wall, also air on a Saturday evening. Saturday night is a popular time for professional wrestling on television in the United States.