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The popular tradition of taking a trip during Ferragosto arose under the Fascist regime.In the second half of the 1920s, during the mid-August period, the regime organised hundreds of popular trips through the fascist leisure and recreational organisations of various corporations, and via the setting up of the "People's Trains of Ferragosto", which were available at discounted prices.
In Portugal, a public holiday (Portuguese: feriado) is a calendar date, legally recognised and defined in the Labour Code [1] [2] ... 15 18 16 Revoked holidays in ...
15 August - 16 August Encamp Annual Festival Encamp: 25 July - 26 July Escaldes–Engordany Annual Festival Escaldes-Engordany: 15 August - 16 August La Massana Annual Festival La Massana: 15 August - 16 August Ordino Annual Festival Ordino: 27 July - 30 July Sant Julià de Lòria Annual Festival Sant Julià de Lòria
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, [1] and other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (fiestas patronales in Spanish), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee.
Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances.Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally, including patronal festivals.
A 5-year-old child had to be disarmed by police after answering the front door holding a loaded handgun in Michigan. The child opened the front door carrying the armed weapon to a cadet who came ...
August 15 Mother's Day: Día de la Madre: Also the Assumption of Mary. August 24 National Parks Day Día de los Parques Nacionales: Celebrated since 1986. September 9 Día del Niño: Día del Niño: September 15 Independence Day: Día de la Independencia: Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America of 1821. December 1 Army Abolition Day
For that part, the researchers poured boiling water into plastic takeout chemicals and let it sit for one minute, five minutes, and 15 minutes to extract plastic chemicals. They then exposed rats ...