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On the national day of mourning, the federal government will be closed, as will the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. All governmental flags will be lowered to half-staff for 30 days following.
March 22 was a day off from work. On March 25 and March 26, the president's funeral day was declared a public holiday, and government offices, banks, businesses, and schools were closed. [224] [225] [226] Uganda [227] Rwanda: 9 Mourning period declared from March 18 until March 26, the burial day. [228] Kenya: 7 [229] Burundi [230] Mozambique: 5
A similar but rarely-used concept exists at the European Union-level and Arab League-level and are called a European Day of Mourning and Arab League Day of Mourning. The European Commission first introduced the concept on 12 September 2001, when a day of mourning was declared across EU member states for the victims of the September 11 terrorist ...
The commission, together with the European Council and the European Parliament, designated 14 September 2001 as a day of mourning in member states and EU institutions. European citizens were asked to join in three minutes of silence. [1] [2] The Arab League observed three days of mourning for the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia on 4 August ...
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National mourning from 12 to 14 March. The flags were lowered half-mast. Television and radio stations canceled entertainment programs. Many public events were canceled as a sign of respect for the victims of the bombings. 130 Spanish citizens were among those killed [111] Costa Rica: 2 [52] Poland: National mourning on March 12 and 13.
Thanksgiving holds less significance for many Native Americans than it does for other racial groups.
30 March declared a national day of mourning. [275] India: 1984 13 Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi: National mourning from October 31 to November 11. In times of mourning, flags were flown at half-mast on all government, state, and public buildings, and all entertainment and cultural events were canceled. Public offices have been ...