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In December 1990, this day became a national observance in Canada with the passing of the Workers Mourning Day Act, so that on April 28, 1991, it was officially the National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace; making April 28, an official Workers' Mourning Day. [2] [3]
Canada: 1 An eight-day mourning period was declared from April 9 to April 17; with national flag placed at half-mast at all federal buildings.first time mourning was declared in the country since 2010. [249] April 17 was designated a national day of mourning. [249] Georgia: 1 4 citizens drowned in the Enguri River [250] [251] Dominican Republic: 1
National Day of Mourning (United States protest), an American Indian protest held on the fourth Thursday of November; National Day of Mourning (Canadian observance), held 28 April, a commemoration of workers killed or injured on the job; Nakba Day, annual commemoration of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight on 15 May by Palestinians ...
Workers' Memorial Day, also known as International Workers' Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured, takes place annually around the world on April 28, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work. [1] In Canada, it is commemorated as the National ...
For the first time this year, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day were declared on Sept. 30 in Canada to mark the lost children and survivors who were taken from ...
April Fool's Day, April 1; Tartan Day, April 6; Earth Day, April 22; Victory in Europe Day, May 8; Mother's Day, second Sunday of May; Father's Day, third Sunday of June; Loyalist Day, June 19, celebrating Canada's Loyalist heritage, particularly in Ontario and New Brunswick (also the day Upper Canada was created, now Ontario)
Canada Day, on July 1, is the national holiday when Canucks from coast to coast to coast don red and white, celebrate the maple leaf, and toast their country. Here’s how Canada’s big day got ...
2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning). [3] Portugal: 1666/8 730 Death of Queen-consort Luisa de Guzmán: 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning). [4] Portugal: 1690/1 365 Death of Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira: One year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning). [5]