national holiday

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We’d turned him into a monument and a national holiday and lost sight of his humanity.

From New York Times

The remarks, made during a radio and TV broadcast for Labor Day, which is a national holiday on Monday, reinforce leftist Lula's strategy of boosting workers' disposable income to help spur economic growth.

From Reuters

The three-day affair will include a royal procession through central London, a celebrity-studded concert at Windsor Castle, and a national holiday on May 8, as well as street parties across the country.

From New York Times

Instead, they are calling for protests on May 1 — Labor Day and a national holiday — and say they won’t speak to him until after that.

From New York Times

Unions have called for a further day of massive protest on May 1, the French Labor Day and a national holiday.

From New York Times