A national day of mourning is a day to honor and pay respects to a revered public figure who has died. Here's what else to ...

the official start of a new year and freedom. Over the years, the celebration, also known as Freedom Eve, has been celebrated in African American churches in remembrance of that historic day.

Enslaved and free African Americans were gathered in secret to welcome the new year and await word that the Emancipation Proclamation, decreed a few months earlier in September, had taken effect.

2025 looks set to kick off with a bang. That’s right, there will be a UAE public holiday for New Year’s Day on Wednesday January 1. What else could we possibly be talking about? And UAE workers in ...

Whatever you do on New Year's Day in Boston, here are a few ways to say thank you to 2024 and kick start a fresh Day 1. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to New Year’s Eve in Boston Been there ...

We've rounded up all the places you can head to on New Year’s Day 2025 while everyone else is busy nursing their hangovers Editor’s note: we’ve jumped on this list early, so understandably a bunch of ...

University of Minnesota student activists reflected on the struggles transgender people currently face after celebrating Trans Day of Remembrance in November. Rita Hester, a Black transgender woman, ...

NEW BETHLEHEM ... New Bethlehem Veterans Memorial Park for a wreath laying by the American Legion Post 354. The ceremony, part of National Wreaths Across America day, honors veteran memorials ...

So what happens on the first day? Proceedings begin at 10.30am when ... The Dáil will convene again at 3pm for the announcement of the new Ceann Comhairle. They will make a speech, followed ...