On December 18 and 19, which were also holidays from public business, families conducted domestic rituals.

*; Anne: Anne is the youngest in the group, and generally takes care of their domestic duties during the Five's various camping holidays.

Both the domestic religious traditions and the so-called state religion ( sacra publica ) are represented in the practices of Nova Roma, including the restoration of the ancient priestly collegia, and the honoring of the full cycle of Roman holidays throughout the year.

A 1571 Act of Parliament to stimulate domestic wool consumption and general trade decreed that on Sundays and holidays, all males over 6 years of age, except for the nobility and persons of degree, were to wear caps of wool manufacture on force of a fine ( 3 / 4d ( pence ) per day ).

Since the growth in the number of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, the road is now usually closed on Sundays and on Hong Kong bank holidays, when the road and surrounding areas are full of domestic helpers gathering and enjoy their day off work.

On Sundays ( when most domestic helpers have a day off ) and on public holidays thousands of domestic helpers gather in Central, Victoria Park and around Hong Kong Cultural Centre to socialise and picnic.

As in many other industries, rising costs and intense competition, both domestic and foreign, have exerted increasing pressure on earnings of the textile industry in recent years.

Coconuts, the fruit of the coconut palm, have the largest of all known seeds and are grown in South Pacific islands as a crop for domestic and export markets.

Continued Russian financial difficulties have hurt the trade sector especially, but have been offset by international aid, domestic restructuring and foreign direct investment.

As herds of domestic reindeer have declined, herds of wild caribou have increased.

Women with alcoholism are more likely to have a history of physical or sexual assault, abuse and domestic violence than those in the general population, which can lead to higher instances of psychiatric disorders and greater dependence on alcohol.

The second-and third-largest airports, Varna Airport and Burgas Airport, serve mainly charter flights and have regular domestic links with the capital.

For a work to be considered pirated, its illegitimate use must have occurred in a nation that has domestic copyright laws and / or adheres to a bilateral treaty or established international convention such as the Berne Convention or WIPO Copyright Treaty.

High-ranking politicians and top level government officials that dominate global political scene and foreign affairs, headline major current events, play a pivotal role in domestic and international politics have a tremendous impact in day-to-day media have a strong likelihood to become celebrities.

Vermicomposting has gained popularity in both these industrial and domestic settings because, as compared to conventional composting, it provides a way to compost organic materials more quickly ( as defined by a higher rate of carbon-to-nitrogen ratio increase ) and to attain products that have lower salinity levels that are therefore more beneficial to plant mediums.

Often, domestic legislation is either non-existent ( especially in Parties that have not ratified it ), or with penalties incommensurate with the gravity of the crime and insufficient deterrents to wildlife traders.

" Ogan saw " media imperialism often described as a process whereby the United States and Western Europe produce most of the media products, make the first profits from domestic sales, and then market the products in Third World countries at costs considerably lower than those the countries would have to bear to produce similar products at home.

He points to a myriad of examples of television networks who have managed to dominate their domestic markets and that domestic programs generally top the ratings.

Certain experts have noted the shape of a domestic dog's brain case is closer to the coyote's in shape than that of a wolf's.

Comparable to wolves, and similar to domestic dogs, coyotes have a higher density of sweat glands on their paw pads.

As such, coyotes have been known to eat human rubbish and domestic pets.

With the exceptions of the bush dog, raccoon dog and some domestic breeds, canids have relatively long legs and lithe bodies, adapted for chasing prey.

Remittances have increased steadily in the last decade and reached an all-time high of $ 2. 9 billion in 2005 — approximately 17. 1 % of gross domestic product ( GDP ).

Eritrea was to have its own administrative and judicial structure, its own flag, and control over its domestic affairs, including police, local administration, and taxation.

Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce ; in September 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media, and outspoken critics of the government have been arrested and held without trial, according to domestic and international observers, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

Some members also have their own rules regarding the use of the flag alongside their national flag on domestic occasions, for example the obligatory use alongside national flags outside police stations or local government buildings.

The nation's petroleum reserves declined sharply during the early 1980s because of exploration failures and rapidly increasing domestic consumption.

As a result, gross domestic product declined by nearly 50 % from 1989 to 1991.

On the positive side, the external debt burden has declined markedly over the last 20 years, and domestic debt is almost negligible ; external debt as a percent of GDP was less than 20 percent in 2006

Although Austrian farmers provide about 80 % of domestic food requirements, the agricultural contribution to gross domestic product ( GDP ) has declined since 1950 to less than 3 %.

In 2009, both domestic and international freight traffic declined, which worsened VR Group's financial position.

He declined the position of Minister for Foreign Affairs, preferring instead a domestic portfolio, which resulted in a demotion.

To avoid the potential embarrassment of an international rival building a domestic power plant, the Department of the Interior declined international bidding.

Between 1940 and 1948, domestic steam locomotive sales declined from 30 percent of the market to 2 percent.

The Commonwealth had earlier declined to predict how republican status would affect South Africa's membership — it did not want to be seen to be meddling in its members ' domestic affairs.

Trade declined during the first half of the century, although in 1865 it received its first steam engine, the Sewer-Lorca railway opened in 1885 and the Baza-Lorca railway opened in 1890, bringing integration of the region in the domestic market, enabling the movement of mineral deposits and people.

In recent years the production from the VALCO plant has declined with the vast majority of additional capacity in Akosombo used to service growing domestic demand.

YPF produced 5. 5 million barrels by 1929, and though its share of domestic output had declined to 58 % ( from 77 % in 1923 ) amid a sharp rise of Esso and Royal Dutch Shell production in Chubut, the firm now covered a third of the nation's oil market.

At the domestic level, Napoli made a very impressive start, proposing as one of the main candidates for a Champions League spot ; however, results and performances quickly declined in mid-season, causing Napoli to fall down to 11th place in the league table, and leading to the dismissal of manager Edy Reja in March 2009, with Roberto Donadoni being appointed as his replacement.

The popularity of such tariffs has declined in recent years, at least in the domestic market, due to the ( perceived or real ) deficiencies of storage heaters and the comparatively low cost of natural gas.

Pollution and Human Impacts are: the Arani and Kalangi rivers carrying runoff from agricultural fields in the drainage basin cause increase in pollution load from fertilizers and pesticides into the lake ; pollution from domestic sewage being released to the lake ; Petrochemical complex, power plant and a satellite port on Ennore creek have further aggravated the problem ; there is threat of flooding of 14 island – villages of the lake ; subsequent to the Tsunami in 2004, the number of fishing boats have increased resulting in the ` Catch Per Unit Effort ' of fish, prawns and crabs declined from 1000 tonnes to about 700 tonnes ; and this has increased the social and fishing rights conflicts between marine based fishermen and the lagoon fishermen.

Today the rivalry declined due to Floriana's lack of good performances in the domestic scene were in the last 30 years they won only two league titles, in 1977 and in 1993.

Tightening domestic credit became increasingly limited to the public sector: only US $ 17 billion of loans outstanding ( 45 % of the total ) were accounted for by private sector borrowers, and this declined to US $ 7 billion during the 1989 crisis.

However, linen and domestic shoe production went into decline by the 1820s and the herring fisheries had also declined.

As competition in the domestic textile industry increased and wages subsequently fell, strikes began to occur, and with the introduction of cheaper imported foreign workers by mid-century, the system proved unprofitable and declined.

In the West Indian domestic game, Ganteaume played first-class cricket for Trinidad from 1940 / 41 until 1957 / 58, hitting five centuries in all, although his batting declined in effectiveness after 1950 / 51.

At the time of his birth, Mencía's mother engaged in a domestic dispute with his father, and declined to give her son his biological father's last name.

Unemployment reached a record high of around 30 % in 1932, and gross domestic product declined by 10 % between 1929 and 1931.