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In 2008, Duanwu was celebrated as not only a festival but also a public holiday in the People's Republic of China for the first time.
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There was a major reform in 2008, abolishing the Labour Day Golden Week and adding three traditional Chinese holidays ( Qingming Festival, Duanwu Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival ).
2008 and was
Burton ( 2008 ) argues that Lincoln's republicanism was taken up by the Freedmen as they were emancipated.
In 2008, it was discovered that the inactivation of only two genes in one species of annual plant leads to the conversion into a perennial plant.
From 2002 to July 2008 under Turkmen calendar reform, the month of August was named after Alp Arslan.
In 2008, the world's total arable land amounted to 13, 805, 153 km², whereas 48, 836, 976 km² was classified as " agricultural land.
A bridge was first completed here in 1887, replaced by another structure in 1949, and subsequently replaced with the current bridge which was completed in 2008.
To try to answer this question more definitely, a randomized double-blind study was started in September 2008 and was completed in March 2010.
For this reason, Armenia was virtually unaffected by the Liquidity crisis of September 2008.
It hosted the annual Hall of Fame Game, an exhibition game between two major league teams that was played from 1940 until 2008.
In 2008, Athens was ranked the world's 32nd richest city by purchasing power < ref >
As of early 2008, the wholesale price for abalone meat was approximately US $ 40. 00 per kilogram.
In 2008, a former goods shed by the main railway station of Abensberg was converted into a theatre by local volunteers.
The " Theater am Bahnhof " ( Theatre at the Railway Station ) is mostly used by the Theatergruppe Lampenfieber and was opened on 19 October 2008.
It replaces the " sheaves of wheat " design, and was minted until 2008.
On December 1, 2008, the Curb Exchange building at 86 Trinity Place was closed, and the Amex Equities trading floor was moved to the NYSE Trading floor at 11 Wall Street.
The building work for the stadium which has a capacity of 32. 960, began in May 2008 and was completed by the beginning of 2009.
It was not until June 6, 2008 that Japan formally recognised the Ainu as an indigenous group ( see Official Recognition, below ).
On June 6, 2008, a bi-partisan, non-binding resolution was approved by the Japanese Diet calling upon the government to recognize the Ainu people as indigenous to Japan, and urging an end to discrimination against the group.
Its main building was named Albertus Magnus Hall in 2008.
In 2008 the skeleton of Queen Eadgyth, granddaughter of Alfred the Great was found in Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany.
In December 2008, HDMS Absalon was involved in the rescue of putative Somali pirates 90 miles off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden.
The campaign by the name ' Tree Day-Plant Your Future ' was first organized on 12 March 2008, when an official non-working day was declared and more than 150, 000 Macedonians planted 2 million trees in one day ( symbolically, one for each citizen ).
2008 and celebrated
In November 2008, the BBC celebrated 10 years of the digital interactive TV service.
DDR celebrated its 10th anniversary on November 21, 2008.
In 2008, the School of Management celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Digweed celebrated 10 years of his Bedrock club night at Matter, London on 10 October 2008 with a near on 10-hour set.
On 9 October 2008, the 50th anniversary of Pius XII's death, Benedict XVI celebrated pontifical mass in his memory.
Warner Bros. celebrated its 90th anniversary on June 1, 2008 even though the company celebrated for its 85th anniversary for films only.
On June 23, 2008, ZZ Top celebrated the release of their first live concert DVD entitled Live from Texas with the world premiere, a special appearance, and charity auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in Houston.
Since 2008, this day is celebrated as Beatles Day in Liverpool, Hamburg and other cities.
On 22 April 2008, the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa was conferred on him by the University of Malta, celebrated by a Settimana Dantesca including Benigni's first stage appearance at a university and the premiere of his performing with Dante scholar Robert Hollander.
In the 2008 – 09 season, Feyenoord officially celebrated their 100th birthday and organised many events throughout the year.
In April 2008, the Brooklyn Academy of Music celebrated Paul Simon's works, and dedicated a week to Songs From the Capeman with a good portion of the show's songs performed by a cast of singers and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
In the Summer of 2008 Niagara County celebrated its 200th Birthday with the first town of the county, Town of Cambria.
In 2008, the Government of Slovenia proclaimed the Year of Primož Trubar and the 500th anniversary of Trubar's birth was celebrated throughout the country.
From January 2008 when the church celebrated its 40th anniversary, a modern day version of Leonardo Da Vinci's " Last Supper " by local artist Nicholas St John Rosse has hung above the main altar in the church.
In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration in 1258.
On 9 September 2008, La Défense celebrated its 50th anniversary with a huge fireworks display.
In 2008 the club celebrated what was claimed to be the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of its founding members, published " Melbourne FC – Since 1858 – An Illustrated History " and commemorated its formation by naming " 150 Heroes " as well as a birthday logo which appears on its official jersey.
In March 2008 the Jewish community of Frankfurt celebrated its first Torah dedication since the Holocaust.
In 2008, The Western Star celebrated their 25th year of covering community news in the Bessemer Cutoff.
In recent years, Brandon Boyd has focused on making fine art, specifically painting, and on September 8, 2008 celebrated the opening of his first solo show, titled " Ectoplasm ," at Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
The town recently celebrated its 150th anniversary with a three-day festival on June 7, 8, and 9, 2008.
The town of Norfolk celebrated its semiquincentennial ( 250th anniversary ) on August 1 – 2, 2008.
* Apple Fest-The 30th annual Apple festival was celebrated in October 2008.
In 2008 Rhenen celebrated its 750th anniversary.
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