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Ground News - Thousands of Danes protest cancelling of public holiday

COPENHAGEN: Thousands of people gathered in Copenhagen on Sunday (Feb 5) to protest a Bill put forward by the government to scrap a public holiday to help finance increased defence spending. The demonstration was organised by the country's biggest labour unions which oppose abolishing the Great Prayer Day,

Thousands of Danes Clamor Against Removing Christian Holiday for War Spending

The demonstration held against the abolition of the centuries-old Great Prayer Day gathered some 50,000 Danes and became the largest in decades.

Thousands of Danes protest cancelling of public holiday

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in Copenhagen on Sunday to protest a bill put forward by the government to scrap a public holiday to help finance increased defence spending.

Thousands of Danes Protest Canceling of Public Holiday

Government hopes to scrap Great Prayer Day to help finance increased defense spending

50,000 Danes protest scrapping Christian holiday to finance increased defence spending

The demonstration was organised by the country s biggest labour unions which oppose abolishing the Great Prayer Day, a Christian holiday that falls on the fourth Friday after Easter.

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