Good Friday his advisers, decreed that Good Friday that year would be a holiday. This was Castro's response to a request made personally to him by Pope Benedict XVI during the latter's Apostolic Visitation to the island and León, Mexico that month. The move followed the pattern of small advances in Cuba's relations with the Vatican, mirroring Pope John Paul II's success in getting Fidel Castro to declare Christmas Day a holiday. Both Good Friday and Christmas are now annual holidays in Cuba. In Hong Kong, despite the transfer of sovereignty from the UK to China in 1997, Good Friday continues to
Long Plain First Nation Radio 101.7 FM, which services the Long Plain community. <br>Long Plain First Nation Annual Pow-wow began in 1876 and is one of Manitoba’s longest running pow-wow celebrations. The contest usually occurs during August long week-end from Friday evening to Sunday night. The 2014 celebration is the 142th annual and takes place August 4,5,6 2018 The current chief of the Long Plain First Nation is Dennis Meeches Long Plain First Nation has a 12 man safety services team. Long Plain Safety Services has security and a firefighter team. Long Plain Fire Department has 2 trucks. 1 rescue truck and 1 pumper.