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Holidays In Sweden: Italian holidays in sweden (all business closes') National holidays in sweden: New Year's Day; Liberation Day (April 25), for the ending of World War II; Labor Day (May 1); Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic (June 2); Victory Day (Nov. 4), for the ending of World War I.
Yugoslav holidays in sweden (all business closes) New Year's Day; Workers' Day (May 1); Anniversary of the Republic (Nov. 29), a big day featured by parades. Provincial holidays in sweden occur on July 7 (Serbia); July 13 (Monte-icgro); July 22 (Slovenia); July 27 (Croatia and Bosnia); Oct. 11 (Macedonia ).
Further Reading: Andersson, Ingvar, History of Sweden (London 1955); Roberts, Michael, The Early Vasas (London 1968).
GUSTAV II, gus'tav (1594-1632), king of Sweden. Gustav II (better known as Gustavus Adolphus) led the Swedish intervention in Germany during the Thirty Years' War and is sometimes called the "savior of Protestantism." During his reign Sweden emerged as one of Europe's great powers. Although his fame is based primarily on his military feats, he also dealt effectively with Sweden's domestic problems.
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