The main ceremonies of the day take place on Tynwald Hill, known in the Manx language as Cronk-y-Keeillown, or the Mound of the Church of John, in the village of St John's. The mound is said to include soil from all seventeen of the Isle's parishes. The mound, approximately 3.6 metres (12 feet) in height, includes four circular platforms, which are of successively decreasing size, thereby giving Tynwald Hill a somewhat conical shape. The approximate circumferences of the bottoms of the platforms, beginning with the lowest one, are: 78 metres (256 feet), 49 metres (162 feet), 31 metres (102&# ...

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Main article: Politics of the Isle of Man Isle of Man - Structure. The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. The head of state is currently HM The Queen, her title on the Island is Lord of Mann. She is represented by the Island's Lieutenant Governor. The United Kingdom is responsible for the Island's defence and for representing the Island in international forums, while the Island's own parliament has co ...

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Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism form key sectors of the economy of the Isle of Man. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the Island has expanded employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of gross domestic product (GDP). Banking and other services now contribute the great bulk of G ...

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Isle of Man - Ancient times to present. The Isle of Man became a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa AD 700 to AD 900. The Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles was created by Godred Crovan in 1079. Norway's King Magnus VI ceded the isles to Scotland in 1266, as dictated in the Treaty of Perth. The Isle of Man came under English control in the 14th century and to the British crown in 1765. Isle of Man - The Tynwald. The Island arguably has the oldest continuous parliament in ...

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Main article: Geography of the Isle of Man The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles, an archipelago off the north-western coast of mainland Europe. The island lies in the Irish Sea, approximately equidistant between England, Scotland and Ireland. Approximately 48 km (32 miles) long and between 13 and 24 km (8 and 15 miles) in breadth, the island has an area of around 572 km² (221 square miles). Hills in the north and south are bisected by a central valley. The extreme north is exceptionally flat, consi ...

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The Isle of Man is famous for its TT Motorbike racing event, which began in 1904 as a motorcar race. This event is now a series of races held each year in May and early June. There are a number of Rugby Union clubs that participate in the English rugby scene, such as Douglas R.U.F.C.; Castletown R.U.F.C.; Southern Nomads R.U.F.C.; and Vagabonds R.U.F.C.. It would be possible to enter an Isle of Man Sevens ...

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Isle of Man This article is part of the series: Politics of the Isle of Man The Lord of Mann: Queen Elizabeth II Lieutenant Governor: His Excellency, Vice Admiral Sir Paul Haddacks Deputy Governor and First Deemster: His Honour Deemster Michael Kerruish QC Tynwald President of Tynwald: Hon.Noel Cringle MLC Legislative Council President of th ...

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The Isle of Man is divided into six administrative districts, called sheadings. The six sheadings are Ayre, Glenfaba, Garff, Michael, Rushen and Middle. The sheadings form the basis of some constituencies and each has a Coroner. This office must not be confused with the Coronor for Inquests, a role usually fulfilled by the High Bailiff. A person may fulfil the role of coroner for more than one sheading at the same time. The term 'sheading' is thought to be a Norse word for 'ship division'; each distr ...

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The culture of the Isle of Man is strongly influenced by its Celtic and Norse origins. It is currently enjoying a revival of the Goidelic Manx language (Gaelg). Although the last original native speaker died in 1974, small children are once again being brought up speaking Manx. There are now 27 known native speakers and 650 other speakers. Manx is closely related to the Scottish Gaelic and Irish languages. A well known Manx expression is "Traa Dy Liooar", meaning "time enough" and represents a sterotypical view of the Manx attitude to lif ...

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Main article: Demographics of the Isle of Man According to the 2001 census, the Isle of Man is home to 76,315 people, of whom around 25,347 reside in the Island's capital, Douglas (Doolish). This gives the island a population density of 345 people per square mile, or 133 per square kilometer. ...

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The Isle of Man is divided into six administrative districts, called sheadings. The six sheadings are Ayre, Glenfaba, Garff, Michael, Rushen and Middle. The sheadings form the basis of some constituencies and each has a Coroner. This office must not be confused with the Coronor for Inquests, a role usually fulfilled by the High Bailiff. A person may fulfil the role of coroner for more than one sheading at the same time. The term 'sheading' is thought to be a Norse word for 'ship division'; each district was believed to be responsible for producing a certain number of warships ...

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Isle of Man - Ancient times to present. The Isle of Man became a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa AD 700 to AD 900. The Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles was created by Godred Crovan in 1079. The Isle of Man came under the control of the Scottish crown in 1266, as dictated in the Treaty of Perth. The Island came under English control in the 14th century and to the British crown in 1765. See also:

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Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism form key sectors of the economy of the Isle of Man. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the Island has expanded employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of gross domestic product (GDP). Banking and other services now contribute the great bulk of GDP. Trade takes place mostly with the United Kingdom. The Isle of Ma ...

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1765 Daniel Lace 1812 John Crellin 1816 Norris Moore 1819 Thomas Gawne 1823 John Christian 1847 John Joseph Heywood 1855 William Drinkwater 1898 James Gell 1900 Thomas Kneen 1905 Stevenson Stewart Moore 1921 Charles T.C. Callow 1934 Reginald Douglas Farrant 1947 William Percy Cowley 1958 Sydney James Kneale 1969 George Edgar Moore 1974 Robert Kinley Eason 1980 Arthur Christian Luft 1988 John Will ...

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Traditional holidays: Month 1 Day 1 - Chinese Lunar New Year Month 1 Day 15 - Lantern Festival April 4/April 5 - Qing Ming Jie Month 5 Day 5 - Dragon Boat Month 7 Day 7 - Qi Xi Month 7 Day 15 - Ghost Festival Month 8 Day 15 - Mid-Autumn Festival Month 9 Day 9 - Double Ninth Festival Holidays in People's Republic of China: January 1 - New Year's Day January 2 - New Year's Day Holiday May 1-May 3 - Labour Day July 1 - CPC Founding Day August 1 - Army D ...

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Some nations (in the cultural sense) have their own national holidays. Often they have an autonomous status within a larger state. In the case of Ireland, the national holiday is statutory in both an independent state, the Republic of Ireland, plus the semi-autonomous province of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In cases in which the nation is represented by a subnational government in a larger state, that government may make the holiday statutory. 1 March: Wales, United Kingdom (see St David's Day) See also:

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In Canada, the Lieutenant-Governor (typically with a hyphen[1]) is the Queen's, or Crown, representative in a province, much as the Governor General is her representative at the national level. The lieutenant-governor is therefore the province's vice-regal representative, but has little or no executive role. Similar positions in Canada's three territories are termed Commissioners and are representatives of the federal government, however, not the Queen ...

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In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Royal Assent is granted by the Sovereign (currently Elizabeth II). Once a bill is presented to the Sovereign or the Sovereign's representative, he or she has three formal options. Firstly, the Sovereign may grant the Royal Assent, thereby making the bill an Act of Parliament. Secondly, the Sovereign may withhold the Royal Assent, thereby vetoing the bill. Finally, the Sovereign may reserve the Royal Assent, that is to say, d ...

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In Canada, the lieutenant-governor (sometimes without a hyphen[1]), in French lieutenant-gouverneur (always with a hyphen), is the Queen's, or Crown, representative in a province, much as the Governor General is her representative at the national level. The lieutenant-governor is therefore the province's vice-regal repres ...

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The initial growth and development of the town owed much to its natural harbour, (now the Inner Harbour), since greatly expanded and improved. The burgeoning 'Running Trade' (smuggling) from 1670 to 1765 gave a stimulus for the town to expand. There were later phases of prosperity, the first due to the low cost of living, and favourable legal status enjoyed by English debtors and half pay officers. Later, from around 1870 onwards, the town was transformed into a leading holiday resort, and is now a ho ...

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