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The Feast of the Black Nazarene marks the octave day of the traditional Feast of Most Holy Name of Jesus (the original dedication of Quiapo Church). [1] The octave day is celebrated by the annual procession of the image of the Nazareno along the streets of Quiapo, Manila. It is now considered as the image's national liturgical feast day.
World Bridge Series Championships is the new 2010 name for a quadrennial meet organized by the World Bridge Federation in non-leap even years. (Another meet, the World Bridge Games, is held quadrennially in leap years.) Most of its world championship events are open in the sense that entries do not represent geographic zones or nations.
TV Maria is a national Catholic television channel broadcasting from Manila, Philippines.Owned by TV Maria Foundation Philippines (a non-profit, non-stock organization under the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila), it airs 24 hours a day and is currently available on major and provincial cable and Satellite television operators ...
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno (Filipino: Basilika Menor at Pambansang Dambana ni Jesus Nazareno [7]), commonly known as Quiapo Church [b] and canonically as Saint John the Baptist Parish, [c] is a prominent Catholic basilica and national shrine in the district of Quiapo in the city of Manila, Philippines.
The most prestigious championships are those for national teams in Open, Women, and Seniors categories: the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl (jointly the biennial "World Teams Championships"), and the quadrennial World Team Olympiads, incorporated in the World Mind Sports Games beginning 2008. The World Bridge Federation was founded ...
The World Bridge Games are held quadrennially. The first two events were held in 2008 and 2012, in Beijing and Lille respectively, as part of the World Mind Sports Games (WMSG), and superseding the World Team Olympiad, which had been held every four years from 1960 to 2004. More than half of the 2008 WMSG participants were bridge players.
The World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams , always including one open and one restricted to women ("Open" and "Women" categories in WBF terms).
The Argentine Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación del Bridge Argentino) is the national organisation charged with regulating and promoting the game of bridge in Argentina. Its headquarters are in Buenos Aires. It was founded in 1928. The current president is Silvia Elena and the vice president is Roberto Vigil.