The second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday to encourage those who have newly entered adulthood to become self-reliant members of society. The holiday links of london used to be on January 15, but in 2000 it was moved to the second Monday of the month.

Municipal governments host special coming-of-age ceremonies for 20-year-olds, since an “adult” in
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Edo period (1603-1868), boys had their forelocks cropped off, and girls had their teeth dyed black. It wasn’t until 1876 that 20 became the legal age of adulthood.

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 instance, about 1.74 million (890,000 males and 850,000 females) joined the ranks of grown-ups in 1999; this is 80,000 fewer than the year before and represents 1.4% of the total population.

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The judges unanimously agreed that Links of London had achieved outstanding success in raising its profile and business overseas through export, expanding retail presence, increasing sales and through special events in 2009. The other nominees included Jaguar, Hackett, John Smedley, Fairline and The Rocco Forte Collection. The award is a fitting accolade; going very much against the grain in these hard times the links of london, watch and gift brand continues to report solid sales growth and exciting expansion into new markets.
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Andrew Marshall, CEO

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