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Margashirsha is a month of dedication and devotion to the Lord Krishna. On the morning of the day of the full moon (Margashirsha Purnima), devotees take a holy bath with roots of Tulsi plant. While bathin...
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December 21 in the southern hemisphere is the day on which summer officially begins.
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In the Northern Hemisphere, winter season starts on the winter solstice. A solstice is an occurrence when the Sun is farthest from the equator. During the winter solstice, the most southern point of the E...
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Wiccans believe the Yule or Alban Athan, occurs on the longest night of the year. The faithful believe this night marks the death of the sun god and the rebirth of the goddess of the earth.
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Today is the 3rd Quarter of the Moon, meaning it is half way between the Full Moon and New Moon.
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December 27 in the U.S. is the National Day to Visit the Zoo. It's the third day of Christmas, when the family holidays are still ongoing, but the primary celebration has passed. By this point the kids ar...
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International 24 Karat Day marks the anniversary of the discovery of gold January 24, 1848 by James W Marshal at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. Dubbed the California Gold Rush in 1849, this singl...
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The vision for implementing IDDA III is to firmly anchor Africa on a path toward inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The achievement of this vision requires the transformation of African cou...
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Apple Tree Day is a British folk custom as ancient as Christmas and part of the celebration of epiphany. Of distinction is the practice of wassailing, or apple howling. Wassail is a traditional word indi...
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The state of Florida is one of the first states to celebrate Arbor Day, and it has been doing so since 1886. The day is used for environmental education and to increase the planting of trees throughout th...
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During the late fall and winter months bald eagles flock to Iowa where it is much warmer than their summer home of Alaska and Canada. In Alaska and Canada the rivers freeze over so over 1,400 bald eagles...
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Signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and put in force in December 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty for biodiversity conservation. <br><br>Biodiversit...
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Each year for three weeks during the Christmas season the wild bird population (over 9,600 species) of the world is counted. It is estimated today that twelve percent of these species face extinction. Th...
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National Bug Busting Day occur three times per year in the United Kingdom: January, June and October. It is a concentrated effort to stem the tide of lice infections within schools and the general populat...
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Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, a year that will spotlight, celebrate and promote opportunities to experience and enjoy Scotland’s unrivalled Coasts and Waters, encouraging responsible engagement an...
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<h1>2020 is the Year of the Cucumber</h1><br>Cucumbers, (or gherkins in Britain) are a favored vegetable the world over. You'll find them in the salads of the Middle East, in dainty sandwiches and of cour...
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Daylight Savings in Fiji & Tonga commences on the 1st Sunday of November (Spring Forward) and ends on the 3rd Sunday of January (Fall Back). On this day we move the clock one hour ahead at 2AM in Novembe...
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The United Nations General Assembly, by its resolution A/RES/62/195 of 2007, declared 2010 to 2020 the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification (UNDDD). Despite past and ong...