Australia Edition
Mardi Gras leads today's complete edition for Australia.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
Oxford Street fills with floats, feathers, and fifty thousand people who have been waiting all year to dance in the street. The parade is spectacular. The after-parties are legendary. And the morning after, every participant looks like they have been through a spin cycle and would do it again tomorrow.
You recognize the African elephant, the black rhinoceros, and the Victoria Falls hippo population as iconic wildlife native to Zimbabwe. You observe that Zimbabwean households typically keep dogs, cats, and chickens as common domestic animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You discover Afghan carpets and kilims, handwoven textiles from Herat, Kandahar, and Mazar-i-Sharif that represent centuries of nomadic and settled craftsmanship. You recognize these carpets as Afghanistan's most globally recognized export and as vessels of cultural memory and family heritage.