Bhutan Edition
World Common Cup Day leads today's complete edition for Bhutan.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for tea, coffee, water, juice, and the conversations that begin when someone offers another person a drink.
National holiday, dates vary. The day commemorating the Buddha's descent from the heavenly realm after teaching the Dharma to his mother. It is one of the most sacred days in the Buddhist calendar, and Bhutanese believe that merit accumulated on this day is multiplied ten million times. Everyone lights butter lamps, everyone visits temples, and even the laziest Buddhist makes an effort.
You see African bush elephants, black rhinoceros, and giant sable antelope across Angola's savannas. You find that people in Angola typically keep dogs, cats, and goats as domestic animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.