Botswana Edition
World Public Clock Day leads today's complete edition for Botswana.
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 bells, watches, phones, station clocks, school clocks, prayer times, opening hours, and the agreements people make with time.
The kgosi (chief) system runs Botswana's communities from village level up. The kgosi settles disputes, allocates land, and calls the kgotla when decisions need the whole village. No matter what the courts in Gabs decide, the real authority in the village is the kgosi and the real courtroom is under that tree that has been there longer than anyone can remember.
A day for the proof of purchase nobody can find until the warranty is over.
A day for umbrellas, towels by the door, backup shoes, covered stalls, and the local wisdom of wet weather.
You see the iconic Bactrian camel, snow leopard, and Przewalski's horse across the Mongolian landscape. You notice that horses, yaks, sheep, and Mongolian herding dogs are the most common animals kept by Mongolian herders. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.