Croatia Edition
World Borrowed Tool Day leads today's complete edition for Croatia.
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 the neighborly economy of ladders, pans, cords, books, advice, and returning things better than you found them.
Marks the 1995 Operation Storm that ended the occupation of Krajina. A day of solemn military ceremonies in Knin. Complicated emotions : celebration for some, mourning for others. The water tower in Vukovar gets mentioned in every speech.
Alka : a 300-year-old equestrian tournament in Sinj. Riders (alkari) gallop at full speed and try to hit a small iron ring (alka) with a lance. Three hits: small ring (1 point), upper half (2 points), lower half (3 points). It commemorates the 1715 victory over the Ottomans. The whole town turns out. It's UNESCO-recognized. It's not a reenactment : it's identity.
You experience the resplendent quetzal, jaguar, and three-wattled bellbird as Nicaragua's distinctive tropical wildlife. You find that dogs and cats are the standard pets, with some families raising chickens and keeping parrots for companionship. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
