Cuba Edition
World Public Clock Day leads today's complete edition for Cuba.
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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.
A day for bells, watches, phones, station clocks, school clocks, prayer times, opening hours, and the agreements people make with time.
The Black Madonna who protects fishermen and sailors. In Santeria she is Yemaya, goddess of the ocean. The sanctuary in Regla, across the harbor from Havana, fills with devotees wearing blue and white. The water, the prayers, the drums. All of it ancient and alive.
You discover Armenian highlands inhabited by mouflon sheep, bezoar goats, and the endangered Armenian leopard. You observe that Armenians typically keep dogs, cats, and occasionally canaries in their homes. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.