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World Street Corner Music Day leads today's complete edition for Cyprus.
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A day for songs heard from passing cars, markets, radios, festivals, windows, workplaces, and family gatherings.
Nameday for Varvara. St. Barbara is the protector against sudden death, thunder, and fire, which in a country with 300 days of sunshine and occasional earthquakes makes her a very practical saint to have on your side.
A day for clearing the surface, finding the note, opening the notebook, and giving the workday a better beginning.
A day for washing the thing people refill every day and forget to clean often enough.
You find Gibraltar's role as a major port means brands like Lyle and Scott and other British goods flow through, but you specifically recognize locally-produced Calentita, the traditional chickpea flour pancake that reflects Gibraltar's Moroccan and Spanish influences. You know this dish connects Gibraltarians to their unique cultural position at the crossroads of North Africa, Spain, and Britain.