Georgia Edition
Tarkhunis Dge leads today's complete edition for Georgia.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
The first day fresh tarragon appears in the markets in quantity. Tarragon, or tarkhun, is the herb that defines Georgian spring cooking. Chakapuli cannot exist without it. The smell of fresh tarragon at the Dezerter Bazaar signals that winter is truly over. The bunches are enormous. The price drops. The cooking begins.
The day the sulfur baths lower their prices, the outdoor cafes put out their tables, and the entire city moves outside. The Dezerter Bazaar is packed. Rustaveli Avenue is full. The dry bridge market sprawls across its bridge. Spring in Tbilisi is not a season. Spring in Tbilisi is an event. The city emerges. The city stretches. The city remembers it has a river.
You observe the giant panda in bamboo forests, the Yangtze finless porpoise in rivers, and the Chinese alligator in wetlands across this vast country. You notice that dogs and cats are increasingly popular as pets in urban areas, though many rural families keep chickens, pigs, and ducks. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
