Germany Edition
World Freshly Swept Step Day leads today's complete edition for Germany.
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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 the visible care people give to entrances, porches, shopfronts, courtyards, sidewalks, and shared spaces.
Proposed. The Bauernregel, the farmer's proverb, says: "Das Wetter an Siebenschlaefertag sieben Wochen bleiben mag." The weather on Seven Sleepers Day will last seven weeks. If it rains on July 7, it will rain for seven weeks. If it is sunny, summer will stay. The rule is not accurate. The rule is believed. The Siebenschlaefer is a dormouse. The dormouse sleeps for seven months. The weather does not. The Germans check the forecast anyway.
A day for the drawer that has three almost-right screws, old batteries, tape, string, and the answer to a small emergency.
A day for the person who listens to the problem, finds the part, and knows whether it can be saved.
You wander Austrian forests home to red deer, Alpine ibex, golden eagles, and European badgers. You find that Austrian households typically keep dogs, cats, and rabbits as beloved pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You reach for Cadbury chocolate, Guinness beer, Burberry fashion, Rolls-Royce automobiles, and Wedgwood pottery, each embodying British craftsmanship and heritage spanning centuries. You know these brands represent British values of quality, tradition, and design excellence that have influenced the world since the Industrial Revolution.