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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 see red foxes, badgers, and European rabbits in Luxembourg's woodland habitats. You commonly keep dogs, cats, and guinea pigs as household pets in Luxembourg. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.