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World Common Cup Day leads today's complete edition for India.
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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 tea, coffee, water, juice, and the conversations that begin when someone offers another person a drink.
The birthday of Mahatma Gandhi is a national holiday marked by prayer services, spinning wheel demonstrations, and the sale of khadi (handspun cloth). The spinning wheel is on the flag for a reason: Gandhi believed that self-reliance began with making your own cloth. Alcohol sales are banned on this day, which is either a tribute to Gandhi's temperance or an inconvenience, depending on your perspective.
You find Switzerland's distinctive Alpine ibex, chamois, and marmots inhabiting the mountain regions and valleys. You observe that Swiss families predominantly keep dogs, cats, and guinea pigs as their most common domestic animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.