World Quiet Hour Day
A day for naps, prayer, reading, recovery, study, and the human need to step out of noise for a little while.
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World Quiet Hour Day leads today's complete edition for Indonesia.
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A day for naps, prayer, reading, recovery, study, and the human need to step out of noise for a little while.
Commemorates the Battle of Surabaya in 1945, when Indonesian fighters resisted British and Dutch forces. The battle lasted three weeks, and the Indonesians lost, but the resistance became a symbol. Every year at 10:17 AM, a moment of silence is observed. The heroes are remembered, the battle is retold, and the children learn that freedom was not given. It was taken.
A day for checking the remote, the toy, the flashlight, the clock, and the one drawer everyone opens first.
A day for the drawer that has three almost-right screws, old batteries, tape, string, and the answer to a small emergency.
You encounter the dodo's living relatives and the endemic Mauritius kestrel, along with colorful endemic reptiles like the round island boa. You find that cats, dogs, and fish are the most common pets among Mauritian households. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.