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Children's Day leads today's complete edition for Malaysia.
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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 socialist holiday, observed with school events and the reminder that 30% of Lao children are stunted due to malnutrition. The day is both celebration and call to action, and the government uses it to promote child health and education.
The Gawai Dayak is the harvest festival of the Dayak people of Sarawak, and it is celebrated on June 1-2. The festival includes the offering of sacrificial animals, the drinking of tuak (rice wine), the playing of the sape (a lute-like instrument), and the wearing of traditional Dayak costumes (the men wear feathers and beads, the women wear silver and beads). The longhouse is the center of the celebration, and the entire community gathers for the feast. The tuak is served in a glass, and the tradition is to drink until the glass is empty and then refill it. The Gawai is a celebration of the harvest, and it is the most important Dayak festival of the year.
You see the Nile crocodiles, African buffalo, and white rhinoceros that inhabit South Sudan's wetlands and savannas. You observe that cattle, goats, and camels are the animals most commonly kept by pastoral communities throughout South Sudan. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.