Moldova Edition
World Borrowed Tool Day leads today's complete edition for Moldova.
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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 neighborly economy of ladders, pans, cords, books, advice, and returning things better than you found them.
The Bengal Subah is the richest province of the Mughal Empire. The muslin of Dhaka is so fine that the British will call it woven wind. The rice paddies feed millions. The rivers are highways. The Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British are all trading in Hughli and the wealth is extraordinary.
The national day of Romania, celebrated on December 1, is also observed in Moldova as a symbol of the shared Romanian identity. The day commemorates the union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918, and it is a day of national pride for Romanians on both sides of the Prut River. The Moldovan flag and the Romanian flag fly side by side, and the tradition is to sing "Desteapta-te, romane!" (Wake up, Romanian!), the national anthem of Romania. The day is controversial in Moldova, because it raises the question of reunification with Romania, and the pro-Russian parties oppose it.
