World Shared Table Day
A day for the meals, manners, recipes, and ordinary hospitality that help people understand one another.
Mongolia Edition
World Shared Table Day leads today's complete edition for Mongolia.
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A day for the meals, manners, recipes, and ordinary hospitality that help people understand one another.
The British East India Company has taken Bengal after the Battle of Plassey and the wealth is draining out. The muslin weavers are being forced out of business. The Permanent Settlement locks land ownership into British-friendly landlord hands. The famine of 1770 killed a third of the population. The next famine is coming.
The first day of school in Mongolia, and the tradition is to dress the children in their best clothes (many wear new deel), give them flowers, and take them to the school gate. The children are greeted by their teachers, and the first lesson is a lecture on the importance of education. The schools in Mongolia are named after famous Mongolians (Chinggis Khaan, Sukhbaatar, and Zorig), and the children are taught that education is the path to a better life. The day is also a time for the children to show respect to their teachers, and the tradition is to give the teacher a khadag (blue silk scarf) and a small gift.