International Volunteer Day
A United Nations observance recognizing volunteers and community service around the world.
Nauru Edition
International Volunteer Day leads today's complete edition for Nauru.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A United Nations observance recognizing volunteers and community service around the world.
A day for maps, arrows, labels, warnings, directions, and the quiet civic kindness of making places easier to understand.
The churches of Nauru begin rehearsing their Christmas programs in the first week of December. The Protestant church and the Catholic church both hold carol nights, and the competition is friendly but real. The Nauruan-language carols are haunting : the harmonies come from a tradition that predates missionaries, adapted to Christian words. When a whole island sings, the sound carries across the water.
You encounter jaguars, anacondas, pink river dolphins, and macaws as you explore Brazil's iconic wildlife. You find that Brazilians most commonly keep dogs, cats, and birds like canaries and parakeets as pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.