Samoa Edition
Children's Day leads today's complete edition for Samoa.
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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 day honoring children, and the celebration includes school events, the giving of gifts, and the tradition of taking the children to the beach. AHA!: In Fa'a Samoa, children are not just loved : they are owned by the extended family. A child belongs not just to their parents but to the entire aiga (extended family), and any adult in the family has the right and duty to discipline, feed, and raise any child in the group. The Western concept of "my child" doesn't exist.
The anniversary of Samoa's independence from New Zealand on June 1, 1962. AHA!: Samoa was the first Pacific island nation to achieve independence : and one of the few to do so without a war. But the path wasn't peaceful: in 1929, the Mau movement's peaceful protest in Apia was fired upon by New Zealand police, killing the paramount chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III, whose last words were: "My blood has been spilt for Samoa." He died with a bullet in his chest, still holding his arms out to protect his people. His dying words are on Samoa's national monument. Samoa's flag (red, white, and blue with the Southern Cross) is raised at sunrise, and the prime minister addresses the nation.
You spot the spotted hyena, African forest elephant, and western chimpanzee roaming Guinea's savannas and rainforests. You see that Guinean households most often keep goats, chickens, and dogs for both practical and companionship purposes. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.