Somalia Edition
Dia del Nino leads today's complete edition for Somalia.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
Every kid gets a present and the day off from school if the school is feeling generous. The real tradition is parents buying way too much cake and the kids running on a sugar high until midnight. Bolivian children are spoiled on this day and that is exactly how it should be.
Commemorates the founding of the Somali Youth League in 1943, which became the driving force behind the independence movement. The SYL was founded by 13 young men in Mogadishu who were tired of colonial rule and decided to do something about it. The AHA! moment: the average age in Somalia is 18. The country is one of the youngest in the world, and Youth Day is not just a celebration. It is a recognition that the future of Somalia belongs to people who were born after the civil war.
