Timor-Leste Edition
World Careful Flame Day leads today's complete edition for Timor-Leste.
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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 cooking fires, candles, heaters, lamps, grills, ceremonies, workshops, and the respect every culture gives controlled fire.
Anniversary of the 1975 attack by Falintil (the armed wing of Fretilin) on Indonesian forces. The day is observed with ceremonies and the reminder that heroes gave their lives for freedom. Falintil fighters survived in the mountains for 24 years : the entire duration of the occupation. They lived in caves, ate roots, and never surrendered. When independence came in 1999, guerrillas emerged from the jungle who hadn't seen a city in decades. They walked out of the forest and into history.
