World Safe Crossing Day
A day for roads, crosswalks, signals, ferry landings, station platforms, and the care people owe one another in motion.
Tunisia Edition
World Safe Crossing Day leads today's complete edition for Tunisia.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for roads, crosswalks, signals, ferry landings, station platforms, and the care people owe one another in motion.
This is separate from International Women's Day in March. August 13 commemorates the 1956 Code of Personal Status : the day Tunisia decided women are citizens, not property. The AHA: Bourguiba pushed this through in the 1950s, before many European countries had similar protections. Tunisian women celebrate with speeches, concerts, and the quiet satisfaction of knowing their legal code puts most neighbors to shame.
You watch the Arctic fox, reindeer, and white-tailed eagle thrive in Norway's northern wilderness and fjord regions. You find that Norwegians frequently keep dogs, cats, and rabbits as beloved household companions. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.