World Shared Table Day
A day for the meals, manners, recipes, and ordinary hospitality that help people understand one another.
Ukraine Edition
World Shared Table Day leads today's complete edition for Ukraine.
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 the meals, manners, recipes, and ordinary hospitality that help people understand one another.
The British East India Company has taken Bengal after the Battle of Plassey and the wealth is draining out. The muslin weavers are being forced out of business. The Permanent Settlement locks land ownership into British-friendly landlord hands. The famine of 1770 killed a third of the population. The next famine is coming.
The first day of school, when children in first grade carry bouquets of flowers for their teachers and the older students line up in the schoolyard for the "first bell" ceremony. A first-grader rides on the shoulders of an older student and rings a bell, signaling the start of the school year. The tradition, inherited from the Soviet Union, is one of the most touching rituals in Ukrainian life.
You find frigatebirds, green sea turtles, and colorful reef fish surrounding Saint Barthélemy. You observe that residents predominantly keep dogs, cats, and tropical fish as pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.