Congo Edition
World Safe Crossing Day leads today's complete edition for Congo.
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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 roads, crosswalks, signals, ferry landings, station platforms, and the care people owe one another in motion.
Canadian Halloween is American Halloween with colder weather. The costumes are the same but the coats go over them. The little ninja who spent an hour on his mask is now a ninja in a parka and nobody can tell who he is. The pillowcase full of candy will last until November 10. The candy tax levied by parents is real and it is not optional.
La víspera de Todos los Santos, cuando las familias congolesas recuerdan a quienes las precedieron. Se encienden velas, se ofrecen oraciones y, en muchos hogares, se aparta un plato de comida para los antepasados. La conexión entre los vivos y los difuntos no es simbólica en el Congo. Es tangible, es cotidiana y es la más fuerte en esta noche.
You find that seabirds including frigatebirds and boobies are the most distinctive wildlife native to Wallis and Futuna's islands. You notice that residents commonly keep pigs, chickens, and dogs as working and companion animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.