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World Street Corner Music Day leads today's complete edition for India.
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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 songs heard from passing cars, markets, radios, festivals, windows, workplaces, and family gatherings.
The snake boat races of Kerala feature 100-foot-long boats powered by 100 rowers singing in unison. The rhythm of the song is the rhythm of the oars. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race in Alleppey is the biggest, and the crowd on the banks is as loud as the chant on the water. The boats are called chundan vallams (snake boats) because their prows are shaped like cobra hoods. The race lasts 20 minutes. The training lasts a year.
A day for bakeries, kitchens, markets, ovens, and the aroma that can turn a street corner into a memory.
A day for clearing the surface, finding the note, opening the notebook, and giving the workday a better beginning.
You observe the giant panda in bamboo forests, the Yangtze finless porpoise in rivers, and the Chinese alligator in wetlands across this vast country. You notice that dogs and cats are increasingly popular as pets in urban areas, though many rural families keep chickens, pigs, and ducks. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
