Namibia Edition
World Borrowed Tool Day leads today's complete edition for Namibia.
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 neighborly economy of ladders, pans, cords, books, advice, and returning things better than you found them.
The Bengal Subah is the richest province of the Mughal Empire. The muslin of Dhaka is so fine that the British will call it woven wind. The rice paddies feed millions. The rivers are highways. The Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British are all trading in Hughli and the wealth is extraordinary.
A culinary celebration in Swakopmund featuring dishes made from desert ingredients: gemsbok, springbok, ostrich, wild spinach, and the !nara melon, a desert fruit that has sustained the Topnaar people of the Namib for centuries. The !nara (Acanthosicyos horridus) grows on the sand dunes and produces a melon rich in water, protein, and oil. The Topnaar harvest the !nara in December and January, and the fruit is eaten fresh, dried, or pressed for oil.
You find jaguars, giant anteaters, and pink river dolphins as the most iconic wildlife native to Bolivia. You commonly see dogs, cats, and guinea pigs kept as pets in Bolivian households. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.