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Today, the United States celebrates its Independence Day. Often just called by its date, the Fourth of July is a federal holiday across the US that commemorates the day in 1776 that the founding fathers ratified the Declaration of Independence from the UK, then ruled by King George III. In the US, the Fourth of July will be spent outside, eating copiously, drinking weak beer, watching fireworks explode and… shooting guns? We’re not really sure, this is a European publication. Quiero comer! Waiting list at world's top restaurant in Spain approaches one yearPrehistoric burial ground found under ...
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Thousands of Ukrainians have marked midsummer with a pagan-inspired festival that featured folk dancing, floral decorations and jumping over bonfires. The Ivana Kupala festival was held on Sunday as Ukrainians start their third summer at war, with Kyiv and other cities still being hit by regular blackouts and remaining under nightly curfew. But despite the war-time restrictions, several thousand people joined the celebration, many of them wearing shirts and dresses embroidered with traditional patterns. Ukraine 'moving fast' on its EU membership path, delegation head saysThe event was held jus...
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In India's capital city New Delhi, hundreds of people gathered at the ceremonial Kartavya Path boulevard to celebrate International Yoga Day. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the event.
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Five, six, grab your crucifix - and Robert Smith, because World Goth Day has arrived. First suggested on a MySpace blog in 2009 by a UK-based Goth DJ known as 'BatBoy Slim', Goth Day has since become a global annual celebration where "the Goth scene gets to celebrate it's own being." via GIPHY While most Goths prefer to stay out of the spotlight (unless carrying a black parasol), World Goth Day keeps things lowkey, with some events taking place later on. The 22 May date was originally chosen to highlight a special set of musical subculture-focused shows on BBC Radio 6, then stuck ever since. A...
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Hundreds of people dressed in costumes representing soldiers from both sides as they marked Sunday the anniversary of the 1862 victory by Mexican troops over invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration to mark Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire.
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The EU put on a colourful display to celebrate Wednesday's 20th anniversary of the biggest enlargement in its history, known as the "Big Bang". The buildings of the European Commission in Brussels, the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the EU building in Luxembourg all lit up in blue and yellow, projecting the slogan "20 Years Together". Ten new countries joined the bloc on 1 May 2004. Almost all of them were from eastern Europe. The integration of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia brought the number of member states from 15 t...
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This Saturday is Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record stores who come together to curate exclusive releases to treat music fans the world over. Since the first edition in 2008, Record Store Day (RSD) has played a major role in reviving vinyl record sales, which were at an all-time low in the mid-aughts. Since then, sales have been at their highest level since 1988. It’s an essential day of the year for music lovers seeking to grow their ideal record collection, and the list of 2024 releases is as expansive as ever, with the reissuing of classics, one-off releases of r...
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A celebration of harmony with nature and eco-consciousness to commemorate the double occasion of Hari Raya and Taiping's 150th Anniversary KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - Spritzer kicked off this year’s Hari Raya celebration at Spritzer EcoPark in Taiping with a slew of activities to commemorating the double occasion of Hari Raya and the historical town’s landmark 150th Anniversary. The local attraction warmly invites everyone to Spritzer EcoPark to enjoy nature, fresh air, and an array of engaging activities during this festive period, while taking in the breathtaking decorations...
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Washington (AFP) - Fireworks buffs in some US cities are in for a dud of a July 4 holiday as supply chain disruptions deny them the traditional pyrotechnic shows lighting up the summer sky, industry representatives said Sunday. Displays have been canceled in cities across the United States, including Phoenix, Arizona; Sacramento, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota and College Park, Maryland. Steve Houser, president of the National Fireworks Association, said on CNN: "I think a lot of the really big shows, the companies are obviously working very hard to keep those open because they draw such a...
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Eat an extra portion of tofu on October 2nd, get married on November 22nd and say thank you to everyone on March 9th — welcome to the odd world of Japan's made up holidays. Have you ever noticed that, out of the blue, all convenience stores are suddenly displaying a vast array of slender pocky boxes, with signboards urging you to buy those additive chocolate sticks because something special is going on? You remind yourself of the date — November 11, or rather, 11/11 — and you make the association: four lines that to many Japanese people look like Pocky sticks — and then you figure, it’s time t...
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