KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS

Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day) is commemorated every 26 July in India, to observe India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War, ousted the Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999. Initially, the Pakistani army denied their involvement in the war, claiming thatContinue reading “KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS”

LEARNING BIRDS # 16

Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28 and 42 cm (11 and 17 in) in length and weigh around 300 g (11 oz). The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud, distinctive call of the laughingContinue reading “LEARNING BIRDS # 16”

EID AL-ADHA

Eid al-Adha ( ’Festival of the Sacrifice’) is the latter of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr or ‘Festival of the Breaking of the Fast’). It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (in Judaism, Isaac) as an act of obedience to God’s command. Before AbrahamContinue reading “EID AL-ADHA”

MANDELA DAY

Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. However, other groups began celebrating Mandela DayContinue reading “MANDELA DAY”

WORLD EMOJI DAY 😀

World Emoji Day is an annual unofficial holiday occurring on 17 July, intended to celebrate emoji; in the years since the earliest observance, it has become a popular date to make product or other announcements and releases relating to emoji. World Emoji Day is “the brainchild of Jeremy Burge” according to CNBC which stated thatContinue reading “WORLD EMOJI DAY 😀”

LOVE IS SOMETIMES WALKING AWAY

My heart bleeds buckets as I continue to walk the mountains and think of youI carry 2 buckets  up the hill… 1 for me  and 1 for you I stop to do what I can some ready for the offeringothers lost or there for the taking I continue to walk wishing I could do more but more is neverContinue reading “LOVE IS SOMETIMES WALKING AWAY”

NATIONAL SIMPLICITY DAY

National Simplicity Day is observed every year on July 12 to honour the life, work and philosophies of poet, author and leading transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. Born on July 12, 1817, Thoreau was an advocate of living a simple life and wrote a number of books around the subject. Have a nice day!

PAPER BAG DAY

World Paper Bag Day (or Paper Bag Day) is celebrated across the globe on July 12 every year to reaffirm the much-needed daily use of paper bags over plastic bags, which apparently came in handy for carrying our groceries and stuff for donkey’s years, to the gross detriment of our environment. This day of JulyContinue reading “PAPER BAG DAY”