Today is Fête du Vodoun in Benin celebrating traditional religion. It is a public holiday throughout the country but is celebrated most notably in the city of Ouidah.
Courtesy of Dan Quayle:
Lots of birthdays today and one of them, in 1943 is Jim Croce’s. He had a number of hits including this one. He died in a plane crash in 1973 on his way to a concert.
Between the cold, the short days, the awful virus situation and the even more awful divisiveness in our country, I decided we all needed some uplifting inspiration.
The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer music festival that includes daily orchestral music as well as other presentations held mostly in the Royal Albert Hall but also in other venues. The ‘Last Night of the Proms is a special event held in the Royal Albert Hall but also in Hyde Park and other parks across the UK via giant video screens. It’s a wonderfully patriotic celebration. Here is one of the performances of ‘Rule Britannia’ by Dame Sarah Connolly. Sit back and enjoy! It makes you want to be British!!
We’re still working through some Christmas holidays. It’s Epiphany, or Three Kings Day in many countries, Christmas Day in Armenia and Lebanon and Christmas Eve in most Orthodox Christian countries. Also Coptic Christmas Eve. it’s a big world.
Working from Home:
Today is the birthday, in 1959, of Kathy Sledge, the youngest and founding member of Sister Sledge, the vocal group made of of Kathy and her sisters, Debbie, Joni and Kim. Kathy was the lead vocalist on this hit.
Today is Christmas Eve in Armenia. Armenia was one of the first countries to adopt Christianity as a state religion and their festivals developed independently of the influence of Rome. Thus they retained the original date for Christmas rather than following the western practice of switching it to December 25 to subsume the pagan festival of the sun on that date.
It’s WINTER
More Questions:
If a Dodge Stealth hits a Mitsubishi Mirage, did an accident really happen?
If we find life on other planets, what will happen to the Miss Universe pageant?
Is there another word for “synonym”?
If a homeschooling mom is talking to herself, is she crazy or is it a parent-teacher conference?
Would a fly without wings be called a walk?
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy friends for her?
How do they get deer to cross the road only at those yellow signs?
Why do psychics have to ask you your name?
Why are there five syllables in “monosyllabic”?
Today is the birthday, in 1940, of Athol Guy. He was one of the founders of The Seekers, an Australian group for whom he played double bass. He always wore distinctive black-framed glasses.
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