Today is the Naadam Holiday in Mongolia. The Naadam Festival is a celebrated in Mongolia with public holidays from July 11th – 15th each year. This is the largest and most popular holiday in Mongolia. It commemorates Mongolia’s independence from China in 1921. During the Naadam Festival, Mongolians participate in the “Three Manly Games” of archery, wrestling and horseback riding which represent the heritage of the nation.
Accidental irony is all around us. Here are some examples.
Today is the birthday, in 1943, of Christine McVie who scored this number one hit with Fleetwood Mac
Today is Tabaski in Senegal. ‘Tabaski’ is simply the Wolof expression of the Muslim holiday Eid-Al-Adha. The feast commemorates the story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son at God’s command. Pretty much every family in Senegal will slaughter a sheep or a goat for the family feast.
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today is the birthday, in 1951, of Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters.
Today, Arafah Day is celebrated in much of the world. It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage, and the day after is the first day of the major Islamic holiday of Eid al Adha At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafat and the Plain of Arafat. It was from this site that the Islamic prophet Muhammad gave one of his last sermons in the final year of his life.
Today is the birthday, in 1944, of Jaimoe Johanson, drummer and one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band.
Today is Independence Day in the Solomon Islands, a public holiday. This holiday is the National Day of the country and marks independence from Britain on this day in 1978.
Accidental Renaissance
We all take lots of photos with our phones but sometimes, when we look at the photos, the composition, style, lighting and so forth remind of of classical art.
Lots more on the r/AccidentalRenaissance subreddit
Today is the birthday, in 1940, of Ringo Starr – drummer for The Beatles. While mostly in the background, he was lead vocalist on at least one song on each album. Here is rare footage of him signing lead on one of their most popular songs.
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