The Musings of an African Writer
The world is populated by billions of people, each with an individual take on religion. World Religion Day was first observed in October 1947 during an event hosted by Firuz Kazemzadeh. It has since been marked to celebrate each belief system in the world while allowing everyone an opportunity for awareness. Happy World Religion Day. Today …
You cannot accomplish your dreams without vision, and what better way to do so than with a vision board? Kellan Lutz and Ryan Daly founded this day in 2015 to encourage everyone to visually set their goals and make it more likely to accomplish them. Happy National Vision Board Day. Today our characters step into the …
When you were young, you knew without a shadow of a doubt that you would make your dreams come true. Now that you’ve grown up though, things could have changed. It might seem daunting enough to even speak them out loud, lest the dream goblins sabotage you with reality. Happy Make Your Dreams Come True Day. …
There’s something rather special and calming about sipping a cup of hot tea. I could even call it magical. Whether it be in the morning, during the bustle of the afternoon, or to crown the evening, we’re taking time to appreciate that steaming cup of goodness. Happy Hot Tea Day. Today our characters trade their regular …
I adore the idea of a secret pal who sends me gifts throughout the year. It’s far better than a secret Santa and makes every day feel like Christmas. Although it is the essence of anonymity that is most fascinating to me. It is common to want to receive recognition for everything we do. However, …
In the wake of the pandemic, the need to Get Ready and stay prepared for any and all emergencies has definitely hit home. Get Ready Day was established in the mid-2000s by the Public Health Association and the Get Ready website has a wealth of information to help those interested. Happy Get Ready Day Today our …
Did you know that the word Emoji is actually made up of two Japanese words? The e is to mean picture and moji is to mean character. Surprisingly, the word’s connection with emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental. Emojis started off in Japanese mobile phones way back when they were simple text bits of ASCII art. Now …
What’s that slithering in the grass? Is it a rake? No silly. Rakes don’t slither! I know, it’s a cake. Cakes don’t slither either. Then is it a milkshake? For heaven’s sake, It’s a snake! Snakes slither. Oh right, like Slytherin. I knew that. Did you also know that snakes are pretty much the introverts …
I love horses. They’re basically the cool kids of the animal kingdom. No other creature looks as effortlessly chill running around with long hair swishing in the wind. They know it, we know it, and today we’re celebrating their majestic beauty. Humans have been domesticating horses for up to 6000 years. In that time these …
It’s getting hot in here. So take off all your clothes. I am getting so hot. I’m gonna take my clothes off, you know, because it’s nude day. There are lots of benefits to going nude. You can do your laundry or see whether it’s just like the naked dream. Then again, you can walk …