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January 28 “Rwanda Democracy Day, a holiday in Rwanda, which is called the African Switzerland; a civic day concerned with equality for all peoples in the nation.” –Anniversaries and Holidays, by Ruth Gregory, 1983 Just over a decade later, “Rwanda” would be synonymous, not with “African Switzerland” but with the genocidal carnage that rocked the country in 1994. In the late 19th century, Rwanda became part of German East Africa. During World War …Read more 
Last full week in January ©Tim Buckley Winter-een-mas is a secular holiday devoted to gaming. The holiday spans the last week in January.
It is celebrated by 14 million people in 32 countries. 
January 27 Today the UK and Germany remember the Holocaust of World War II when 6 million Jews were killed in concentration camps across Europe, along with untold numbers of Roma, communists, homosexuals, the mentally and physically handicapped, and political prisoners. January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. It is estimated that as many Jews were slaughtered at this one camp than remain on the entire European Continent today. To this day …Read more 
January 27
Today, January 27, is Wolfgang Amadè Mozart’s birthday. If you’re like me, everything you know about Mozart comes from Falco’s immortal ballad “Rock Me Amadeus.” “1756, Salzburg, January 27, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born. “1761, at the age of five Amadeus begins composing. “1773, he writes his first piano concerto… But did you know that, according to Marcel Danesi’s Forever Young: The Teen-Aging of Modern Culture: There are solid data to suggest that …Read more 
January 26 Today is Republic Day in India. Although India gained independence from Britain in 1947, the Constitution was officially adopted on January 26, 1950, marking the Republic of India as a sovereign nation with complete autonomy. The date January 26th was chosen in remembrance of “Poorna Swaraj Diwas,” when the Indian National Congress declared independence on January 26, 1930. Guests of Honor at recent Republic Days have included King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimire Putin, …Read more January 26 On January 26, 1808 Major George Johnston led his men to the residence of Governor William Bligh and forcibly relieved him of his post. This remains the only successful coup by force in Australia’s history. (You may remember Charles Laughton’s portrayal of the lovable, kooky Captain Bligh in 1935′s Best Picture “Mutiny on the Bounty” which portrayed the crew’s slapstick romp through the South Pacific.) But that’s not why they celebrate. In fact the first recorded …Read more 
January 25 Lang syne, in Eden’s happy scene When strappin Adam’s days were green, And Eve was like my bonie Jean My dearest part, Read more 
January 24
Today is the annual Alasitas festival in Bolivia’s capital city of La Paz. Alasitas isn’t a Spanish word but an Aymara one. It means something akin to “Buy me.” And if you thought El Norte held a monopoly on consumerism, don’t put your money on it. Alasitas is all about prosperity in the coming year. People buy miniatures of whatever it is they hope to achieve. Actually it’s better luck if someone else …Read more |
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