The Netherlands Celebrates King’s Day
The Queen of England celebrated her birthday this week in typical low-key fashion, yet by contrast the King of the Netherlands birthday, aka Koningsdag, is a public holiday, marked with…
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Get Involved with World Malaria Day
Did you know that a child dies from malaria every minute of every day? Shocking facts like these are highlighted as part of the annual World Malaria Day on 25…
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Celebrate World Penguin Day: 25 April 2014
Each year, the 25th of April is celebrated as World Penguin Day, as the date roughly coincides with the migration of these enigmatic creatures. Living in some of the harshest…
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Celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday: Top Sites to Explore
Today, 23 April 2014, marks the landmark birthday of the most famous playwright and poet in the world – William Shakespeare is being honoured throughout this year with celebrations of…
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Celebrate St George’s Day 2014: Legend, pride and patriotism
Thanks to the Queen’s birthday, the Royal Tour down under, Shakespeare’s Birthday and St George’s Day, this week is already shaping up to be a pretty patriotic one for us…
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How are you Celebrating Earth Day 2014?
In case you haven’t realised it yet, today is Earth Day and the perfect chance to get involved and celebrate this global phenomenon in your own way. History of Earth…
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Get Involved with World Creativity and Innovation Day
Did you know that 21 April 2014 is World Creativity and Innovation Day – what better excuse to embrace your creativity and new ideas! Held since 2002, the day is…
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Get Involved with the International Day of Monuments and Sites
Each year on 18 April the International Day of Monuments and Sites is celebrated around the world as we are all encouraged to explore heritage sites and monuments both locally…
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World Cup 2014: Guide to all 12 Host Cities in Brazil
World Cup Countdown: just 2 months to go! This summer there is only one place to be*: hot and happening Brazil will take center stage as it hosts the FIFA…
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Get Involved with World Health Day 2014
Today marks World Health Day 2014 and the focus this year is on the nasty and often life-threatening bites from mosquitoes, flies, ticks and bugs (also known as vector-borne diseases).…
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