Today we’re in Howick, a town near the east coast of South Africa, where this monument honors the anti-apartheid activist and South African president Nelson Mandela, who would have turned 100 today. Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US, Mandela Day—celebrated on Mandela’s birthday—is intended not as a holiday exactly but as a day to answer the ‘global call to action’ by finding ways to engage in service to your local community. The best part about Mandela Day? You don’t need to be from South Africa to observe the event.
Celebrate Mandela Day
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National Bison Day
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Siblings that play together…
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Edinburgh festivals
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain
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Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Penn Station
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Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
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The roots of invention
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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First day of summer
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Stepping into autumn
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It s World Poetry Day
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Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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What are these creatures?
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Dragons Eye, Uttakleiv Beach, Norway
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A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
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Happy New Years Eve!
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