Posted on April 30, 2009 by kfarbridge
Walpurgis Night (Sweden) – Walpurgis is Sweden’s annual feast of witches. Huge bonfires are lit all over the country to scare them away as they fly overhead, headed for their annual sabbath in Brocken in the Harz Mountains in Germany. Young and old come together all over Sweden to celebrate around a communal bonfire.
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by kfarbridge
Council took a big step forward this week on one of its top priorities. Council approved the new technology to reopen the Organic Waste Processing Facility. Getting our organic composting facility back on track is Council’s top priority along with the implementation of the Community Energy Plan.
The status of the other top priorities is:
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by kfarbridge
Posted on April 28, 2009 by kfarbridge
HaZikaron (Memorial Day) (Israel) – This is Israel’s Memorial Day honouring soldiers who died fighting for their country.
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Part of a posting series on multicultural events for 2009.
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by kfarbridge
Akshaya Tritya (Jain) – This day celebrates the day when the Lord Rishabha broke his first year-long fast by drinking sugar cane juice. To begin anything new is considered very auspicious on this day.
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Part of a posting series on multicultural events for 2009.
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Posted on April 26, 2009 by kfarbridge
…and ribbon cutting
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Posted on April 26, 2009 by kfarbridge
Posted on April 26, 2009 by kfarbridge
Posted on April 25, 2009 by kfarbridge
Arbor Day (USA) – Communities across the United States plant trees in an ongoing effort to conserve American forests.
Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand) – This day commemorates the slain of their army corps in World War I.
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Part of a posting series on multicultural events for 2009.
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Posted on April 24, 2009 by kfarbridge
The Bicycle Friendly Guelph Initiative was launched with a bicycle parade on Earth Day.
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