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POPSAug 24: Notting Hill Festival (U.K.) an annual event which takes place in Notting Hill, London, UK each August, over two days (Sunday and the following bank holiday). It has continuously taken place on the streets of Notting Hill since 1965. It is led by members of the Caribbean population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. Another event brought to you by Eric "Calendarwallah" Snyder - calendarwallah@gmail.com ========== /e
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POPSJuly 18 - Full Moon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon July Hay Moon Buck Moon Thunder Moon, Mead Moon Guru Poornima Folklore ======= Full Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity (hence the terms lunacy and lunatic) and various "magical phenomena" such as lycanthropy. Psychologists, however, have found that there is no strong evidence for effects on human behavior around the time of a full moon. They find that studies are generally not consistent, with some showing a positive effect and others showing a negative effect. In one instance, the December 23, 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal published two studies on dog bite admission to hospitals in England and Australia. The study of the Bradford Royal Infirmary found that dog bites were twice as common during a full moon, whereas the study conducted by the public hospitals in Australia found that they were less likely. Many neopagans hold a monthly ritual called an Esbat at each full moon, while so
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POPSMay 13, 2008: Our Lady of Fatima The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora do Rosário da Fátima) is one of most famous Marian shrines in the world. Some four million people visit Fatima each year, drawn by an appearance of the Virgin Mary reported in 1917 by three shepherd children.
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POPSMay 5 - Kodomo No Hi - Japan (Boy's Day) May 5, 2008 is the 60th anniversary of the designation of this date as "Boys' Day" in Japan. The kite traditions are fascinating. There is some disgruntlement that, despite its renaming, it is still <b>Boys' Day</b> and it is inappropriate that Boys' Day is a national holiday, while Girls' Day is not. [March 3rd is "Girls' Day"
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POPSJane's Walk (Ottawa, Canada)
Who is Jane Jacobs? Edit Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to understanding, organizing, designing, and building cities. She had no formal training as a planner, and yet her 1961 best-seller, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and her later books introduced ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve, and succeed or fail that now seem like common sense to today’s architects, planners, politicians, and activists. Jacobs saw cities as ecosystems with their own dynamics that would evolve over time according to how they were used. With a keen eye for detail, she wrote eloquently about sidewalks, parks, retail design, and self-organization. She promoted higher density, short blocks, local economies, and mixed uses. Jacobs helped derail the car-centred approach to urban planning in both New York City and Toronto, invigorating neighbourhood activism by helping stop the expansion of expr
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POPSCity of Ottawa approves Biodiversity Task Force This task force will be composed of members of the Environmental Advisory Committee, a staff person from the Environmental Sustainability Division, and representatives from the community, the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee, the Rural Issues Advisory Committee and the Conservation Authorities. While the City does not yet have a Biodiversity Strategy document, staff is already implementing policies to protect natural features and habitat. Currently, work is ongoing in the areas of climate change and stormwater management.
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POPSEaster: 2008 Easter trivia. A few things we bet you didn't know about Easter 2008!
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POPSJan 21: Martin Luther King Jr. Day MLK was actually born on Jan 15th. The US holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January. Jan 21st is the latest date that the event can fall on. Another world "diversity" event brought to you by Calendarwallah@gmail.com.
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POPSDay of Haj Another multicultural event brought to you by: STE's Multicultural Calendar - www.diversitynet.org
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POPSDiversity sells... Supermarket News has an "Ethnic/specialty" section. And SN is sponsoring "Healthy Food International" exposition and conference in June/08.
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POPSNov 16, 1885: Louis Riel hanged Riel was hanged at Northwest Mounted Police HQ in Regina, which subsequently morphed into the RCMP Training Academy - http://snipurl.com/1tos0 .
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POPSNov 16: Louis Riel Day (Canada) On Nov 16th, 1885, Louis Riel was hanged, convicted of high treason. Another special day brought to you by the Multicultural Calendar - http//www.diversitynet.org /egs
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POPSFrigga-triskai-deka-phobia: Fear of Friday the 13th= Today is Friday, July 13th, 2007: It's always interesting to try to figure out where some of these persistent superstitions might have originated. Another special event from around the world brought to you by CalendarWallah@gmail.com and STE's Diversity calendar - http://diversitynet.org Eric "Calendarwallah" Snyder ========================
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POPSBurning Winter! (Sechseläuten) Another special event from around the world brought to you by CalendarWallah@gmail.com and STE's Diversity calendar - http://diversitynet.org
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