Six places not to arrive at pissed
DRINKING heavily, if you’re British, is not so much a vice as an expectation. Nonetheless there are certain locations it’s a mistake to arrive at…
Friday 15 March Revolution Day in Hungary
Hungary had been part of the Austrian Empire since the early part of the nineteenth century, though it had operated almost as a separate country;…
Thursday 14 March Summer Day in Albania
Summer Day is a pagan festival whose observation and traditions originated in the region around Elbasan, in central Albania. On the outskirts of the city,…
‘Those fishcakes need eating tonight’: 15 romantic texts from your long-term partner
IT’S easy for the spark to go out of a relationship when you’re sick of the sight of them. But don’t despair – here are…
Wednesday 13 March Decoration Day in Liberia
Each year, the President of Liberia will issue a Proclamation for this holiday in line with an Act of the National Legislature approved on October…
Tuesday 12 March Ramadan around the world
The Fast of Ramadan lasts the entire month, which can be 29 or 30 days, depending on the sightings of the moon. Ramadan is a time when…
Monday 11 March Canberra Day in ACT
The day celebrates a ceremony that was held on March 12th 1913, during which Lady Denman, the wife of the then Governor-General Lord Denman formally…
What ‘a couple of pints’ means: A man and woman’s perspective
NOBODY believes it when they say they are only going for ‘a couple of pints’. But this common lie means very different things to men…
Sunday 10 March Mothering Sunday around the world
On the fourth Sunday in Lent, from about the sixteenth century, it had been a tradition for families to attend a church service in the…
Night out with mates disappointingly good in the end
A MAN who had spent all week complaining about a night out he was forced to go on with close friends is deeply annoyed at…
Saturday 9 March National Barbie Day
Barbie’s origins can be traced back to Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel, who decided that little girls needed a creative outlet. She was watching her daughter play with…
New hire at work acting weirder than any person has ever acted
A NEW employee is showing real promise to be the strangest and most unsettling being ever to have set foot in an office. New starter…
Friday 8 March Maha Shivratri around the world
The festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of summer and is a major observation in Hinduism. It is very significant to the…
Thursday 7 March Alexander Graham Bell Day
Today commemorates the day on which he was granted a patent for “transmitting voice or other sounds telegraphically” in 1876. Three days later, Mr. Bell would…
Young people just going to change pension age back later
YOUNG people have announced plans to lower the pension age by several decades once they are in charge. When asked how they felt about working…
Wednesday 6 March Independence Day in Ghana
Before the arrival of Europeans, Ghana was the location of the Ashanti, a powerful tribe in the region. The area had an abundance of natural…
Tuesday 5 March Chiefs Day in Vanuatu
Vanuatu is an archipelago of over 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Many of these islands have resisted European and Western influences and still…
Monday 4 March Liberation Day in Bulgaria
The date of March 3rd marks the date of the signing the Treaty of San Stefano in 1878. This peace treaty ended the war and…
Scientists discover couple caught in endless ‘I don’t mind, you decide’ loop
A COUPLE are at risk of starving to death after becoming tangled in an ‘infinite non-decision loop’ over what to have for dinner. Scientists detected…
Sunday 3 March Veterans’ Day in East Timor
From 1976 until 2002, East Timor was occupied by Indonesia, who invaded after the end of Portuguese rule. The struggle for freedom looms large over…