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We all have hobbies or dreams we would love to pursue instead of going to work. Unfortunately, though, we need money to survive in today's society. And to make money, we need to go to work. The good news is that there is no such thing as useless work. Every little job is valuable to the society. From the sanitation worker to the firefighter, everyone has a role to fill. By going to work, all of us are contributing to a better and safer international community.  And this is the reason we celebrate International Workers' Day (also known as Labor Day)...

International Dance Day is celebrated every year: on April 29th, the same date as the anniversary of the Jean Georges Noverre birth, the modern Ballet creator. It's a global celebration of dance created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute. And since 1982, a dance personality is selected to write a message for International Dance Day. This day is all about the values, importance, and history of the art of dance. To learn more about dance day you could visit this site: www.international-dance-day.org How To Celebrate International Dance Day You can learn about the history of dance, or learn...

From 1970, every year on April 22nd, in more than 193 countries, we celebrate Earth Day with lots of events to raise awareness for environmental protection. History Of Earth Day Founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, in 1970, to promote ecology and respect life on the planet as well as raising awareness of polution problems. Some people observe this special day, around the March equinox. Margaret Mead, an American anthropologist, supported the equinox Earth Day, founded by John McConnell. The Idea  After witnessing the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, Gaylord Nelson had the idea for a national day to focus on the...

On the third Saturday of April, we celebrate Husband Appreciation Day. Even if we want to act all tough and we need no man, in a feminist trend world, we have to admit that husbands are pretty great, right? First of all, if he is your husband it means you already approved him and love him. A husband is your best friend, your confidante, your shoulder to cry on, your travel partner, and sometimes your knight in a shiny armor when he saves you from that creepy spider, or whatever scares you and when he takes the trash out. Of course, we...

I'll be honest with you, I don't like bats, especially flying fox bats. But as 17th April arrived, and bats emerge from hibernation, we should all take our time and learn fun facts and appreciate them. After all, what do you prefer, a world full of mosquitos or some bats you don't really see? We could not find out the history of this day, but we found this: the oldest known bat is Icaronycteris from Green River Formation in Wyoming, and the fossil is 51 million years old. Its anatomical characteristics are very much alike with the bats from our days, so...