This week has not brought much that is new in Garoua Boulai. The world continues to generate lots of terrible news of shootings, war, bombings, and violence against people, especially women. I decided to write instead things that make December 6 special – celebrations around the world and things that have happened on this date in history; I picked the ones with a more positive outlook! (Many thanks to the website http://www.onthisday.com for most of these facts and to Wikipedia for the rest.)
December 6 is the 340th day of the year. This year it is the second Sunday in Advent.
Celebrated
on December 6, 2015
- Hanukkah begins (and lasts until the 14th). Hanukkah which is the Hebrew word for dedication, honors the victory of the Jews over the Greek Syrians in 165 BC. After their victory, the Maccabees, sons of the family that led the revolt, entered the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and dedicated it to the service of their God. When the Maccabees entered the temple, they found only enough lamp oil to last one night, but the oil somehow managed to burn for the whole eight days it took to go in search for more oil. Therefore, Hanukkah is observed over eight days.
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It is St. Nicholas Day maybe because he died on this date in 343 AD. Wikipedia reports:It is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to his reputation as a bringer of gifts, as well as through the attendance of Mass or worship services.[3][4] In Europe, especially in "Germany and Poland, boys would dress as bishops begging alms for the poor."[5] In Ukraine, children wait for St. Nicholas to come and to put a present under their pillows provided that the children were good during the year. Children who behaved badly may expect to find a twig or a piece of coal under their pillows. In the Netherlands, "Dutch children put out a clog filled with hay and a carrot for Saint Nicholas' horse. On Saint Nicholas' Day, gifts are tagged with personal humorous rhymes written by the sender."[6] In the United States, one custom associated with Saint Nicholas Day is children leaving their shoes in the foyer on Saint Nicholas Eve in hope that Saint Nicholas will place some coins on the soles, for them to awake to.[2]
- The founding of Quito in Ecuador
- Constitution Day in Spain
- Independence Day in Finland
Here
are some events throughout history
1921 - Anglo-Irish
Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status;
partition creates Northern Ireland
1922 - 1st electric power line
commercial carrier in US, Utica, NY
 |
| 30th US President Calvin Coolidge |
1969 - 300,000 attend Altamont
California, rock concert feature Rolling Stones
1980 - NASA launches Intelsat V
satellite, no. 502
1991 - "Star Trek
VI-Undiscovered Country" premieres
2012 - A 243 million year old
Nyasasaurus fossil is discovered in Tanzania
I hope you
are doing something special today so it will be included in future lists of
this kind! May it promote peace, good
will to all people.
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