Today’s Holiday:Bisket Jatra

Today’s Holiday:
Bisket Jatra

The festival of the new year in Nepal is celebrated with exchanges of greetings and in some areas with ritual bathing. The most important celebration is Bisket Jatra, which means the “festival after the death of the serpent.” In Bhaktapur, the new year is celebrated by parading images of gods in chariots. The main attraction of the festival is the erection of a ceremonial pole—a lingam or phallic symbol. This is a peeled tree trunk as much as 80 feet in length that is erected using bamboo and heavy ropes while crowds watch. On New Year’s Day, the pole is torn down. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Birthday:Julie Frances Christie (1941)

Today’s Birthday:
Julie Frances Christie (1941)

Christie is a British actress who became an icon of the 1960s “Swinging London” era. Just four years after she made her film debut, she won an Academy Award for her performance in Darling (1965). Throughout the course of her long career, she has been notoriously selective about the roles she accepts and has appeared in such notable films as Dr. Zhivago and Hamlet. After resisting the idea of marriage for many years, Christie finally married for the first time at what age? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

This Day in History:Volvo Car Company Founded (1927)

This Day in History:
Volvo Car Company Founded (1927)

In 1924, Assar Gabrielsson, sales manager at the Swedish ball-bearing manufacturer SKF, and engineer Gustaf Larson decided to build an automobile that could withstand Sweden’s rough roads and harsh climate. Their first car—nicknamed “Jakob”—rolled off the line on April 14, 1927, which Volvo considers its founding date. The following year, they created a truck that was immediately popular and contributed to the company’s early success. The name Volvo is Latin, not Swedish, and means what? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Quote of the Day:John Milton

Quote of the Day:
John Milton

Accuse not Nature, she hath done her part; do thou but thine. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Article of the Day:The Srebrenica Massacre

Article of the Day:
The Srebrenica Massacre
The largest mass murder in Europe since WWII, the Srebrenica Massacre was carried out by the Army of Republika Srpska under the command of General Ratko Mladic during the Bosnian War. Ruled a genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the 1995 massacre claimed the lives of an estimated 8,000 Bosnian Muslims, or Bosniaks, in the Srebrenica region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. How many UN peacekeeping troops were stationed in the area at the time of the massacre? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Idiom of the Day:in a pig’s ear

Idiom of the Day:
in a pig’s ear
An exclamation of emphatic denial, dissent, or disbelief of something. Likely a variant of “in a pig’s eye,” meaning the same. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Watch the video…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Word of the Day:athirst

Word of the Day:
athirst
Definition: (adjective) Extremely desirous.
Synonyms: hungry, thirsty
Usage: The young, enthusiastic student was athirst for knowledge.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

My Chakra today

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