Celebrating the World: The Commonwealth of Nations

Celebrating the World: The Commonwealth of Nations

Today, March 10, 2025, is Commonwealth day. The Commonwealth of Nations includes 56 countries with 2.7 billion citizens. You can find a list of members here. Read about the celebration, with the theme, “Together we thrive,” here. Not at all a bad theme! (Featured image credit: ID 361335081 @ Prakash Shaw | Dreamstime.com)

Celebrating the World: Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Celebrating the World: Cooperative Republic of Guyana

February 23 is Mashramani in Guyana, commemorating the declaration of the republic. Because I lived in Guyana during my teen years, I want to include a couple more pictures. Featured image: General Panorama of Georgetown with the St George’s Cathedral centered. The Cathedral is the world’s tallest freestanding wooden structure. Photo taken in 2007. Photo…

Celebrating the World: Iran, Japan, and Vatican City
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Celebrating the World: Iran, Japan, and Vatican City

Quite a list with national days today. It’s the anniversary of victory in the 1979 revolution in Iran, commemoration of the coronation of the first emperor in Japan, and of the Lateran Treaty establishing Vatican City. Iran Japan Vatican City