Revolution Day (Egypt)
Today is revolution day in Egypt, or the Arab Republic of Egypt (جمهورية مصر العربية. Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah (Arabic) Gomhoreyyet Maṣr el-ʿArabeyya […]
Belgian National Day
Today is belgium’s national day (Dutch: Nationale feestdag van België; French: Fête nationale belge) which commemorates the day in 1831 on which Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg swore allegiance to the new Belgian constitution, thus becoming the first king of Belgium. For breakfast, I had a pearl sugar leigewaffle (which was not very Belgian of me. Waffles […]
Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia (Colombian Independence)
Today is Independence Day in Colombia, celebrating their Declaration of Independence on July 20, 1810! Since I’m away at camp, I went to Aires De Colombia in Bradley Beach, NJ last Friday for one of Colombia’s national dishes: Bandeja Paisa Translated it means a paisa (a region of Colombia) style platter. It’s composed of grilled […]
Bastille Day
Today is France’s national day, we know it as Bastille Day, but in France it is officially La fête nationale (The National Celebration) and commonly called Le quatorze juillet (the fourteenth of July). It celebrates the storming of the Bastille, a France prison, at the start of the French Revolution. I went to my local […]
Independence Day (Kiribati)
Yesterday (July 12) was Independence Day in the Republic of Kiribati, an island nation in Micronesia, which gained it’s independence in 1979 from the UK! To celebrate, I made baked fish with curried coconut milk and rice And something a bit sweeter, kabocha pumpkin baked in coconut milk with pandan leaves
🇸🇹 Dia da Independência (São Tomé and Príncipe Independence Day) 🇸🇹
Today marks the day that São Tomé and Príncipe gained their independence from Portugal in 1975! To celebrate, I made the São Toméan national dish: CALULU DE PEIXE (Fish Calulu) Calulu is a stew of meat (Bacalhau in this case) vegetables and red palm oil. It’s served with Funje (cassava flour pudding). […]
🇲🇳 Naadam Festival (Mongolian Games Festival) 🇲🇳
Today is Mongolia’s national day, which falls during the Naadam Festival! Naadam translates to “games”, and is a festival centered around three traditional Mongolian sports; archery, wrestling, and horse racing. Mongolia’s Independence Day is December 29, 1911, but Naadam wins out in importance. So I’ve made […]
🇧🇸 Bahamas Independence Day 🇧🇸
Today is Independence Day in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas! It marks the day in 1973 when The bahamas separated from England, but kept their membership to the Commonwealth. The Bahamian national dish is Crack Conch with peas and rice, but I’m still tracking coach down, so for now I’ll just have to settle for […]
🇦🇷 Día de la Independencia (Independence Day of Argentina) 🇦🇷
Today is the Independence Day of La República Argentina (the Argentine Republic)! Today marks the 200th anniversary of the 1816 Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America, which is still one of Argentina’s official names. To celebrate the bicentennial, I started off with a few Empanada de Carne(Empanadas are one of the […]
🇵🇼 Constitution Day (Palau) 🇵🇼
Today is Constitutiona Day in the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau in Palauan), an archipelago nation to the east of the Philippines in Micronesia. It marks the day in 1981 when […]
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