The Royal Wedding

April Fools!

Here is something quite interesting which gives an explanation to the expression in the heading, I quote:

A month with whole of eleven days missing. This was the time England shifted from Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, and the king of England ordered those 11 days to be wiped off the face of the month of September of 1752. (What couldn't a King do in those days?!) And yes, the workers worked for 11 days less, but got paid for the entire 30 days. And that's how "Paid Leave" was born. Hail the King!!!

Before that April is the first Month of the year. Even then people didn’t agree to use the Roman Julian Calendar and celebrated 1st April as a New Year then the King announced that, those who celebrate April as the New Year are fools… (April fools…)
Histories are really interesting!

Source:

(http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst14783_September-1752-Calendar.aspx)

Thanksgiving in the USA

Bonfire Night - Guy Fawkes Night

5 november:

Bonfire Night, Storbritannien

I Storbritannien firas varje år den femte november Bonfire Night. Rötterna för firandet går tillbaka till 1605 när en grupp sammansvurna katoliker försökte spränga det brittiska parlamentshuset och den protestantiske kung Jakob I i luften. Kuppen misslyckades och detta uppmärksammas än idag genom att man bränner halmdockor föreställandes en av kuppens huvudmän, Guy Fawkes. Elda en docka du med och titta på fyrverkerierna.

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Thanksgiving in the USA

Now it's Thanksgiving in the USA and the New York Times has published the following clips.

One is about a project to help women in Pakistan and
the other is about how to cut your Thanksgiving turkey.

There is also another clip about how American money is helping Afganistanis get there education.