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  2. Children's Day - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, author Pat Mora, after learning about the annual Mexican tradition of celebrating 30 April as El día del niño, the Day of the Child, proposed an annual celebration in the U.S. of El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children's Day, Book Day, thus honoring children and connecting them to literacy, essential in a democracy ...

  3. 2025 in Colombia - Wikipedia

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    17 January – 2025 Catatumbo clashes: The government suspends peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) [6] [7] following separate clashes between the group and dissident Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members in Norte de Santander Department and the Clan del Golfo in Bolívar Department that leaves at least 39 people ...

  4. International Day of the Unborn Child - Wikipedia

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    In 1993, El Salvador became the first nation to officially celebrate what was called a Day of the Right to Be Born. [1] Subsequently other countries have initiated official celebrations for the unborn, such as Argentina with the Day of the Unborn in 1998, and Chile with Day of the Conceived and Unborn, Guatemala with the National Day of the Unborn, and Costa Rica with the National Day of Life ...

  5. Holy Infant of Atocha - Wikipedia

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    Holy Infant of Atocha, Santo Niño de Atocha, Holy Child of Atocha, Saint Child of Atocha, or Wise Child of Atocha is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and the southwestern United States. It is distinctly characterized by a basket of bread he carries, along with a staff, and a ...

  6. Las Posadas - Wikipedia

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    Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.

  7. Day of the Little Candles - Wikipedia

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    El Día de las Velitas is celebrated throughout Colombia, but traditions vary in each region and city. In the municipality of Quimbaya , in Quindío Department the most important cultural event is the Candles and Lanterns Festival (full name in Spanish: Fiesta Nacional del Concurso de Alumbrados con Velas y Faroles ), which began in 1982 and is ...

  8. Battle of Acosta Ñu - Wikipedia

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    Each year in Paraguay, August 16th is marked as "Día del Niño del Paraguay" (Children's Day of Paraguay) to commemorate the memory of the children who lost their lives in the battle. The holiday was first declared in 1948 by provisional president Juan Manuel Frutos .

  9. Labour Day - Wikipedia

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    Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of the achievements of workers.It has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.