#Sikh Animation for Kids

[darkmaga-returns]

The multinationals did very well out of covid now didn’t they. Small business collapse and bankruptcy and closures continue to roll out.

Whistle blowers all over the north of Ontario have told me that small businesses in small towns in every direction are being transferred to Sikh. Are they the patsy for the ruling elite? Are they getting massive grants? Is that what Jagmeet Singh gets for his cooperation? Maserati Marxist is what they are calling him.

The transfer of small businesses I am told happened in BC and is ongoing in Saskatchewan. Is the transferee the same ethnicity? Personally I doubt it. It doesn’t matter who the business falls to. They become the patsy for the governing elite. Likely they universally come for a better life and are trying their utmost to integrate and have that better life. This is my assumption. Most are useful idiots, because the globalists ultimately don’t find it necessary to explain the how, once the karmic warning takes place.

I am from the north. Let me tell you how it works, in case you are a city boy or lady. Families know each other for generations. Your kids go to school with people who’s parents and grand parents and great grand parents went to school together. We know each other by the truck we drive. The links are long and they matter.

Now we see untold scales of small businesses transfer hand. I think this is a necessity for rolling out CBDC.

When the financial system changes from what we know and understand to CBDC and digital ID there will be mad chaos.

They want to turn it on when the smart city is up. When the cameras are all the street lights (look up). When they can read your licence plate. They can. When all highways have barbed wire fences along side them. (in the North- to keep the animals out- or the people in). When electrification and smart meters mean you need the mark to get your heat, energy or electricity.

When they’ve trained your new civil authority through the instant immigrants.

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So I have one question, Daisy. Since I am also rewriting Dr. Br*ght into Dr. Glenn Osborne (my rewrite and replacement of said character in case you’re wondering), what are the general rules you would give to anyone who is replacing Dr. Br*ght with their rewrites? Just curious.

BTW, sorry about what you had to go through with that creep.

Dw friend I gotchu!!

So the guidelines I could give since I applied these to Shaw are the following:

Use something else or another medium of possession to replace the amulet. Remember, AB used the amulet as a possession fetish thing. I was actually branded using it via them asking for nudes with me wearing it. I’ve seen some people give Shaw prior to me working on the project a yellow gemmed amulet but I’m pretty iffy on that.

Make sure you have some sort of magic rule in place that prevents your bright rewrite from possessing kids or teens. Animals are fine but please god we don’t need another Doctor Doctor Doctor fiasco. What I did with Shaw was make it so that he could only posses people the same age as he was during the original in in incident that separated his soul from his body: 29.

Bonus points if the character has no agency over who they possess, as that would be the final step to erase bright’s possession fetish from the concept completely. I know that would be hard to do so it’s not a requirement but it’s still good to point out.

Lastly, have fun!!! Honestly AB was really lazy with the concept they were trying to write (I mean, they were writing this character for sexual gratification after all) so while treating these as guidelines to be respectful of me n others I’d also take them as a creative challenge for you and others! I’d love to see people go apeshit with differing concepts as well as writing rewrites from all walks of life. Shaw’s latine-ness was heavily inspired by my experiences having a first gen Colombian immigrant tiger mom, given Shaw’s relationship with his dad.

Give your rewrite a foundation based family business, make them an only child, make them start working for the foundation on their own, make them black, latine, AAPI, indigenous, Roma, Slavic, middle eastern, Jewish, Hindu, Wicca, Sikh, Muslim, gay, bi, pan, trans, AFAB, neurodivergent…. Go crazy! Who knows, if this trend of making your own sub ins takes off I may do some tales where the multiverse merges a bit n they’re all in the same place, that would be fun.

Hope this helps💖

(Edit to add: if you’re gonna use a culture/religion/mental condition that doesn’t belong to you/you don’t have please please PLEASE do your research and make sure your rewrite is written as sensibly as possible and doesn’t play into any caricatures. Not doing so is how we got Bright’s mom being accidentally perceived as Muslim because AB thought all abrahamic headdresses were called Hijabs, lmao

Don’t be like AB, be smart)

[shane9669-blog]

My heart dropped when I read about those innocent tourists slaughtered by Muslim terrorists, I was literally fuming, it made me sick. But then it hit me: every single day, innocent kids, women, men, even animals, are being blown to pieces in Gaza, and no one bats an eye except for the Muslims. The world shrugs. That pissed me off even more. And then I thought, if Muslims are killing Hindus somewhere, Hindus are probably killing Muslims somewhere else. And even if they aren’t, Israel sure as hell is. It’s like the universe is playing this fucked-up game of balance, tit for tat, blood for blood. So I forced myself to make peace with it, because whatelse can someone like you & me even do? Share a story? Post a hashtag? Scream into the void until the next trend shows up and people move on like none of this ever happened? If your anger depends on who’s dying, based on their religion, then you’re part of the problem. You’re not grieving, you’re picking sides. But if you’re human first, you’ll feel every death like a punch to the gut. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Jew, atheist, or a Muslim—dead is dead. Murdered is murdered. And if you only cry for some, then maybe you’ve forgotten what it means to be human.

[brookston]

Holidays 4.14

Holidays

Air Force Reserve Day

American Dictionary Day

Americas Day (Honduras, Mexico)

Anfal Genocide Memorial Day

Animal Crossing Day

Black Day (South Korea)

Blessing of the Salmon Nets (Northumbria)

Bon Jovi Day (New Jersey)

Cake and Cunnilingus Day

Children’s Day (Peru)

Children with Alopecia Day

Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Day of Mologa (Russia)

Day of (No) Silence (GLSEN)

Day of the Georgian Language

Day of the Skater

Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)

Draw MegaMan Day

Dreams of Reason Feast Day

Ex-Spouse's Day

Fire Service Day (India)

414 Day

Georgian Language Day (Georgia)

Global Roller Day

Grand National Ladies Day (UK)

Gujarat (Fire Service Day; India)

International Goalkeeper Day

International Moment of Laughter Day

International Silambam Day

Kids’ Yoga Day

Kinetoscope Day

Look Up at the Sky Day

Lundkommardagen (Puffin Arrival Day; Norway) 

Meme Appreciation Day

Milwaukee Day (414)

Moirang Day (a.k.a. Victory Day; India)

National Bracelet Day

National Donate a Book Day

National Kick Balls Day

National Love Our Children Day

National Not Ashamed of Jesus Day

National Perfume Day

National Reach as High as You Can Day

N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande)

Pan American Day

Pathologists’ Assistant Day

Peter Capaldi Day

Reach As High As You Can Day

Samjinnal (Arrival of Spring; Korea)

Secret Service Day

Spring Hula Hooping Day

Tempting Fate Day

Takayama Spring Festival (Japan)

Thingyan begins (Water Festival; Burma)

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Day of Service (South Africa)

World Chagas Day

World Quantum Day

Youth Day (Angola)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Espresso Italiano Day (Italy)

Laverbread Day

National Grits Day

National Leaverbread Day (Wales)

National Pecan Day

Oreo Cookie Cheesecake Day

Saison Day

Tannat Day (Uruguay)

Nature Celebrations

Cuckoo Day (Old England)

Morning Glory Day (Overwhelming Joy; Korean Birth Flowers)

National Dolphin Day

National Gardening Day

Orange Day (Japan)

Peregrine Falcon Appreciation Day

Pigeon Day (French Republic)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Jonja Island (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Lawfords (a.k.a. Kingdom of Lawfords; Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

New Year’s Days

Bengali New Year

Kerala New Year (India)

New Year's Day (Assamese, Bengali, Burmese, Sikh, Khmer, Lao, Nepali, Oriya, Sinhalese, Tamil, Thai, Tuluva; Southeast Asia) [Sidereal Vernal Equinox]

Sidereal New Year (South and Southeast Asian) (a.k.a. …

Aluth Avurudda (Sri Lanka)

Biju Festival (Parts of India)

Bisu (Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala, India)

Bizhu (Chakmas in Mizoram, Tripura and Bangladesh)

Bohag Bihu (Assam, India)

Buisu (Tripura, India)

Bwisagu (Bodoland region of Assam, India)

Cheiraoba (Parts of India)

Choul Chnam Thmey (Cambodia)

Jur Sital (Mithila region of Bihar, India and Nepal)

Khmer New Year (Cambodia)

Maha Vusubha Sankranti (Parts of India)

Oriya New Year (Parts of India)

Pahela Baishakh (Bangladesh and West Bengal, India)

Pana Sankranti (Odisha, India)

Pi Mai (Laos)

Puthandu (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India and Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka)

Rongali Bihu (Parts of India)

Samjinnal (Korea)

Sangken (Khamti, Singpho, Khamyang, Tangsa in Arunachal Pradesh and Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, and Turung in Assam, India)

Sinhala (Sri Lanka)

Songkran (Thailand)

Tamil New Year (Parts of India)

Thingyan (Myanmar)

Tuluva New Year (Parts of India)

Vaisakhi (Punjab, North and Central India, Nepalese New Year in Nepal)

Varusha Pirruppa (Tamil New Year; Mauritius)

Vishu (Kerala, India)

Water-Sprinkling Festival (Yunnan, China)

2nd Monday in April

Global Day of Action on Military Spending [2nd Monday]

Marinara Monday [2nd Monday of Each Month]

Meditation Monday [Every Monday]

Mindful Monday [2nd Monday of Each Month]

Monday Musings [Every Monday]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

National Lineman Appreciation Day [2nd Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 14 (2nd Full Week of April)

Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week [2nd Week]

Astronomy Week — Spring (thru 4.20)

Minority Cancer Awareness Week [2nd Week]

National Child Care Awareness Week [2nd Week]

National Egg Salad Week [2nd Week]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week (thru 4.20)

National Work Zone Awareness Week [2nd Week]

Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week [2nd Week]

Festivals On or Beginning April 14, 2025

Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo (Tampa, Florida) [thru 4.16]

Feast Days

Abushibarei (Ryukyuan)

Adolph Hitler Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Albategnius (Positivist; Saint)

Ambedkar Jayanti (India)

Anthony, John and Eustace (Christian; Saints)

Ardalion (Christian; Martyr)

Baptism of Poland Day (Poland)

Bénézet (Christian; Saint)

Bernard of Tiron (Christian; Saint)

Caradoc, Benezet, John, Antony and Eustace (Christian; Martyrs)

Carpus of Thyatira (Christian; Saint)

Domnina of Terni (Christian; Saint)

Elfin Choirs Congress (Shamanism)

The Extremes (Muppetism)

Galungan (Celebrating Victory of Dharma over Adharma; Bali)

Henry Beard Delany (Episcopal Church (USA))

John of Vilna (Christian; Saint)

Justin (Christian; Martyr)

Lambert of Lyons (Christian; Saint)

Lidwina (a.k.a. B. Lidwina of Schiedam or Lydwina; Christian; Saint)

Look Up at the Sky Day (Pastafarian)

Marianne’s Day (Pagan)

The Martyrs of Lithuania (Christian; Martyrs)

Maryamma (Goddess of the Sea; Hinduism; Everyday Wicca)

Peter González (Christian; Saint)

Sommarsblot (Norse)

Three Smiles Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus (Christian; Martyrs)

Vaisakhi (a.k.a. Khalsa Day; Sikh India)

Christian Liturgical Holidays

Holy Monday [6 Days before Easter]

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 17 (Gui-Chou)

Day Pillar: Water Ox

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Receive Day (收 Shou) [Inauspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Gerry Anderson (Entertainment)

Ritchie Blackmore (Music)

Victor Borisov-Musatov (Art)

Adrian Brody (Entertainment)

Jericho Brown (Literature)

Robert Carlyle (Entertainment)

Julie Christie (Entertainment)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (Art)

Robert Doisneau (Photography)

Péter Esterházy (Literature)

Sarah Michelle Gellar (Entertainment)

Dave Gibbons (Art)

John Gielgud (Entertainment)

Anthony Michael Hall (Entertainment)

Loretta Lynn (Music)

Greg Maddux (Sports)

Katsuhiro Otomo (Art)

Alfred Hoare Powell (Art)

Shorty Rogers (Music)

Pete Rose (Sports)

Rod Steiger (Entertainment)

Bruce Sterling (Literature)

Arnold J. Toynbee (History)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Lincoln shot, Titanic hit an iceberg & 9 other tragedies) [1 of 11]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 17 of 60)

Premieres

About Damn Time, by Lizzo (Song; 2022)

American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster (Dictionary; 1828)

American Psycho (Film; 2000)

Batman vs. Robin (WB Animated Film; 2015)

Beach Blanket Bingo (Film; 1965)

Beauty and the Beast (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

The Big Bad Wolf (Silly Symphonies Disney Cartoon; 1934)

British Steel, by Judas Priest (Album; 1980)

Buddy’s Garage (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Bye Bye Birdie (Broadway Musical; 1960)

The Candle in the Wind, by T.H. White (Novel; 1958) [Once and Future King #4]

Cannery Roden (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

Crow’s Fete (Loopy De Loop Cartoon; 1965)

Diver Down, by Van Halen (Album; 1982)

The Ear (Goldwyn-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1920)

Empty Glass, by Pete Townsend (Album; 1980)

Execution Dock, by Anne Perry (Novel; 2009)

The Fair-Haired Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Farewell Waltz, by Milan Kundera (Novel; 1972)

The Fate of the Furious [F&F #8]

Freight Investigation (Mutt & Jeff Cartoon; 1917)

Girl Happy (Film; 1965)

Globe Trotting with Hy Mayer (Powers Cartoon; 1916)

Grape Nutty (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1949)

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1939)

The Hash Shop (Oswald he Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

The History of Sexuality, by Michel Foucault (Philosophy Book; 1976)

The House That Jack Built (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1939)

Iceland's Bell, by Halldór Laxness (Novel; 1943)

Insultin’ the Sultan (Ub Iwerks Willie Whopper Cartoon; 1934)

The Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison (Novel; 1952)

Iron Maiden, by Iron Maiden (Album; 1980)

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, by Public Enemy (Album; 1988)

A Jungle Triangle (Aesop’s Film Fable Cartoon; 1928)

Keeping the Faith (Film; 2000)

The King of Torts, by John Grisham (Novel; 2003)

Kinky Boots (Film; 2006)

Ko-Ko’s Hot Dog (Fleischer Inkwell Imps Cartoon; 1928)

The Legend of Korea (Animated TV Series; 2012)

Let’s Dance, by David Bowie (Album; 1983)

Lunch with a Punch (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1952)

Mary’s Little Lamb (ComiColor Cartoon; 1935)

The Missing Piece Shel Silverstein (Children’s Book; 1976)

Mixed Master (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Monaco Grand Prix (Auto Race; 1929)

Much Ado About Mousing (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1964)

My Little Pony (Animated Film; 1986)

My Love, by Paul McCartney (Song; 1973)

The Notorious Bettie Page (Film; 2006)

Off the Deep End, by Weird Al Yankovic (Album; 1992)

The Pebble and the Penguin (Animated Film; 1995)

Presto — Chango (Aesop’s Sound Fable Cartoon; 1929)

Put Me in the Zoo, by Robert Lopshire (Children’s Book; 1960)

Put-Put, Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1968)

Renfield (Film; 2023)

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Radio Series; 1930)

Robinson Crusoe (ComiColor Cartoon; 1935)

Rocket Man, by Elton John (Song; 1972)

Say Anything (Film; 1989)

Shift: First Shift — Legacy, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2012)

Sketchbook of Boston (Vernon Howe Bailey’s Sketchbook Cartoon; 1915)

Snowtime (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Spark (Animated Film; 2017)

Swat the Fly (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1935)

A Tale That Is Knot (Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial Cartoon; 1915)

Taming the Cat (Heckle & Heckle Cartoon; 1948)

A Tax from the Rear (Goldwyn-Bray Comic Cartoon; 1920)

Thank You For Smoking (Film; 2006)

Ultra, by Depeche Mode (Album; 1997)

When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman, by Dr. Hook (Song; 1979)

Whigs (U.S. Political Party; 1834)

The Wild (Animated Film; 2006)

The Wily Jap (Pathe News Cartoon; 1915)

Today’s Name Days

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Austria)

Maksim, Valerijan, Zdravko (Croatia)

Vincenc (Czech Republic)

Tiburtius (Denmark)

Lehe, Lehte, Lehti (Estonia)

Taito (Finland)

Ludivine, Maxime (France)

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Germany)

Aristarhos, Thomais (Greece)

Tibor (Hungary)

Abbondio, Ignazio, Lamberto (Italy)

Agape, Gudrite, Strauja (Latvia)

Justinas, Vaišvydė, Vaiva, Valerijonas, Visvaldas (Lithuania)

Ellinor, Nora (Norway)

Berenike, Julianna, Justyn, Maria, Myślimir, Tyburcjusz, Walerian, Waleriana (Poland)

Pahomie (Romania)

Maria (Russia)

Justína (Slovakia)

Lidia, Tiburcio, Valeriano (Spain)

Tiburtius (Sweden)

Martin (Ukraine)

Caradoc, Carey, Cary, Hudson (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Loretta Day

National Ritchie Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 104 of 2025; 261 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 1 of Week 16 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 28 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 17 (Gui-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 6 Barmundah 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Maple (April 11-20) [Day 4 of 10]

Hebrew: 16 Nisan 5785

Islamic: 15 Shawwal 1446

Julian: 1 April 2025

Moon: 97%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 20 Archimedes (4th Month) [Albategnius]

Runic Half Month: Man (Humanity) [Day 1 of 15] (thru 4.28)

Season: Spring (Day 25 of 92)

SUn Calendar: 15 Cyan; Oneday [15 of 30]

Week: 2nd Full Week of April

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aries (Day 25 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Aries (Day 1 of 31)

Schmidt Zodiac: Pisces (Day 25 of 26)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 34 of 38)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 34 of 38)

Calendar Changes

Aries (The Ram) begins [Sidereal Zodiac Sign 4; thru 5.14]

April (a.k.a. Aprilis; Julian Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

Man (Human Being) [Half-Month 8 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 4.28)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 4.14

Holidays

Air Force Reserve Day

American Dictionary Day

Americas Day (Honduras, Mexico)

Anfal Genocide Memorial Day

Animal Crossing Day

Black Day (South Korea)

Blessing of the Salmon Nets (Northumbria)

Bon Jovi Day (New Jersey)

Cake and Cunnilingus Day

Children’s Day (Peru)

Children with Alopecia Day

Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Day of Mologa (Russia)

Day of (No) Silence (GLSEN)

Day of the Georgian Language

Day of the Skater

Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)

Draw MegaMan Day

Dreams of Reason Feast Day

Ex-Spouse's Day

Fire Service Day (India)

414 Day

Georgian Language Day (Georgia)

Global Roller Day

Grand National Ladies Day (UK)

Gujarat (Fire Service Day; India)

International Goalkeeper Day

International Moment of Laughter Day

International Silambam Day

Kids’ Yoga Day

Kinetoscope Day

Look Up at the Sky Day

Lundkommardagen (Puffin Arrival Day; Norway) 

Meme Appreciation Day

Milwaukee Day (414)

Moirang Day (a.k.a. Victory Day; India)

National Bracelet Day

National Donate a Book Day

National Kick Balls Day

National Love Our Children Day

National Not Ashamed of Jesus Day

National Perfume Day

National Reach as High as You Can Day

N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande)

Pan American Day

Pathologists’ Assistant Day

Peter Capaldi Day

Reach As High As You Can Day

Samjinnal (Arrival of Spring; Korea)

Secret Service Day

Spring Hula Hooping Day

Tempting Fate Day

Takayama Spring Festival (Japan)

Thingyan begins (Water Festival; Burma)

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Day of Service (South Africa)

World Chagas Day

World Quantum Day

Youth Day (Angola)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Espresso Italiano Day (Italy)

Laverbread Day

National Grits Day

National Leaverbread Day (Wales)

National Pecan Day

Oreo Cookie Cheesecake Day

Saison Day

Tannat Day (Uruguay)

Nature Celebrations

Cuckoo Day (Old England)

Morning Glory Day (Overwhelming Joy; Korean Birth Flowers)

National Dolphin Day

National Gardening Day

Orange Day (Japan)

Peregrine Falcon Appreciation Day

Pigeon Day (French Republic)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Jonja Island (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Lawfords (a.k.a. Kingdom of Lawfords; Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

New Year’s Days

Bengali New Year

Kerala New Year (India)

New Year's Day (Assamese, Bengali, Burmese, Sikh, Khmer, Lao, Nepali, Oriya, Sinhalese, Tamil, Thai, Tuluva; Southeast Asia) [Sidereal Vernal Equinox]

Sidereal New Year (South and Southeast Asian) (a.k.a. …

Aluth Avurudda (Sri Lanka)

Biju Festival (Parts of India)

Bisu (Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala, India)

Bizhu (Chakmas in Mizoram, Tripura and Bangladesh)

Bohag Bihu (Assam, India)

Buisu (Tripura, India)

Bwisagu (Bodoland region of Assam, India)

Cheiraoba (Parts of India)

Choul Chnam Thmey (Cambodia)

Jur Sital (Mithila region of Bihar, India and Nepal)

Khmer New Year (Cambodia)

Maha Vusubha Sankranti (Parts of India)

Oriya New Year (Parts of India)

Pahela Baishakh (Bangladesh and West Bengal, India)

Pana Sankranti (Odisha, India)

Pi Mai (Laos)

Puthandu (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India and Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka)

Rongali Bihu (Parts of India)

Samjinnal (Korea)

Sangken (Khamti, Singpho, Khamyang, Tangsa in Arunachal Pradesh and Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, and Turung in Assam, India)

Sinhala (Sri Lanka)

Songkran (Thailand)

Tamil New Year (Parts of India)

Thingyan (Myanmar)

Tuluva New Year (Parts of India)

Vaisakhi (Punjab, North and Central India, Nepalese New Year in Nepal)

Varusha Pirruppa (Tamil New Year; Mauritius)

Vishu (Kerala, India)

Water-Sprinkling Festival (Yunnan, China)

2nd Monday in April

Global Day of Action on Military Spending [2nd Monday]

Marinara Monday [2nd Monday of Each Month]

Meditation Monday [Every Monday]

Mindful Monday [2nd Monday of Each Month]

Monday Musings [Every Monday]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

National Lineman Appreciation Day [2nd Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 14 (2nd Full Week of April)

Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week [2nd Week]

Astronomy Week — Spring (thru 4.20)

Minority Cancer Awareness Week [2nd Week]

National Child Care Awareness Week [2nd Week]

National Egg Salad Week [2nd Week]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week (thru 4.20)

National Work Zone Awareness Week [2nd Week]

Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week [2nd Week]

Festivals On or Beginning April 14, 2025

Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo (Tampa, Florida) [thru 4.16]

Feast Days

Abushibarei (Ryukyuan)

Adolph Hitler Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Albategnius (Positivist; Saint)

Ambedkar Jayanti (India)

Anthony, John and Eustace (Christian; Saints)

Ardalion (Christian; Martyr)

Baptism of Poland Day (Poland)

Bénézet (Christian; Saint)

Bernard of Tiron (Christian; Saint)

Caradoc, Benezet, John, Antony and Eustace (Christian; Martyrs)

Carpus of Thyatira (Christian; Saint)

Domnina of Terni (Christian; Saint)

Elfin Choirs Congress (Shamanism)

The Extremes (Muppetism)

Galungan (Celebrating Victory of Dharma over Adharma; Bali)

Henry Beard Delany (Episcopal Church (USA))

John of Vilna (Christian; Saint)

Justin (Christian; Martyr)

Lambert of Lyons (Christian; Saint)

Lidwina (a.k.a. B. Lidwina of Schiedam or Lydwina; Christian; Saint)

Look Up at the Sky Day (Pastafarian)

Marianne’s Day (Pagan)

The Martyrs of Lithuania (Christian; Martyrs)

Maryamma (Goddess of the Sea; Hinduism; Everyday Wicca)

Peter González (Christian; Saint)

Sommarsblot (Norse)

Three Smiles Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus (Christian; Martyrs)

Vaisakhi (a.k.a. Khalsa Day; Sikh India)

Christian Liturgical Holidays

Holy Monday [6 Days before Easter]

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 17 (Gui-Chou)

Day Pillar: Water Ox

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Receive Day (收 Shou) [Inauspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Gerry Anderson (Entertainment)

Ritchie Blackmore (Music)

Victor Borisov-Musatov (Art)

Adrian Brody (Entertainment)

Jericho Brown (Literature)

Robert Carlyle (Entertainment)

Julie Christie (Entertainment)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (Art)

Robert Doisneau (Photography)

Péter Esterházy (Literature)

Sarah Michelle Gellar (Entertainment)

Dave Gibbons (Art)

John Gielgud (Entertainment)

Anthony Michael Hall (Entertainment)

Loretta Lynn (Music)

Greg Maddux (Sports)

Katsuhiro Otomo (Art)

Alfred Hoare Powell (Art)

Shorty Rogers (Music)

Pete Rose (Sports)

Rod Steiger (Entertainment)

Bruce Sterling (Literature)

Arnold J. Toynbee (History)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Lincoln shot, Titanic hit an iceberg & 9 other tragedies) [1 of 11]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 17 of 60)

Premieres

About Damn Time, by Lizzo (Song; 2022)

American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster (Dictionary; 1828)

American Psycho (Film; 2000)

Batman vs. Robin (WB Animated Film; 2015)

Beach Blanket Bingo (Film; 1965)

Beauty and the Beast (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

The Big Bad Wolf (Silly Symphonies Disney Cartoon; 1934)

British Steel, by Judas Priest (Album; 1980)

Buddy’s Garage (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Bye Bye Birdie (Broadway Musical; 1960)

The Candle in the Wind, by T.H. White (Novel; 1958) [Once and Future King #4]

Cannery Roden (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

Crow’s Fete (Loopy De Loop Cartoon; 1965)

Diver Down, by Van Halen (Album; 1982)

The Ear (Goldwyn-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1920)

Empty Glass, by Pete Townsend (Album; 1980)

Execution Dock, by Anne Perry (Novel; 2009)

The Fair-Haired Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Farewell Waltz, by Milan Kundera (Novel; 1972)

The Fate of the Furious [F&F #8]

Freight Investigation (Mutt & Jeff Cartoon; 1917)

Girl Happy (Film; 1965)

Globe Trotting with Hy Mayer (Powers Cartoon; 1916)

Grape Nutty (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1949)

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1939)

The Hash Shop (Oswald he Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

The History of Sexuality, by Michel Foucault (Philosophy Book; 1976)

The House That Jack Built (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1939)

Iceland's Bell, by Halldór Laxness (Novel; 1943)

Insultin’ the Sultan (Ub Iwerks Willie Whopper Cartoon; 1934)

The Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison (Novel; 1952)

Iron Maiden, by Iron Maiden (Album; 1980)

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, by Public Enemy (Album; 1988)

A Jungle Triangle (Aesop’s Film Fable Cartoon; 1928)

Keeping the Faith (Film; 2000)

The King of Torts, by John Grisham (Novel; 2003)

Kinky Boots (Film; 2006)

Ko-Ko’s Hot Dog (Fleischer Inkwell Imps Cartoon; 1928)

The Legend of Korea (Animated TV Series; 2012)

Let’s Dance, by David Bowie (Album; 1983)

Lunch with a Punch (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1952)

Mary’s Little Lamb (ComiColor Cartoon; 1935)

The Missing Piece Shel Silverstein (Children’s Book; 1976)

Mixed Master (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Monaco Grand Prix (Auto Race; 1929)

Much Ado About Mousing (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1964)

My Little Pony (Animated Film; 1986)

My Love, by Paul McCartney (Song; 1973)

The Notorious Bettie Page (Film; 2006)

Off the Deep End, by Weird Al Yankovic (Album; 1992)

The Pebble and the Penguin (Animated Film; 1995)

Presto — Chango (Aesop’s Sound Fable Cartoon; 1929)

Put Me in the Zoo, by Robert Lopshire (Children’s Book; 1960)

Put-Put, Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1968)

Renfield (Film; 2023)

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Radio Series; 1930)

Robinson Crusoe (ComiColor Cartoon; 1935)

Rocket Man, by Elton John (Song; 1972)

Say Anything (Film; 1989)

Shift: First Shift — Legacy, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2012)

Sketchbook of Boston (Vernon Howe Bailey’s Sketchbook Cartoon; 1915)

Snowtime (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Spark (Animated Film; 2017)

Swat the Fly (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1935)

A Tale That Is Knot (Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial Cartoon; 1915)

Taming the Cat (Heckle & Heckle Cartoon; 1948)

A Tax from the Rear (Goldwyn-Bray Comic Cartoon; 1920)

Thank You For Smoking (Film; 2006)

Ultra, by Depeche Mode (Album; 1997)

When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman, by Dr. Hook (Song; 1979)

Whigs (U.S. Political Party; 1834)

The Wild (Animated Film; 2006)

The Wily Jap (Pathe News Cartoon; 1915)

Today’s Name Days

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Austria)

Maksim, Valerijan, Zdravko (Croatia)

Vincenc (Czech Republic)

Tiburtius (Denmark)

Lehe, Lehte, Lehti (Estonia)

Taito (Finland)

Ludivine, Maxime (France)

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Germany)

Aristarhos, Thomais (Greece)

Tibor (Hungary)

Abbondio, Ignazio, Lamberto (Italy)

Agape, Gudrite, Strauja (Latvia)

Justinas, Vaišvydė, Vaiva, Valerijonas, Visvaldas (Lithuania)

Ellinor, Nora (Norway)

Berenike, Julianna, Justyn, Maria, Myślimir, Tyburcjusz, Walerian, Waleriana (Poland)

Pahomie (Romania)

Maria (Russia)

Justína (Slovakia)

Lidia, Tiburcio, Valeriano (Spain)

Tiburtius (Sweden)

Martin (Ukraine)

Caradoc, Carey, Cary, Hudson (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Loretta Day

National Ritchie Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 104 of 2025; 261 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 1 of Week 16 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 28 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Geng-Chen), Day 17 (Gui-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 6 Barmundah 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Maple (April 11-20) [Day 4 of 10]

Hebrew: 16 Nisan 5785

Islamic: 15 Shawwal 1446

Julian: 1 April 2025

Moon: 97%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 20 Archimedes (4th Month) [Albategnius]

Runic Half Month: Man (Humanity) [Day 1 of 15] (thru 4.28)

Season: Spring (Day 25 of 92)

SUn Calendar: 15 Cyan; Oneday [15 of 30]

Week: 2nd Full Week of April

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aries (Day 25 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Aries (Day 1 of 31)

Schmidt Zodiac: Pisces (Day 25 of 26)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 34 of 38)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 34 of 38)

Calendar Changes

Aries (The Ram) begins [Sidereal Zodiac Sign 4; thru 5.14]

April (a.k.a. Aprilis; Julian Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

Man (Human Being) [Half-Month 8 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 4.28)

[angelicrebirthed]

Prologue... the inTERRORgation

“So after so long, I finally find you..”

“Damn you got the whole US military and I blew so much shit up..”

“Get gud skill issue”

"So you’re the little Jewish kid who beat the Nazis... What's your name? …Ah, Joshua. I am 5 star General Jaspreet Singh, current secretary of defense, war hero of the Persian-American war."

“You killed the WHITE KNIGHT”

(A war in Iran where America successfully enacted regime change, with far less destabilizing consequences.)

(A Sikh man, 45 years of age, gray beard, he's 6'1 medium weight professionally dressed in uniform, beard with a moustache, solid navy blue turban finely wrapped in a Daastar, each crease has a red white and blue stripe, each overlapping, all his medals pinned up, has an extraordinary fancy dagger on his weight, it looks like a combination of a silver and white Kirpan and a standard issue military knife, he is immaculate, no a single crease or wrinkle.)

"Wow, Generals like you go on and on, nice....  It’s ok,resume."

(Joshua’s voice is completely sarcastic with a far bit of assholery)

(He puts his hands on the table, his kara bracelet clicking loudly on the steel table, its noise contrasting a dead silence.)

"You see Joshua, I cannot pardon people who have such extensive lists of crimes, but if I became president which I currently lead in many polls, and many primaries, as a brown gay, oh a Desi, bearded Eisenhower, as a war hero who deposed the evil Mullahs, you have a story with a power tell it to me, everyone loves McCain, John Kerry, US Grant, ah this nation should have more generals as presidents, I am everything American wants, a new face of war, a South Asian, a charmer, someone unique but also tough for the conservatives, young enough for young voters... 

" Wait, aren't you just like those Generals in 1984, both in Orwell's and Indira's power ploys" “completely power hungry and self absorbed”

"You bigoted animal."

(Jaspreet slaps Joshua twice, then punches Josh straight in the nose)

"This nation is nothing without a strong military!"

"Maybe that's a good line" "Push America forward!"

“ A punchline Jaspreet, really funny!”

"Too much weakness, too much wokeness, it needs to be cleaned"

"wait General Singh you aren't human, you're not alive.."

(punches Joshua)

"Oh boy you have a death aura. You aren't even actually acting on free will. You should have died in the war."

"I can sense the true you… are you enslaved…"

"Both parties want me, we have a one party system, economically speaking, not on social issues.... I can't really choose but it's always a guaranteed vote when you’re Pentagon material"

"Tell me and maybe we can be more civilized just let me explain"

"Joshua... I have 3 powers, I can tell if anyone is lying in any way, it is an absolute power of truth, if you lie about anything, this power is absolute there is no way to avoid it, you can't outrun your past. I will know even of you kill me, my men will hunt you, I also know lightning and air manipulation"

"My other is the ability to completely command a person's focus, its like mind control its extraordinarily powerful, my ability is classified, it's how I won the war, I manipulated the enemies attention while they were shot, it is a true distraction, this power comes with high levels of telepathy and other psionics, you might call this " mind control"

(Telepathy indicates he can manipulate a person's pain and pleasure, focusing on his commands feels good, doing nothing feels you with dread, and even pain. This is the carrots and sticks behind his 'command'.)

"I have these powers, you know not to mess with me"

"Why would I, clearly you are the most powerful person I have ever met."

“You remind me of those liberal moderates who both side everything and punish freedom fighters and self defense, those who bullshit me and say work in the system, god I hate them”

(He gestures towards his body guards both with a long list of torture techniques, they flash a series of tools)

"Hey, you said civil - those dicks over there are ready to prick me apart!"

(Joshua feels dread.)

"We know your capabilities, we know you aided an enemy of state to steal classified documents, we know how you beat the KNIGHT, we know about the Angel incident. We know you committed mass murder and a act of torture - doesn’t matter if you had to do it or not.”

"Oh, that hacker girl…"

"A girl, then? Thanks for the hint. That little slip up just halved our targets.”

"Joshua, you are a terrorist" 

"Says the guy who threatens to cut me up…"

"This is a room that doesn't exist - nothing ever happens here.Congress could never find this in a century"

"Did gitmo teach you nothing, Congress finds out, maybe the military teaches you torture is... Bad, even? I know, it’s a shocking concept-”(Joshua feels a light pulse of pain - a growing headache for his disobedience.)

"You see Joshua, when I was a kid, Sikhs in the US couldn't join the army without shaving our beards and being unkesh, forcing us to choose between country and faith. The British and Canadian government would allow us, which is a colonial irony as a proud Desi. However,  made a choice. I did shave it, and put my country before faith. It was hard, very hard to be the first Sikh in this country to be a General, to show the martial prowess of my heritage. You see, I merely follow a set of rules, with no room for error. Violence, whether motivated by politics or race or religion - all of it merely amounts to terrorism. No matter what side, left or right, it doesn’t matter worth a damn. You are all equally guilty in the eyes of the law. And for the sake of that law, that order, a Jew killing a Nazi - with stolen military tech, might I add - well, it must be condemned. 

"Joshua, take this from a big brown Gay Indian American man who is just as against Nazism as you" "They shot up our gurdwaras along with your Temples, I have skin in the game - ha! I mean "

"But we must have law and order, due process, we must be civilized…”

“That is sooo cute!”

“Well i killed the nazis so hahahah”

"Mercy is weakness, Jaspreet! Where were you with those Klansman running amuck, they were hunting me!"

"It sets a bad precedent about vigilante violence."

"You see, right now, I still have to follow orders. I have followed orders my whole life, that's what war is. Orders! Morals come last.Until you are truly on top, you have to follow orders, even then you must follow the orders of those who support you.”(Joshua chuckles.)

"General Singh, I know a small thing about the Raj, wasn't General Reginald Dyers the butcher of Amritsar following orders when his slaughtered the Indians, weren't his Sepoys just following orders, just good soldiers pulling the trigger doing their job...." (Joshua taunts him with history.)

(Jaspreet gets up.)

"You little animal, you filthy racist scum."

(Jaspreet is kicking Joshua on the floor, he's cuffed to a chair, Joshua has his attention pinned to the legs of the table)

"You see all of my ancestors who were male served the Raj, for a century the only job they could do was die for an empire that did nothing but slaughter us, steal from us, starve us. You are an insect for desecrating my heritage!"

"I think you are being a hot headed Punjabi who is being religiously motivated in his attack."

"Maybe you are a terrorist, oh wait you are the government, its only terrorism if you aint in charge"

(Jaspreet flicks his Kara onto his hand and knuckle busts Joshua in the face, for some reason the recoil is abnormal)

(Jaspreet slaps him)

“Maybe it was a forcefield”

"But why would I need to "

"Do a backflip!"

"Sir I'm chained to a chair"

"DO IT!"

(Joshua wiggles around, but he can even jump, then a shockwave of pain for failure)

“HAHAHAH, You will do everything I want, and you are completely powerless”

"I had you focus on doing a backflip, it was impossible, you focused until you failed, if you tried again I would have been unable to harm you"

"I cannot hurt you with my power, but if you fail my order, if you lose focus on compliance, then it the power hurts you. Not me, your fault!"

"Racist people like you need to be taught a lesson"

"I am not racist I am pointing out how you are just like lord Dalhousie"

"You know how many bigots I beat to get where I am, you are just another statistic a obstacle"

"Hey is you beating me religiously or ethnically motivated, or am I just pointing out how you are a disgrace to your ancestors"

"Honestly I didn't even have to use my mental magic to reveal your true self, you are pathetic only slightly more competent than the Nazis I killed, definitely less racist"

"You know what Joshua, I will beat you forever you will be my punching bag"

"That's cute maybe start a little boxing club for war pigs, a little adorable fight club for insecure autocrats who need a stiffy"

“Fat cat plutocrat,all you do is work off that shat”

(The general stabs Joshua hands, Joshua's attention is soon forced completely focused on has hands. The pain is amplified due to the focus, it regenerates slowly but very fast)

"Aaaagh"

"Oh that's bloody"

"Oh look Joshua can regenerate, ah now that's some enhancements we could really use"

(Joshua sings Hebrew letters float, glow and the would disappears)

"Hey Jaspreet I can go all daaaay!"

"I literally said I can heal wounds"

"You little shit"

"You see, this is a black site, A gitmo I can do anything here I will torture you"

"What do you want Jaspreet, a new tank model, Abrams need a mileage boost"

"Oh those F-35 ain't working, ah the military industrial complex not flaws at all"

“Half your budget isn’t being embezzled by some twig virgins jacking off to the zeroes in thier bank account”

"Oh thats a nice argument senator, lets see you back it up with a source!"

“Joshua we fail audits every year, we don’t need a damn source”

"You d##m right Joshua, ill crack you like an egg...

making the mother of all Junta's here kid”

“You know that game is a Joke. about the military…”

“We are untouchable”

"I General Singh, Secretary of Defense hereby command you to tell me, want a story, not some fuel efficient tank made by hippie fascists, I told you mine tell me yours and I will pardon you" 

"I know you have drones, invisibility, teleportation, and the most delicious... A quantum computer capable of stealing the nuclear codes" " the mere existence of those is a existential crisis for our nation "

"I cannot make you speak Joshua, but I can make you focus on your story and I can tell when you lie"

(Wait he actually has a point how can I defeat a person who can literally control a persons ability to think, feel, act, react, and do magic, this one power makes him insane. I need my friends, just gotta comply)

"You see that is how I can mind control, I can make a person focus on a certain action, they cannot do other actions, if they want they can do nothing, that results in pain"

("Joshua cast strength, Geruvah!")

(Joshua is stunned, he can't think straight as if any though unrelated to the command was drowned in brain fog, he is completely paralyzed, wait do nothing it may be painful but that's fine, just do it for 10 minutes, then comply this will show your resilience to Jaspreet)

"I... Can"

(The Hebrew letters float in the air and land on Jaspreet, his arms thick muscular and hairy grow, and grow, he punches the cell wall, it creates a 5 inch crater in solid cement, then the muscle growth fades, not a single cell in his hand bruisd)

“AHHH, damn that feels INCREDIBLE!”

“Honestly, strength is something I admire, forcing your will on others”

“You just stole my magic” Joshua mutters softly only to feel a prick in his mind

"Thanks Joshua, ill loosen up a bit, honestly that strength rush was.. Incredible"

"Tip of the iceberg, that's A fraction of my power"

"Damn I know see the value in that"

"You will pardon me no matter what I do"

(Ok, this next thing gotta be done fast)

"I remember have limitless power, I know psychokinesis, I can move anything with a flick of a finger"

(the two kirpans are floating in front of the Jaspreet's face in front and behind, Joshua's hands are freed from the cuffs)

"Remember I was testing you Jaspreet, seeing who is really on my side, to assess my opponent, you can't use mental magic under intense fear"

"Your BPM is Waaaay too high for your little CMD.EXE mindgame"

"I have reflexes that are enhanced, remember? I can enhance people's bodily abilities, including my own"

"Mind control is neat. But I kinda like my free will"

“Actually Joshua I can still use my focus ability, just don’t pretend to be my equal”

"I want more than a pardon I want complete free reign, I want power, I want pardons for my associates including the hacker, maybe ill give you the tech" "I'm no good to you dead, and neither are you"

"That's why I will not slit your throat with you cute little Kirpan"

“You couldn’t if you tried”

(The kirpan hauntingly scratched his neck so slightly that it cuts off hair)

"Joshua, you are insane"

(Joshua realizes the General was doing a certain breathing technique, it can be used to abnormally lower A person's heartbeat and fear to in a scary amount of time, f**k)

(General Singh commands his attention to focus at the floor, the daggers fall to the ground everyone's attention is focused on the loud clank)

(In that split second Jaspreet grabs Joshua and throws him again the wall pinning him, completely overpowering him)

"You see General Singh, both of our powers completely cancel each other out" "we are at a stalemate"

"I can kill you with my PSI, and PK, I can heal any bruises taken, It doesn't matter because you could hunt me down or disable me from action you don't want that you want to copy my powers"

“You are not my equal, I am the US military”

“I also have ways to cheat death, you think human bodies are good enough”

"You want my tech"

"you could have me commanded, but I can just ignore orders, pain is funny, I have already been through so much I can handle it after all I have the serum and all of the tech you want"

"You got a point Joshua"

"Guards leave"

(They follow Joshua's orders, with Jaspreet giving a nod)

"I'll tell you it started with a dream... A certain man with a power, similar to mine, power that could heal those, protect those. A valuable power. " 

"Then he almost died and gave up that power, to a new leader, to an angel who granted me my power""

"I demand you stay silent General Singh for the entirety of my story, it may take weeks to just review it but it will tell you the hacker you are looking for and you must pardon Her, I will also tell you where my friends are”

“Well they are very very well hidden…”

“Also Joshua you were associating with a internationally known cosmic anomaly know as a humanoid black whole responsible for mass disappearances.” “Yeah he’s our Navigator”

“Oh I know where they are… I captured them.”

"Fine, I have no choice"

"Neither do I"

(Joshua thinks to himself, to sing A song, to strum A melody, hmmm oh a harp, Joshua thinks of the word Kinnor, or the Hebrew word for Harp, then the letters appear on his hands, wrists in forearms)

(Joshua conjures A harp made of light by taking  those Hebrew letters and shaping them into existence, he starts strumming)

"A little music to jog my memories, for it started A while ago, with dreams of failure to stop the hatred, but love won't die, and truths reign above us"

[agendergorgon]

Crocodile Great Replacement?

So I've been reading up on Cuban crocodiles (C. Rhrombifer) cos I think they're cool and I was gonna make my fursona one, but I ran into this problem where I was made to remember that eugenics is wankers applying animal husbandry and conservation principles to humans. Turns out the Cuban Crocodile shares environments with the American Crocodile (C. Acutus) and the two can have kids together, and every news article or quick summation of it makes me uneasy cos its about concerns about maintaining a pure population of the cuban crocodile and the dangers of female Cuban Crocodiles choosing American Crocodile males but worded in a way that's dangerously close to how losers who think Birmingham is under Sharia law and swan about the place with roman busts for profile pics might lament the plight of "real"(WASP) "British"(WASP) "values"(hating non WASPs). I'm not a zoologist I'm just a lady who wanted to find out some neat facts about animals and pretend I was still the target demographic for Zoobooks and the like and now I'm reading papers on this sort of thing and conservation efforts and wanting to read more on the ethcis of human intervention in something like this, and whether something can be said to be exinct if its descendents are still out there. Fun fact: Cuban crocodiles do a funny little gallop on land and are gorgeous to watch in motion Unfun fact: way too many losers in my town that complain about the Sikh temple messing with the skyline

[dbunicorn]

There's a fat disgusting white pig in my cul de sac who some Washington asshole employs. I'm.sure it's Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, etc

This fucking hole will never be my home.

Here's my list of paranoia - 4 solid years of almost car accidents, some really close, getting a ticket for reckless driving, white apologies, more scumbag CBP & rude cops in 2 countries than any sane woman would want to.punch in the face. An almost divorce, having to raise two small children, get taxed up the ass, give to charity, school lockdowns, 2 kids with possible mild autism, imbeciles doctors, imbecile therapists, the creepiest neighbors on the planet eye raping at a pool and soooo much more. More ruined birthday parties, anniversary, vacations with obnoxious rude white women. Indian women are close second

Some female fuck lives with pig who smells like a repugnant shiny pedophile.

So again. Here's a fucking reminder of how many years of harassment that is. When you set a protective order against someone you fucking cunts. Try due process. It's not like your country is anything but a racist shit hole that sponsors terrorism. 🖕🖕

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/19/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-killed/

My favorite was when the car alarm across the street would go off whenever my husband and I would be having sex. Or how people would be standing outside my house at 3am in pissing rain when no animal is to be seen.

But I can pay more property tax and HOA fees for your welfare state to violate my rights..

A particular fuck you to the 'only India can produces engineers H1b visa program". Great science is done around the world.

Fucking ugly fat ugly revolting asshole. That would make me proud of myself too.

It would make me smug.

We've moved 2 times in the last 10 years. I don't want my children fucking near you disgusting fucking pigs.

No diversity training makes you a man, it doesn't stop marital rape, and hating of daughters. When an asshole stalks a child on your dime I'm fucking sure that's your liability. You can call me paranoid and delusional until your blue in the face you fucking pig. It doesn't make you anything more than the pathetic fuck you are.

Pay me out. I'm sure I won't see 20 uhauls in Haines junction if I fucking choose to live there.

I'm sick of being a man on your behalf.

PS I fucking promise you I WILL NEVER turn the other cheek again.

Evolution of an idiot. Ikea, fed governor at sfu, real estate bubbles, unfunded liabilities, water crises,GFC, foreclosures, bailouts, Facebook, Cambridge analytics, rcmp, Obama, go home, dumbing down stem in bc, Amanda Todd, white jeep, jeep, yellow jeep, raped Indian women, with umbrellas, fat depressed white women, ugly white pedophiles, see something say something, teach me a lesson, protective orders, Woodinville Washington, my mother's stroke, Oregon plates in bc. Just a taster of my beautiful mind.

Wow what a life of the mind. It's like the worst black mirror episode on the fucking planet.

Excuse the brevity of this response. I'm too tired being a responsible adult. I'm sure I could write a PhD about your corruption.

Did you fucking want to tell me about CASTE asshole.

Total plot twist and nail chewer

[gingerhotelsindia]

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Ginger Zirakpur - The Ideal Option for Business Travelers: Ginger Chandigarh Zirakpur emerges as the best option for business travellers seeking a perfect base for their stay in the region. Strategically located, this business hotel in Chandigarh Zirakpur offers easy access to the major industrial and commercial hubs, making it a preferred choice for professionals. The hotel's proximity to Chandigarh International Airport and major highways ensures seamless connectivity.

Comfortable Rooms in Chandigarh Zirakpur: At Ginger Chandigarh Zirakpur, comfort and convenience are at the forefront of the guest experience. The well-appointed rooms are designed to provide a relaxing and productive environment, ideal for business travellers looking for a comfortable stay. Enjoy the convenience of in-room amenities, including a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee maker, and a well-lit work desk.

The hotel's plush bedding and a choice of pillows ensure a restful night's sleep after a busy day of meetings or sightseeing. Wake up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, ready to take on the day's activities.

Unmatched Facilities and Services:

Ginger Zirakpur goes the extra mile to ensure a seamless and enjoyable stay for all its guests. Start your day with a hearty and wholesome breakfast at the hotel's multi-cuisine restaurant, offering a delectable spread of local and international dishes. The restaurant's warm ambience makes it an ideal spot for both formal and casual dining experiences.

For fitness enthusiasts, the hotel provides a fully-equipped fitness centre to help you stay active and energetic during your trip. Keep up with your workout routine and maintain a healthy lifestyle while away from home.

Ginger Zirakpur's courteous staff is dedicated to delivering personalized service and prompt assistance. Whether you need travel arrangements, local recommendations, or any other requirement, the hotel's team is always at your service.

Conclusion:

For those travellers seeking convenience, comfort, and efficiency, Ginger Chandigarh Zirakpur stands out as the ultimate choice for business hotels in Chandigarh Zirakpur, offering the most functional and sophisticated rooms in Chandigarh Zirakpur.

With its modern amenities, convenient location, and warm hospitality, Ginger Zirakpur promises an unparalleled stay experience, leaving a lasting impression on every guest visiting this thriving region. Whether you're in Zirakpur for business or leisure, Ginger Chandigarh Zirakpur ensures a memorable and productive stay, making it your home away from home.

[saumya-us]

Discover Sahiba: A Tale of Haritage and Heart | Khalsaphulwari

[sikhville]

Sikhville: Educational and Fun Videos for Kids, Exploring Sikh Culture with Joy

Introduction

Sikhville is a platform that combines education and entertainment to create engaging video content for kids. With a focus on Sikh culture and values, Sikhville provides children with a unique opportunity to learn and have fun simultaneously. Let's explore how Sikhville strikes the perfect balance between education and enjoyment.

The Power of Educational Entertainment

Sikhville understands that children learn best when they are engaged and entertained. By blending education with fun, Sikhville's video content captures children's attention and enhances their learning experience. Through colorful animations, lively characters, and interactive elements, Sikhville ensures that kids are excited to explore and discover new knowledge about Sikh culture.

Age-Appropriate and Engaging Content

Sikhville tailors its video content specifically for kids, considering their age and cognitive abilities. The content is presented in a way that is easy for children to understand and enjoy. Sikhville's videos utilize storytelling techniques, engaging visuals, and relatable scenarios to create an immersive learning environment that keeps kids interested and motivated to learn more.

Exploring Sikh Culture and Traditions

Sikhville's video content provides children with a comprehensive introduction to Sikh culture and traditions. From the teachings of the Sikh Gurus to the significance of Sikh festivals, kids get to explore the rich heritage of Sikhism. Sikhville's videos cover various aspects of Sikh culture, including the Sikh identity, the importance of the turban, langar (community kitchen), and the values of equality and service to humanity.

Interactive Learning Experiences

Sikhville goes beyond passive viewing by incorporating interactive elements into its video content. Children are encouraged to participate in quizzes, games, and activities that reinforce their understanding of Sikhism. This interactive approach not only enhances their knowledge retention but also makes the learning process enjoyable and memorable.

Promoting Values and Life Skills

Sikhville's video content focuses not only on imparting knowledge but also on promoting values and life skills. Children learn about important virtues such as compassion, honesty, humility, and respect for others. Sikhville's videos showcase characters who demonstrate these values, inspiring kids to adopt them in their own lives and interactions with others.

Inspiring Role Models

Sikhville's video content introduces children to inspirational figures from Sikh history and contemporary society. By highlighting the achievements and contributions of Sikh heroes and role models, kids learn about the importance of determination, courage, and selflessness. These role models serve as sources of inspiration, motivating children to strive for excellence and make a positive impact in their own lives and communities.

Cultivating Cultural Appreciation and Inclusivity

Sikhville's video content promotes cultural appreciation and inclusivity by fostering understanding and respect for different cultures. Through the exploration of Sikh culture, children gain insight into the beliefs, traditions, and practices that make Sikhism unique. This exposure to diverse cultures helps children develop empathy, acceptance, and a broader worldview.

Conclusion

Sikhville's dedication to creating educational and fun video content for kids is commendable. By engaging children through interactive experiences, Sikhville successfully introduces them to Sikh culture, values, and traditions. Through their captivating videos, Sikhville nurtures a love for learning while instilling important life skills and fostering cultural appreciation among young minds.

[inklusive-writes]

Why Disney & Pixar’s new coming-of-age film resonates with me as an Asian and a future Generalist Special Needs Educator… [Warning: SPOILERS AHEAD!]

The new animated film centers on the life of a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian living in Toronto, Canada. Meilin Lee is a typical girl who experiences the struggles and growing pains of adolescence. She shapeshifts into a huge red panda whenever she gets excited, mad, frustrated, or basically whenever she feels any extreme emotion that she can’t suppress. Her mom, Ming Lee, is a typical Asian mom who’s strict, religious, and always wants everything to be perfect. This film tackles not only about the onset of puberty but also parent-child relationship, generational trauma, gender roles, and many more behind the scenes.

There has been quite a number of bad reviews about the film (mostly from conservative adults) because of the main character’s self-identity towards the end of the film. Personally, I think this film gives the general audiences a refreshing view on the onset of puberty especially menstruation and shows an important representation of Asian kids experiencing generational trauma. So, as a woman who is brought up in an Asian household AND as a future educator, here are the reasons why the film is a necessary representation in the present time:

1. Inclusion & Diversity

Being left out is probably one of a teenager’s worst fears. When I was in my early teens, I always wanted to be included in any group, school event, or even in the pettiest of things like gossip; because who would want to be excluded, right?

This film is set in the early 2000s which features characters coming from diverse backgrounds. The main character herself is a Chinese-Canadian who brought their entire culture to Toronto. She is even part of a group of besties with diverse identities, one of which is a queer girl.

Some characters may be in fleeting scenes but they made them noticeable enough for it to garner a positive impact. The audience spotted a character with Type 1 Diabetes because of her insulin pump. This particular scene left the diabetic community optimistic about a kid who has the same condition being portrayed on screen. There was also a kid with a physical disability on his wheelchair going up the school ramp. As a future educator, it feels liberating to watch these representations being validated on an animated film. There are actually a lot more characters with diverse backgrounds such as the school’s security guard who is an observant Sikh and kids from different ethnicities. It’s basically just a film with diverse characters exploring and finding their own identities despite their cultural roots living in a judgmental society.

2. Generational Trauma

“When one experiences misattunement, neglect, or mistreatment as a child, they tend to live with the trauma and end up passing it on to the next generation,” Clinical Psychologist Joseph Marquez said.

Like Disney’s Encanto which addresses the issues of generational trauma, the same can be said for this film. Most Asian families do not confront strong emotions and if they do (which is a rare occurrence), they tend to blame the person’s feelings which makes him/her repress these emotions. As a Filipino, we are taught to embody our values at an early age, especially the trait of resiliency.

The Philippines is a calamity-prone country. Filipinos are known to be resilient especially in the face of disaster. From the deep rooted history of our post-colonized country, we really do tend to be resilient in the darkest of times and we saw this trait present in all of us when Super Typhoon Odette struck certain parts of the country. A lot of Filipinos, especially underprivileged ones, were forced to be resilient because they have no choice but to move on and find ways in order to get through the day without hunger or thirst. There was no room to grieve because time and space are only available for the privileged. Instead of asking for accountability from the people in power, we are forced to normalize the values of being TOO independent and resilient in the time of disasters.

This is why a lot of us have repressed rage, just like Ming’s rage coming out in a negative way in the later part of the story. Her red panda was gigantic, making Mei’s panda look like a bug. This goes to show that the more you hide away or bury the emotions as you grow older, the more it becomes heavier and eventually it will burst out, hurting the people you care about the most.

This explains why Mei’s mom was overly strict. It’s because she experienced the same upbringing. This is a transmission of a cultural trauma which began to negatively affect Meilin and it led to emotional distance and denial.

3. What do we need to normalize?

Actually, a lot.

Again, this film is about the onset of puberty especially for girls. The creators of this film are all female. By the way, releasing this film during International Women’s Month is a big move. They know what needs to be addressed and to be discussed normally in the open as they have personally experienced the issues and the double standard society in the early 2000s.

Talking about having menstruation is okay. It is not a shameful thing. It is normal. People should not make fun of children transitioning into teenagers. They should not hide away their emotions, crushes, and identities for anything. As what is shown in the movie, suppressing one’s needs and emotions will only lead to long-term damage. Adults must let the children explore on their own. They can guide them, yes. But limit and never impose your beliefs on them.

The red panda is a metaphorical representation of their family’s culture being handed down to younger generations. It is seen as a nuisance and a curse especially to them as immigrants living in Toronto, Canada. This is why they have to do a ritual to get rid of the panda. But in the later part of the film, Mei did not want to get rid of it because she loved that part of herself. It makes her who she is. Her transformation was only loved by her friends, classmates, and batchmates but also her father because he secretly saw how happy Mei is with her newfound identity. So, in the end, she did not give in to the adult’s wishes which is to keep the panda away, instead she embraced this part of herself wholeheartedly.

Additionally, her father, Jin Lee, needs more recognition and appreciation for being an understanding father. When he discovered Mei being comfortable in her panda transformations, he did not get angry like Ming would react. But, instead, he told Mei that it’s her choice and what’s important is that she’s happy. Even though he was not shown a lot in the film, every moment he shows up gives meaningful messages to the characters and the story as a whole. On a side note, he is THE great cook of the family who wears a floral apron. This scene alone speaks, “Break Gender Roles.”

A lot of these social, family, cultural, and personal issues are still going on today which is why representation in films like this are so important in order to evoke emotions and open discussions. Whether it’s a queer child, a child with disability, or someone who does not have a clear identity yet, it is heartwarming for me, as a future educator and especially for them, to watch and feel validated on screen. The creators of this film definitely have one thing in mind which is to simply break the cycle of any abuse, trauma, shame, and all negative things that can make a child suppress his/her inner needs. Let’s be kinder to other people but especially to ourselves.

Happy International Women’s Month!

- Inklusive writes -

[hkthatgffan]

Here’s my review/final thoughts on season 2 of Hilda!

It’s been a long wait. 2+ years! And given that, after how great season 1 was, I had really high hopes going in. And I’m happy to say that I was not only satisfied, but left amazed! Season 2 delivered beyond expectation.

Many of the things that made me fall in love with this show originally still were there. The animation being some of the best I’ve ever seen, the music that really is unlike any other show’s, the pure and lovableness of almost every character, and so much more! It’s all there!

I also had a suspicion that season 2 would be darker! And oh boy, it was. It was unexpected, in a really good way! Be it David or Hilda “dying,” or the shock factor, season 2 sure as hell was dark!

But it was also really wholesome. I loved the interactions among characters and the ultimate bond between all of them…both new and old. I think fan favourite Kaisa was truly an amazing character. She truly delivered imo towards what fans hoped about her.

However, I think the biggest event here was the tension between Hilda and Johanna. I have to give credit to the Hilda team…they nailed it! They did something I’ve rarely seen in cartoons. They showed ACTUAL parenting, and the tensions that can spring up from it!

I’ll be honest, I feel parents in cartoons are often poorly portrayed. They either act idiotic, super strict, unrealistically, or aren’t there at all. They’re made out to be more like friends to their kids than actual parental figures. It’s a topic cartoons really don’t seem to tackle too much (at least the ones I’ve seen).

Seeing Johanna ground Hilda and laying the foot down was refreshing. It’s not something people may like seeing, and I’ve seen some hate sent her way for it, but I disagree. This is the facts! This is parenting! IMO, we need more cartoon parents to act like her!

Beyond that, I really love how unique Hilda’s world is. Telling folk stories and tales from places like Scandinavia is a really interesting and fresh idea. It really adds to why I love this show. It’s not pulling the cliché stories that many cartoons do. Heck, the Hilda Christmas special wasn’t even a Christmas special! I seriously love that it told a different story, from a different world and culture. That is unique, and I love that!

And while we’re on the subject, I love the diversity in characters in Hilda. Be it LQBTQ characters, Muslim characters, Sikh characters, etc. I really love it. It may be a small thing to others, but it goes a long way for many more of us. Diverse characters, be it main or background are always a nice sight to see.

In terms of my personal thoughts, I think I understand now why I love Hilda so much, and why it makes me feel the way I do. It’s everything I want out of a cartoon. We all have our preferences that make us love or hate a show. To me, Hilda has everything that makes me love animation, storytelling, and cartoons, all wrapped into one.

Maybe it’s because I love seeing a good cartoon made by someone that isn’t Nick, CN or Disney. Maybe it’s because Hilda is a Canadian cartoon and I love seeing Canada’s animation industry produce such a gem of a show. And maybe it’s nostalgia. Because Hilda reminds me so much of what I grew up watching.

I saw many Canadian cartoons as a kid. They forged what my interests and expectations from a cartoon are. They helped shape the way I am today. And I see in Hilda, what I saw all those years ago. It’s all my favourite things about those cartoons put into one beautiful show, unlike any other!

Of course, like anything, I have to balance my praise with some criticism. But that’s hard, especially with Hilda. I don’t want to because I love this show so much. But I guess if I must, I think I felt bad that raven wasn’t in season 2. I take the deleted scene as canon now!

Plus, I feel that Hilda and Johanna’s fallout that led to the events of The Stone Forest felt a bit too mean spirited compared to its book counterpart. It made Hilda out to be a lot meaner spirited than she is. Other than that, I really have no more negatives to say.

Easily, my favourite episode was The Deerfox. I cannot explain to you how much I loved it. It had everything that makes me love Hilda wrapped into one, based on the above points and more. This show is a masterpiece and I cannot praise it enough. It’s NOT like other cartoons! And that rings more so with Hilda than any other cartoon.

It’s NOT another Gravity Falls. It’s NOT The Owl House. It’s NOT a CN show. It’s NOT a Nick show. It’s NOT a Nelvana cartoon I grew up with and it’s NOT anything you know or can say you’ve seen before…IT’S Hilda! And it’s in a class all its own. It’s hard to explain even after it all. Hilda is something new, and it’s an experience one must enjoy their own way!

Call me over dramatic if you want, but that’s my viewpoint on this show, and I’m not changing it for the life of me! I hope this isn’t the end. With a Hilda movie on its way, we can rest easy knowing we have more instore for this amazing show. But after that…what’s next?

Safe to say the movie will be based on The Mountain King book, but then what. Season 2 has opened the door to a season 3 with how its story went. And I am all for it. But I also am at a point where if Hilda was to end with the movie, I could rest easy with it. I know not everyone would, but I would.

That being said, I do hope Hilda is renewed for a 3rd season. Normally I try not to tangle myself into that stuff, given I like to accept a shows end when it ends, but Hilda’s different. The story is allowing it. And if so, you can bet I’ll be eagerly waiting for Hilda season 3…in like 2024, maybe.

But yeah. Final thoughts. I liked season 2 of Hilda. It was a truly amazing adventure. IMO, it’s the best thing out of 2020. I know people may disagree with me, but eh, we all disagree on things. 2020 was a tough year for all of us…for me it was a nightmare. But season 2 of Hilda helped me a lot.

Just knowing this was the year it was coming made the darkest days of my life this year all that more easier to get past. Hilda made my 2020 better than it may have ended up being. Grateful is just the first thing I feel towards it therefore.

Thank you Hilda. 

For everything :')

[brookston]

Holidays 4.14

Holidays

Air Force Reserve Day

American Dictionary Day

Americas Day (Honduras, Mexico)

Anfal Genocide Memorial Day

Black Day (South Korea)

Blessing of the Salmon Nets (Northumbria)

Bon Jovi Day (New Jersey)

Cake and Cunnilingus Day

Children’s Day (Peru)

Children with Alopecia Day

Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Cuckoo Day (Old England)

Day of Mologa (Russia)

Day of (No) Silence (GLSEN)

Day of the Georgian Language

Day of the Skater

Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)

Dictionary Day

Donate Life Blue & Green Day

Draw MegaMan Day

Dreams of Reason Feast Day

Ex-Spouse's Day

414 Day

Global Roller Day

Grand National Ladies Day (UK)

Gujarat (Fire Service Day; India)

International Goalkeeper Day

International Moment of Laughter Day

International Silambam Day

Kids’ Yoga Day

Kinetoscope Day

Look Up at the Sky Day

Lundkommardagen (Puffin Arrival Day; Norway) 

Meme Appreciation Day

Milwaukee Day (414)

Moirang Day (a.k.a. Victory Day; India)

National Bracelet Day

National Dolphin Day

National Donate a Book Day

National Gardening Day

National Kick Balls Day

National Love Our Children Day

National Not Ashamed of Jesus Day

National Perfume Day

National Reach as High as You Can Day

N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande)

Orange Day (Japan)

Pan American Day

Pathologists’ Assistant Day

Peregrine Falcon Appreciation Day

Peter Capaldi Day

Pigeon Day (French Republic)

Reach As High As You Can Day

Samjinnal (Arrival of Spring; Korea)

Secret Service Day

Spring Hula Hooping Day

Tempting Fate Day

Takayama Spring Festival (Japan)

Thingyan begins (Water Festival; Burma)

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Day of Service (South Africa)

World Chagas Day

World Quantum Day

Youth Day (Angola)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Espresso Italiano Day (Italy)

International Laverbread Day

Laverbread Day

National Grits Day

National Pecan Day

Oreo Cookie Cheesecake Day

Saison Day

Tannat Day (Uruguay)

2nd Sunday in April

Air Defense Forces Day (Belarus, Russia) [2nd Sunda

Global Day to End Sexual Abuse [2nd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 14 (3rd Week)

Animal Control Appreciation Week [2nd Full Week in April]

Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week Week [3rd Week in April]

Astronomy Week — Spring [thru 4.20]

Cleaning For A Reason Week [begins 2nd Sunday]

National Coin Week [3rd Week in April]

National Dog Bite Prevention Week [3rd Week in April]

National Public Safety Telecommunications Week [2nd Full Week in April]

National Student Employment Week [2nd Full Week in April]

National Volunteer Week Week [3rd Week in April]

Neurodiagnostic Week [3rd Week in April]

Organize Your Files Week Week [3rd Week in April]

Pan American Week [Week of 4.14]

Independence & Related Days

Jonja Island (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Lawfords (a.k.a. Kingdom of Lawfords; Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

New Year’s Days

Hindi New Year (a.k.a. …

Assamese New Year

Baisakhi (Parts of India)

Bisket Jatra (Nepali New Year)

Bohag Bihu (Assam Valley)

Cambodian New Year

Chetti Chand (Parts of India)

Guḍhī Pāḍavā [1st Day of Chaitra]

Hari Raya Yep Tahun Baru (Indonesia)

Malayali New Year (Kerala)

Nyepi Day (a.k.a. Day of Silence; Bali)

Ougadi (Mauritius)

Pi Mai (Laotian New Year)

Ramayana begins

Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba, Manipur, India)

Telgu New Year

Thingyan begins (Burma)

Ugadi (Parts of India)

Vaisakhi (Parts of India)

Kerala New Yea (India)

New Year's Day (Assamese, Bengali, Burmese, Sikh, Khmer, Lao, Nepali, Oriya, Sinhalese, Tamil, Thai, Tuluva; Southeast Asia) [Sidereal Vernal Equinox]

Sidereal New Year (South and Southeast Asian) (a.k.a. …

Aluth Avurudda (Sri Lanka)

Biju Festival (Parts of India)

Bisu (Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala, India)

Bizhu (Chakmas in Mizoram, Tripura and Bangladesh)

Bohag Bihu (Assam, India)

Buisu (Tripura, India)

Bwisagu (Bodoland region of Assam, India)

Cheiraoba (Parts of India)

Choul Chnam Thmey (Cambodia)

Jur Sital (Mithila region of Bihar, India and Nepal)

Khmer New Year (Cambodia)

Maha Vusubha Sankranti (Parts of India)

Oriya New Year (Parts of India)

Pahela Baishakh (Bangladesh and West Bengal, India)

Pana Sankranti (Odisha, India)

Pi Mai (Laos)

Puthandu (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India and Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka)

Rongali Bihu (Parts of India)

Samjinnal (Korea)

Sangken (Khamti, Singpho, Khamyang, Tangsa in Arunachal Pradesh and Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, and Turung in Assam, India)

Sinhala (Sri Lanka)

Songkran (Thailand)

Tamil New Year (Parts of India)

Thingyan (Myanmar)

Tuluva New Year (Parts of India)

Vaisakhi (Punjab, North and Central India, Nepalese New Year in Nepal)

Varusha Pirruppa (Tamil New Year; Mauritius)

Vishu (Kerala, India)

Water-Sprinkling Festival (Yunnan, China)

Festivals Beginning April 14, 2024

Alphretta Wine Festival (Alpharetta, Georgia)

The Chocolate Expo (Long Island, New York)

International Rose & Wine Festival (Shreveport, Louisiana)

New Haven Restaurant Week (New Haven, Connecticut) [thru 4.19]

Ocean City Restaurant Week (Ocean City, Maryland) [thru 4.19]

Seville Fair (Seville, Spain) [thru 4.20]

Vinitaly (Verona, Italy) [thru 4.17]

ZagreDox (Zagreb, Croatia) [thru 4.21]

Zilker Kite Festival (Austin, Texas)

Feast Days

Abushibarei (Ryukyuan)

Adolph Hitler Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Albategnius (Positivist; Saint)

Ambedkar Jayanti (India)

Ardalion (Christian; Martyrs)

Bénézet (Christian; Saint)

Bernard of iron (Christian; Saint)

Caradoc, Benezet, John, Antony and Eustace (Christian; Martyrs)

Carpus of Thyatira (Christian; Saint)

Domnina of Terni (Christian; Saint)

Elfin Choirs Congress (Shamanism)

The Extremes (Muppetism)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (Artology)

Galungan (Celebrating Victory of Dharma over Adharma; Bali)

Henry Beard Delany (Episcopal Church (USA))

Justin (Christian; Martyr)

Lambert of Lyons (Christian; Saint)

Lidwina (a.k.a. B. Lidwina of Schiedam or Lydwina; Christian; Saint)

Look Up at the Sky Day (Pastafarian)

Marianne’s Day (Pagan)

Maryamma (Goddess of the Sea; Hinduism; Everyday Wicca)

Peter González (Christian; Saint)

Sommarsblot (Norse)

Three Smiles Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus (Christian; Martyrs)

Victor Borisov-Musatov (Artology)

Islamic Moveable Calendar Holidays

Eid al-Fitr celebrations continue (Islam)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Lincoln shot, Titanic hit an iceberg & 9 other tragedies) [1 of 11]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 17 of 60)

Premieres

About Damn Time, by Lizzo (Song; 2022)

American Psycho (Film; 2000)

Batman vs. Robin (WB Animated Film; 2015)

Beach Blanket Bingo (Film; 1965)

Beauty and the Beast (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

The Big Bad Wolf (Disney Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1934)

British Steel, by Judas Priest (Album; 1980)

Buddy’s Garage (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Bye Bye Birdie (Broadway Musical; 1960)

The Candle in the Wind, by T.H. White (Novel; 1958) [Once and Future King #4]

Cannery Roden (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

Diver Down, by Van Halen (Album; 1982)

Execution Dock, by Anne Perry (Novel; 2009)

The Fair-Haired Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Farewell Waltz, by Milan Kundera (Novel; 1972)

The Fate of the Furious [F&F #8]

Girl Happy (Film; 1965)

Grape Nutty (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1949)

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1939)

The Hash Shop (Oswald he Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

The History of Sexuality, by Michel Foucault (Philosophy Book; 1976)

Iceland's Bell, by Halldór Laxness (Novel; 1943)

Insulin’ the Sultan (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1934)

The Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison (Novel; 1952)

Iron Maiden, by Iron Maiden (Album; 1980)

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, by Public Enemy (Album; 1988)

Keeping the Faith (Film; 2000)

The King of Torts, by John Grisham (Novel; 2003)

Kinky Boots (Film; 2006)

The Legend of Korea (Animated TV Series; 2012)

Let’s Dance, by David Bowie (Album; 1983)

The Missing Piece Shel Silverstein (Children’s Book; 1976)

Mixed Master (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Much Ado About Mousing (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1964)

The Notorious Bettie Page (Film; 2006)

Off the Deep End, by Weird Al Yankovic (Album; 1992)

The Pebble and the Penguin (Animated Film; 1995)

Put Me in the Zoo, by Robert Lopshire (Children’s Book; 1960)

Put-Put, Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1968)

Renfield (Film; 2023)

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Radio Series; 1930)

Rocket Man, by Elton John (Song; 1972)

Say Anything (Film; 1989)

Shift: First Shift — Legacy, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2012)

Spark (Animated Film; 2017)

Thank You For Smoking (Film; 2006)

Ultra, by Depeche Mode (Album; 1997)

Webster’s American Dictionary (Book; 1818)

The Wild (Animated Film; 2006)

Today’s Name Days

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Austria)

Maksim, Valerijan, Zdravko (Croatia)

Vincenc (Czech Republic)

Tiburtius (Denmark)

Lehe, Lehte, Lehti (Estonia)

Taito (Finland)

Ludivine, Maxime (France)

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Germany)

Aristarhos, Thomais (Greece)

Tibor (Hungary)

Abbondio, Ignazio, Lamberto (Italy)

Agape, Gudrite, Strauja (Latvia)

Justinas, Vaišvydė, Vaiva, Valerijonas, Visvaldas (Lithuania)

Ellinor, Nora (Norway)

Berenike, Julianna, Justyn, Maria, Myślimir, Tyburcjusz, Walerian, Waleriana (Poland)

Pahomie (Romania)

Maria (Russia)

Justína (Slovakia)

Lidia, Tiburcio, Valeriano (Spain)

Tiburtius (Sweden)

Martin (Ukraine)

Caradoc, Carey, Cary, Hudson (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 105 of 2024; 261 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 15 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 6 (Wu-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 6 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 5 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 15 Cyan; Oneday [15 of 30]

Julian: 1 April 2024

Moon: 38%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 21 Archimedes (4th Month) [Hippachus]

Runic Half Month: Man (Human Being) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 27 of 92)

Week: 3rd Week of April

Zodiac: Aries (Day 25 of 31)

Calendar Changes

April (a.k.a. Aprilis; Julian Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

Saille (Willow) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 4 of 13]

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Holidays 4.14

Holidays

Air Force Reserve Day

American Dictionary Day

Americas Day (Honduras, Mexico)

Anfal Genocide Memorial Day

Black Day (South Korea)

Blessing of the Salmon Nets (Northumbria)

Bon Jovi Day (New Jersey)

Cake and Cunnilingus Day

Children’s Day (Peru)

Children with Alopecia Day

Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Cuckoo Day (Old England)

Day of Mologa (Russia)

Day of (No) Silence (GLSEN)

Day of the Georgian Language

Day of the Skater

Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)

Dictionary Day

Donate Life Blue & Green Day

Draw MegaMan Day

Dreams of Reason Feast Day

Ex-Spouse's Day

414 Day

Global Roller Day

Grand National Ladies Day (UK)

Gujarat (Fire Service Day; India)

International Goalkeeper Day

International Moment of Laughter Day

International Silambam Day

Kids’ Yoga Day

Kinetoscope Day

Look Up at the Sky Day

Lundkommardagen (Puffin Arrival Day; Norway) 

Meme Appreciation Day

Milwaukee Day (414)

Moirang Day (a.k.a. Victory Day; India)

National Bracelet Day

National Dolphin Day

National Donate a Book Day

National Gardening Day

National Kick Balls Day

National Love Our Children Day

National Not Ashamed of Jesus Day

National Perfume Day

National Reach as High as You Can Day

N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande)

Orange Day (Japan)

Pan American Day

Pathologists’ Assistant Day

Peregrine Falcon Appreciation Day

Peter Capaldi Day

Pigeon Day (French Republic)

Reach As High As You Can Day

Samjinnal (Arrival of Spring; Korea)

Secret Service Day

Spring Hula Hooping Day

Tempting Fate Day

Takayama Spring Festival (Japan)

Thingyan begins (Water Festival; Burma)

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Day of Service (South Africa)

World Chagas Day

World Quantum Day

Youth Day (Angola)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Espresso Italiano Day (Italy)

International Laverbread Day

Laverbread Day

National Grits Day

National Pecan Day

Oreo Cookie Cheesecake Day

Saison Day

Tannat Day (Uruguay)

2nd Sunday in April

Air Defense Forces Day (Belarus, Russia) [2nd Sunda

Global Day to End Sexual Abuse [2nd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 14 (3rd Week)

Animal Control Appreciation Week [2nd Full Week in April]

Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week Week [3rd Week in April]

Astronomy Week — Spring [thru 4.20]

Cleaning For A Reason Week [begins 2nd Sunday]

National Coin Week [3rd Week in April]

National Dog Bite Prevention Week [3rd Week in April]

National Public Safety Telecommunications Week [2nd Full Week in April]

National Student Employment Week [2nd Full Week in April]

National Volunteer Week Week [3rd Week in April]

Neurodiagnostic Week [3rd Week in April]

Organize Your Files Week Week [3rd Week in April]

Pan American Week [Week of 4.14]

Independence & Related Days

Jonja Island (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Lawfords (a.k.a. Kingdom of Lawfords; Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

New Year’s Days

Hindi New Year (a.k.a. …

Assamese New Year

Baisakhi (Parts of India)

Bisket Jatra (Nepali New Year)

Bohag Bihu (Assam Valley)

Cambodian New Year

Chetti Chand (Parts of India)

Guḍhī Pāḍavā [1st Day of Chaitra]

Hari Raya Yep Tahun Baru (Indonesia)

Malayali New Year (Kerala)

Nyepi Day (a.k.a. Day of Silence; Bali)

Ougadi (Mauritius)

Pi Mai (Laotian New Year)

Ramayana begins

Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba, Manipur, India)

Telgu New Year

Thingyan begins (Burma)

Ugadi (Parts of India)

Vaisakhi (Parts of India)

Kerala New Yea (India)

New Year's Day (Assamese, Bengali, Burmese, Sikh, Khmer, Lao, Nepali, Oriya, Sinhalese, Tamil, Thai, Tuluva; Southeast Asia) [Sidereal Vernal Equinox]

Sidereal New Year (South and Southeast Asian) (a.k.a. …

Aluth Avurudda (Sri Lanka)

Biju Festival (Parts of India)

Bisu (Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala, India)

Bizhu (Chakmas in Mizoram, Tripura and Bangladesh)

Bohag Bihu (Assam, India)

Buisu (Tripura, India)

Bwisagu (Bodoland region of Assam, India)

Cheiraoba (Parts of India)

Choul Chnam Thmey (Cambodia)

Jur Sital (Mithila region of Bihar, India and Nepal)

Khmer New Year (Cambodia)

Maha Vusubha Sankranti (Parts of India)

Oriya New Year (Parts of India)

Pahela Baishakh (Bangladesh and West Bengal, India)

Pana Sankranti (Odisha, India)

Pi Mai (Laos)

Puthandu (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India and Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka)

Rongali Bihu (Parts of India)

Samjinnal (Korea)

Sangken (Khamti, Singpho, Khamyang, Tangsa in Arunachal Pradesh and Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, and Turung in Assam, India)

Sinhala (Sri Lanka)

Songkran (Thailand)

Tamil New Year (Parts of India)

Thingyan (Myanmar)

Tuluva New Year (Parts of India)

Vaisakhi (Punjab, North and Central India, Nepalese New Year in Nepal)

Varusha Pirruppa (Tamil New Year; Mauritius)

Vishu (Kerala, India)

Water-Sprinkling Festival (Yunnan, China)

Festivals Beginning April 14, 2024

Alphretta Wine Festival (Alpharetta, Georgia)

The Chocolate Expo (Long Island, New York)

International Rose & Wine Festival (Shreveport, Louisiana)

New Haven Restaurant Week (New Haven, Connecticut) [thru 4.19]

Ocean City Restaurant Week (Ocean City, Maryland) [thru 4.19]

Seville Fair (Seville, Spain) [thru 4.20]

Vinitaly (Verona, Italy) [thru 4.17]

ZagreDox (Zagreb, Croatia) [thru 4.21]

Zilker Kite Festival (Austin, Texas)

Feast Days

Abushibarei (Ryukyuan)

Adolph Hitler Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Albategnius (Positivist; Saint)

Ambedkar Jayanti (India)

Ardalion (Christian; Martyrs)

Bénézet (Christian; Saint)

Bernard of iron (Christian; Saint)

Caradoc, Benezet, John, Antony and Eustace (Christian; Martyrs)

Carpus of Thyatira (Christian; Saint)

Domnina of Terni (Christian; Saint)

Elfin Choirs Congress (Shamanism)

The Extremes (Muppetism)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (Artology)

Galungan (Celebrating Victory of Dharma over Adharma; Bali)

Henry Beard Delany (Episcopal Church (USA))

Justin (Christian; Martyr)

Lambert of Lyons (Christian; Saint)

Lidwina (a.k.a. B. Lidwina of Schiedam or Lydwina; Christian; Saint)

Look Up at the Sky Day (Pastafarian)

Marianne’s Day (Pagan)

Maryamma (Goddess of the Sea; Hinduism; Everyday Wicca)

Peter González (Christian; Saint)

Sommarsblot (Norse)

Three Smiles Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus (Christian; Martyrs)

Victor Borisov-Musatov (Artology)

Islamic Moveable Calendar Holidays

Eid al-Fitr celebrations continue (Islam)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Lincoln shot, Titanic hit an iceberg & 9 other tragedies) [1 of 11]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 17 of 60)

Premieres

About Damn Time, by Lizzo (Song; 2022)

American Psycho (Film; 2000)

Batman vs. Robin (WB Animated Film; 2015)

Beach Blanket Bingo (Film; 1965)

Beauty and the Beast (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

The Big Bad Wolf (Disney Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1934)

British Steel, by Judas Priest (Album; 1980)

Buddy’s Garage (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Bye Bye Birdie (Broadway Musical; 1960)

The Candle in the Wind, by T.H. White (Novel; 1958) [Once and Future King #4]

Cannery Roden (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

Diver Down, by Van Halen (Album; 1982)

Execution Dock, by Anne Perry (Novel; 2009)

The Fair-Haired Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Farewell Waltz, by Milan Kundera (Novel; 1972)

The Fate of the Furious [F&F #8]

Girl Happy (Film; 1965)

Grape Nutty (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1949)

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1939)

The Hash Shop (Oswald he Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

The History of Sexuality, by Michel Foucault (Philosophy Book; 1976)

Iceland's Bell, by Halldór Laxness (Novel; 1943)

Insulin’ the Sultan (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1934)

The Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison (Novel; 1952)

Iron Maiden, by Iron Maiden (Album; 1980)

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, by Public Enemy (Album; 1988)

Keeping the Faith (Film; 2000)

The King of Torts, by John Grisham (Novel; 2003)

Kinky Boots (Film; 2006)

The Legend of Korea (Animated TV Series; 2012)

Let’s Dance, by David Bowie (Album; 1983)

The Missing Piece Shel Silverstein (Children’s Book; 1976)

Mixed Master (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Much Ado About Mousing (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1964)

The Notorious Bettie Page (Film; 2006)

Off the Deep End, by Weird Al Yankovic (Album; 1992)

The Pebble and the Penguin (Animated Film; 1995)

Put Me in the Zoo, by Robert Lopshire (Children’s Book; 1960)

Put-Put, Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1968)

Renfield (Film; 2023)

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Radio Series; 1930)

Rocket Man, by Elton John (Song; 1972)

Say Anything (Film; 1989)

Shift: First Shift — Legacy, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2012)

Spark (Animated Film; 2017)

Thank You For Smoking (Film; 2006)

Ultra, by Depeche Mode (Album; 1997)

Webster’s American Dictionary (Book; 1818)

The Wild (Animated Film; 2006)

Today’s Name Days

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Austria)

Maksim, Valerijan, Zdravko (Croatia)

Vincenc (Czech Republic)

Tiburtius (Denmark)

Lehe, Lehte, Lehti (Estonia)

Taito (Finland)

Ludivine, Maxime (France)

Elmo, Erna, Ernestine (Germany)

Aristarhos, Thomais (Greece)

Tibor (Hungary)

Abbondio, Ignazio, Lamberto (Italy)

Agape, Gudrite, Strauja (Latvia)

Justinas, Vaišvydė, Vaiva, Valerijonas, Visvaldas (Lithuania)

Ellinor, Nora (Norway)

Berenike, Julianna, Justyn, Maria, Myślimir, Tyburcjusz, Walerian, Waleriana (Poland)

Pahomie (Romania)

Maria (Russia)

Justína (Slovakia)

Lidia, Tiburcio, Valeriano (Spain)

Tiburtius (Sweden)

Martin (Ukraine)

Caradoc, Carey, Cary, Hudson (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 105 of 2024; 261 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 15 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 6 (Wu-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 6 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 5 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 15 Cyan; Oneday [15 of 30]

Julian: 1 April 2024

Moon: 38%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 21 Archimedes (4th Month) [Hippachus]

Runic Half Month: Man (Human Being) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 27 of 92)

Week: 3rd Week of April

Zodiac: Aries (Day 25 of 31)

Calendar Changes

April (a.k.a. Aprilis; Julian Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

Saille (Willow) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 4 of 13]