#kamuzu

[timekeeper-q-and-a]

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[almanach-international]

14 mai : au Malawi, l’anniversaire de l’ancien dictateur

31 ans après sa destitution, le Malawi célèbre toujours l’anniversaire de son ancien dictateur par un jour férié et chômé. Il est vrai que Hastings Kamuzu Banda est aussi le « père de l’indépendance ». Ce médecin établi en Écosse, où il a passé 40 ans de sa vie, était rentré dans son pays natal, le Nyassaland en 1958 pour prendre la tête de la fronde contre la création par les Anglais, d’une grande fédération regroupant son pays et les deux Rhodésies. En 1959, Banda fut arrêté et emprisonné pendant quelques mois avant d’être catapulté Premier ministre du Nyassaland. En 1964, le Nyassaland obtiendra à son indépendance et Kamuzu Banda lui choisira un nouveau nom : Malawi.

Kamuzu Banda en sera le premier président et il s��accrochera au pouvoir pendant encore trois décennies. Son mandat de président « à vie » est marqué par l'assassinat, l'emprisonnement ou l'exil des membres de l'opposition. L’impitoyable docteur Banda était notamment connu pour livrer ses opposants aux crocodiles… Il faudra attendre le 14 juin 1993 pour que les premières élections libres le poussent vers la sortie à l’âge de 96 ans. Quand il est mort, en exil en Afrique du Sud, il était encore poursuivi pour le meurtre de quatre parlementaires de l'opposition. Nelson Mandela n’a pas assisté à ses funérailles, non en raison de sa gouvernance autoritaire, mais pour ses liens avec l’Afrique du Sud de l’époque de l’apartheid. Car Banda était un ultraconservateur proche des régimes soutenus par les États-Unis.

Cette histoire appartient à un passé révolu, mais une bonne partie peuple Malawi garde une tendresse pour ce vieux président mort presque centenaire et qui a dirigé le pays pendant près d’un demi-siècle. Hastings Kamuzu Banda est né en mars ou en avril 1898. On ne sait pas trop car il n'y avait pas d'enregistrement de naissance à l'époque, mais sous le règne de Banda, son anniversaire officiel était célébré le 14 mai. Le jour férié célébrant son anniversaire n’a jamais été aboli.

Cette année la principale cérémonie a lieu à Blantyre, dans le stade Kamuzu, bien sûr. La thématique de l’année 2024 : « Kamuzu, l’héritage du patriotisme, de l’intégrité et du travail acharné ». On lui sait gré de ces trois qualificatifs, non usurpés, qui font oublier son autoritarisme, dans un pays où sévit une corruption endémique, en dépit des promesses du président actuel Lazarus Chakwera, alors que le Malawi est un des plus pauvres du monde.

Un article de l'Almanach international des éditions BiblioMonde, 13 mai 2024

[dailyanarchistposts]

Malawi’s May Days

Under the one-party State, May Day was not a public holiday nor could unions organise independent May Days.

So, the first May Day in independent Malawi was in 1994. Held at the Ryalls Hotel in Blantyre just two weeks before the first multiparty general elections, and 11 months after a referendum in favour of elections, it was organised by the Hotels and Food Workers Union. Held, however, at a luxury hotel, without publicity and in the wake of State repression of dissidents and strikers, the event was poorly attended.

May Day became an official public holiday in 1995 under the newly-elected United Democratic Front (UDF) government – which included Chihana as Second Vice-President.

That year, the Trade Union Congress of Malawi (TUCM) held a widely publicised series of May Day activities at Kamuzu Stadium and a peaceful march. The then minister of Labour, Ziliro Chibambo, was present, as were employer representatives. When the minister saluted workers’ contributions to the independence and democracy struggles, promising to defend workers, the mammoth crowd jubilantly ululated.

That same minister was, however, lambasted by the UDF government, after investors complained bitterly of his speech. By the 1996 May Day commemorations, a new minister of Labour was in office. And only from 2004 did the State President start attending May Day events.

[grimlyveiled]

While it's not finished I wanted to share this little doodle of my ocs Kamuzu (Left) and Aysoraun (right) getting into a scuffle. Kamuzu loves to get on Aysoraun's nerves, because his buttons are so easy to push lol. They hate each other, but they care about each other a lot.

[the-coolest-pharaoh]

Ahk’s Cats

𓋹 Asim (♂)

𓋹 Aziza (♀)

𓋹 CJ (♂)

𓋹 Dakarai (♂)

𓋹 Gahji (♂)

𓋹 Kamuzu (♂)

𓋹 Nanu (♀)

𓋹 Nenet (♀)

𓋹 Oba (♀)

𓋹 Safiya (♀)

𓋹 Shani (♀)

𓋹 Tahemet (♂)

𓋹 Alina (♀)

[sundove88]

Linker of The Golden Sovereign (Cookie Run Sugar Linkage)

Natalia Jameel (Golden Cheese Cookie): “Tell me, is my company going the way I want it? And if so… how can I make it better?” (More Than Just Gold) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ [Gilded Cheese Fondue]

To celebrate the new update, I have decided to draw none other than Natalia Jameel- the linker of Golden Cheese Cookie! In her Linked form, that is. Here’s some facts about her:

She is the CEO of a company called Golden Moments Inc., which is located in Bakerton- that explains why she is so wealthy. And yes, she is a Legendary ranked Linker.

Her heritage is a mix of Arabic and Egyptian. She met her partner character, Golden Cheese Cookie while watering her mansion’s garden!

And during her arc in the main story, she’s tricked into hooking up her consciousness to a program called “Project OASIS (Overall Abundant Shining (and) Indomitably Supreme) City”. Needless to say, the gang needs to save her from the digital world before she falls too deep (Which is more or less a reference to the myth of Osiris, in which he was tricked into fitting inside of a sarcophagus in which his crazy brother Set then proceeded to lock him away).

Her favorite food is a Turkish cheese pastry called Kanafeh. She always makes enough for her friends and family to share!

She owns a scarlet macaw named Rouge, whom she rescued from a pet shelter. The bird’s a huge cuddle bug!

Her most treasured coworkers consist of her bodyguard Cyno Samir, Dalia Wasem, Vittoria Assad, and Kamuzu Hanania (They’ll become Linkers, but don’t tell anyone).

Her family consists of her husband Abdul, her daughter Cressida, and Son in law Orion + grandson Marco. Yes, she’s a grandma! And she’s a new one! (Thanks to @thetropicalfairy for helping!)

In Project Link Up All Stars, she would be best friends with ANY of the super rich linkers, especially the ones who are rich inside and out. Money can’t buy happiness, after all!

Her birthday falls on September 26, making her a Libra.

And her headcanon voice is Naomi Scott, who played the live action Jasmine in the Aladdin Remake.

Here’s her civilian form, by the way. She’s rocking those glasses!

If there are anymore Linkers you want me to draw, just ask!

[royally-obsessed]

on this day in 1985

Malawi State Banquet

18th April 1985. HM the Queen stands alongside Dr Kamuzu Banda, Life President of Malawi prior to the State banquet at Windsor Castle. Both wear formal evening dress, the President The Order of the Bath.

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 5.14

Holidays

Armed Forces/Amateur Radio Crossband Test Day

Bond with Your Dog Day

Carlsbad Caverns Day

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day

Drunk Driving Memorial Day

Fahrenheit Day

Ferdowsi Day (Iran)

Flag Day (Paraguay)

Hastings Banda Day (Malawi)

Help Clean Up Your Street Day

International Chihuahua Appreciation Day

International Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians

International Dylan Thomas Day (a.k.a. Dylan Day)

International Ring 14 Day

Kamuzu Day (Malawi)

Mary Seacole Day (UK)

Midnight Sun at North Cape (Norway)

Molecular Gastronomy Day

Motorcycle Riders Day

National Bruce Day

National Dance Like a Chicken Day

National Day of Safety for Tow Truck Operators (Canada)

National Decency Day

National Good Hair Day

National Metaverse Day

National Mills Day (UK)

National ODP Day (UK)

National Om Day

National Travel Insurance Claims Day

National Underground America Day

National Unification Day (Liberia)

Online Romance Day

Resistance and Liberation Day (Lebanon)

Rose Day (South Korea)

Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day

Stars and Stripes Forever Day

Underground America Day

World Topiary Day

World Verbal Dyspraxia Awareness Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Brewster's Day

Buttermilk Biscuit Day

Marshmallow Fluff Day

National Brioche Day

2nd Sunday in May

Bring Mom Out For a Beer Day [2nd Sunday]

Children’s Day (Spain) [2nd Sunday]

Lilac Sunday [2nd Sunday]

MILF Appreciation Day [2nd Sunday]

Mother’s at the Wall [2nd Sunday]

Mother's Day (US) [2nd Sunday]

National Sports Sunday (UK) [2nd Sunday]

National Veal Ban Action Day [2nd Sunday]

Rural Life Sunday [2nd Sunday]

Soil Stewardship Sunday [2nd Sunday]

Ziua Tatălui (România) [2nd Sunday]

Independence Days

Israel (Declared, 1948)

Paraguay (from Spain, 1811)

Tavil (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Wintroopstan (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Augustus (Positivist; Saint)

Baabra Sheep (Muppetism)

Baisakhi (Vaisakhi; Sikh)

Boniface of Tarsus, the fourth of the Ice Saints (Christian; Saint)

Carthagh, Bishop of Lismore (Christian; Saint)

Eid al-Fitr celebrations continue (Islam)

Engelmund of Velsen (Christian; Saint)

Gefjon’s Blot (Pagan)

Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival begins (Shinto; Japan)

Mars Invictus Festival (Ancient Rome)

Matthias the Apostle (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion)

Michael Garicoïts (Christian; Saint)

Mo Chutu of Lismore (Roman Catholic Church)

Monty Python Day (Pastafarian)

Pontius (Christian; Martyr)

Thomas Gainsborough (Artology)

Victor and Corona (Christian; Saint)

Wonder Warthog Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 22 of 60)

Premieres

The Adventures of Robin Hood (Film; 1938)

All This Useless Beauty, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1996)

Barbie Girl, by Aqua (Song; 1997)

The Bee-Deviled Bruin (WB MM Cartoon; 1949)

Coffee and Cigarettes (Film; 2004)

Combat Rock, by the Clash (Album; 1982)

Conan the Barbarian (Film; 1982)

Good Bye Lenin! (Film; 2003)

The Hebrides (a.k.a. Fingal’s Cave), by Felix Mendelssohn (Concert Overture; 1832)

Hungary Hobos (Disney Cartoon; 1928)

Hyde and Go Tweet (WB MM Cartoon; 1960)

It’s Got Me Again! (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

Lemonade, by Beyoncé (Album; 2016)

Letters to Juliet (Film; 2010)

Little Old Lady (from Pasadena), recorded by The Everly Brothers (Song; 1964)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Film; 1999)

Mighty Like a Rose, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1991)

My Dinner with Andre (Film; 1999)

Now That Summer is Gone (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1960)

People Got To Be Frees, recorded by The Rascals (Song; 1968)

The Platters, by The Platters (Album; 1956)

Robin Hood (Film; 2010)

Sailing the Seas of Cheese, by Primus (Album; 1991)

So Like Candy, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1991)

Troy (Film; 2004)

Unbelievable, by EMF (US Song; 1991)

Vapor Trails, by Rush (Album; 2002)

Washington Confidential, by Jack Last and Lee Mortimer (Book; 1951)

Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen (Novel; 2011)

We Will Rock You (UK Musical; 2002)

Today’s Name Days

Bonifatius, Christian (Austria)

Mate, Matija, Matko (Croatia)

Bonifác (Czech Republic)

Kristian (Denmark)

Edith, Eede, Eedit (Estonia)

Tuula (Finland)

Aglaé, Matthias (France)

Bonifatius, Christian, Corona, Ismar, Pascal (Germany)

Aristotele, Isidoros (Greece)

Bonifác (Hungary)

Corona, Costanzo, Mattia (Italy)

Aiva, Duda, Elfa, Krišjānis, Krišs (Latvia)

Bonifacas, Gintarė, Teisutis (Lithuania)

Karsten, Kristen, Kristian (Norway)

Bończa, Bonifacy, Dobiesław, Jeremi, Jeremiasz, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz (Poland)

Isidor (România)

Irina (Russia)

Bonifác (Slovakia)

Matías (Spain)

Halvar, Halvard (Sweden)

Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlie, Ashlyn, Ashlynn, Ashton, Berk, Berkeley, Bourke, Burgess, Burke (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 134 of 2024; 231 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 19 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Bing-Chen), Day 25 (Ren-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 23 Iyar 5783

Islamic: 23 Shawwal 1444

J Cal: 13 Bīja; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 1 May 2023

Moon: 22%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 22 Caesar (5th Month) [Augustus]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 56 of 90)

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 25 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Huath (Hawthorn) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 5 of 13]

May (a.k.a. Maius; Julian Calendar) [Month 5 of 12]

[lboogie1906]

Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876 in Nashville, is the second oldest medical school for African Americans in the nation. The college was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Freedman’s Aid Society when Samuel Meharry, a Scots-Irish immigrant salt trader who had been helped by a former enslaved family, gave a $15,000 donation in their honor. The Church and the Society used the donation to establish a program to provide medical training for former enslaved.

It functioned as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College. The department had its first graduate in 1877 and the following year there were three graduates. In 1886 the Dental Department was founded followed in 1889 by the Pharmacy Department. In 1915 the Medical Department received a state charge and Meharry became an independent institution. Hubbard Hospital, named after George W. Hubbard, one of the first faculty members, was built in 1917.

In 1952 Dr. Harold D. West became the school’s first African American president. The campus expanded and another wing was added to Hubbard Hospital. The School of Nursing and the Division of Dental Technology were terminated, but improvements were made in the other schools. Meharry Medical College consists of the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Graduate Studies and Research, the School of Allied Health Professions, the George Russell Towers of Hubbard Hospital, two health care centers, and the Harold D. West Basic Sciences Center.

Meharry is a private not-for-profit, independent institution. It is the largest medical college in the nation dedicated primarily to educating Black healthcare professionals. Student enrollment is approximately 800, and although its students are from around the world, the vast majority are of African American descent. One of its most famous graduates, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, became the first president of the African nation of Malawi. Dr. David Satcher, Surgeon General was President of Meharry (1982-93).

More than 76% of its graduates practice in underserved communities and more than 60% of graduates enter the primary care field. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #hbcu

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] GG News Bureau Lilongwe, 19th Oct. President Droupadi Murmu held delegation-level talks with Malawi’s President, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, at the State House in Lilongwe. The meeting focused on strengthening the India-Malawi partnership, covering a wide array of topics aimed at deepening bilateral ties. During the visit, President Murmu witnessed the signing of multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) focused on Arts & Culture, Youth Matters, Sports, and Pharmaceutical cooperation. As a gesture of support, India provided 1,000 metric tonnes of rice as humanitarian assistance to Malawi and handed over the Bhabhatron cancer treatment machine. Additionally, President Murmu announced India’s commitment to establishing a permanent Artificial Limb Fitment Centre, also known as the Jaipur Foot, in Malawi. Earlier in the day, the President paid tribute at the National War Memorial in Lilongwe, honoring soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the World Wars and other military operations. She also laid a wreath at the Kamuzu Mausoleum, the final resting place of Malawi’s first President, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. On October 17, President Murmu addressed the Indian community at a reception hosted by the High Commissioner of India in Malawi. She highlighted India’s strong ties with Africa, emphasizing cooperation rooted in mutual trust, equality, and benefit. She underscored India’s role in advocating for Africa’s permanent membership in the G20 and reaffirmed India’s commitment to sharing knowledge and experiences with countries in the Global South. The President encouraged the Indian diaspora to contribute to India’s development journey. On October 19, the President is scheduled to perform Arati and Puja at Shree Radha Krishna Mandir in Lilongwe, followed by a visit to Lake Malawi before concluding her three-nation state tour of Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi, and returning to New Delhi. The post President Murmu Meets Malawi Counterpart, Inks MoUs on Cultural, Youth, Pharma Cooperation appeared first on Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates. [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] GG News Bureau Lilongwe, 19th Oct. President Droupadi Murmu held delegation-level talks with Malawi’s President, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, at the State House in Lilongwe. The meeting focused on strengthening the India-Malawi partnership, covering a wide array of topics aimed at deepening bilateral ties. During the visit, President Murmu witnessed the signing of multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) focused on Arts & Culture, Youth Matters, Sports, and Pharmaceutical cooperation. As a gesture of support, India provided 1,000 metric tonnes of rice as humanitarian assistance to Malawi and handed over the Bhabhatron cancer treatment machine. Additionally, President Murmu announced India’s commitment to establishing a permanent Artificial Limb Fitment Centre, also known as the Jaipur Foot, in Malawi. Earlier in the day, the President paid tribute at the National War Memorial in Lilongwe, honoring soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the World Wars and other military operations. She also laid a wreath at the Kamuzu Mausoleum, the final resting place of Malawi’s first President, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. On October 17, President Murmu addressed the Indian community at a reception hosted by the High Commissioner of India in Malawi. She highlighted India’s strong ties with Africa, emphasizing cooperation rooted in mutual trust, equality, and benefit. She underscored India’s role in advocating for Africa’s permanent membership in the G20 and reaffirmed India’s commitment to sharing knowledge and experiences with countries in the Global South. The President encouraged the Indian diaspora to contribute to India’s development journey. On October 19, the President is scheduled to perform Arati and Puja at Shree Radha Krishna Mandir in Lilongwe, followed by a visit to Lake Malawi before concluding her three-nation state tour of Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi, and returning to New Delhi. The post President Murmu Meets Malawi Counterpart, Inks MoUs on Cultural, Youth, Pharma Cooperation appeared first on Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates. [ad_2] Source link

[brookston]

Holidays 5.15

Holidays

Army Day (Slovenia)

Asphalt Day

Break the Glass Ceiling Dy

Bring Flowers to Someone Day

Bring Your Legislator to School Day (North Carolina)

Cold Sophie's Day

Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania)

Day of Customs and Traditions (Burkina Faso)

Dinosaur Day (UK)

Discovery Day (Cayman Islands)

Do Lunch with Your Dog Day

Festival of Masks (Los Angeles)

515 Day

Flag Day (Macedonia)

Flip Your Mattress Day

Germit Day (Fiji)

Halvard Vebjornsson (Norway)

HG Awareness Day

Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day (a.k.a. HG Day)

International Conscientious Objectors Day

International Day of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

International Day of Families (UN)

International Fluevog Day

International Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day

International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day

International Men Can Wear Dresses Day

International MPS Awareness Day

International Mucopolysaccharidoses Awareness Day (a.k.a. MPS Day)

National Numeracy Day (UK)

International Political Coordinators Day

International Virtual Assistants Day

International Water Safety Day

Kamuzu Banda Day (Malawi)

Kan Phuetchamongkhon (Royal Plowing and Farmers Day; Thailand)

Kepler’s Law Day

Konstantineoba (Georgia)

Law Enforcement Memorial Day (Florida)

Ma’alot Massacre Anniversary Day

Miracle Monday (Superman: Miracle Monday)

Mother’s Day (Paraguay)

Nakba Day (Palestine)

National Cycling Day

National Defense Transportation Day

National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day

National Pathological Demand Avoidance Day

National Pun Day

National Safety Dose Day

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day

National Stockings Day

National Stop Nausea Day

National Tuberous Sclerosis Global Awareness Day (a.k.a. TSC Global Awareness Day)

Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean Day

Nylon Stockings Day

Over the Rainbow Day

Peace Officers Memorial Day

Persian Language Day (Iran)

Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought, No Matter What It Was!, No Excuses Now Day

Republic Day (Lithuania)

Rhododendron Festival (Mentone, Alabama)

San Isidro Day (Mexico, Spain)

Shrub Day (French Republic)

Spring Astronomy Day

Straw Hat Day

Teachers' Day (Colombia, Mexico, South Korea)

Te Aso o te Tala Lei (Gospel Day; Tuvalu)

Tree Day (India)

U.S. Agriculture Day

VBF Day of Awareness (a.k.a. Vascular Birthmark Foundation Day of Awareness)

Welsh Poppy Day

World Aeronautical Informational Services (AIS) Day

World Climate Change Day

World Facilities Management Day

World Orthodontic Health Day

World Product Day

World Thrombectomy Day

World Vasculitis Day

Xenogender Visibility Day

Ziua Europei (Moldova)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Hefe Day (Portland, Oregon)

National Bread Pudding Day

National Day of Pisco (Chile)

National Pizza Party Day

National Slider Day

Independence & Related Days

Gamerland (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Las Vegas, Nevada (Founded; 1905)

Paraguay (Independence Day, Day 2; from Spain, 1811)

Republic of Uniland (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Upper Silesia (Ceded to Poland by Germany; 1922)

3rd Wednesday in May

International Customer Support Day [3rd Wednesday]

International Trauma Survivors Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Employee Health & Fitness Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Juice Slush Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Parent Peer Support Provider Appreciation Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Playday for Health [3rd Wednesday]

National Trauma Survivors Day [3rd Wednesday]

Philly Loves PAWS Day (Philadelphia) [3rd Wednesday]

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day [3rd Wednesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 15 (2nd Full Week)

National EMS Week (thru 21)

National Law Week (Australia)

Festivals Beginning May 15, 2024

Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival; Kyoto, Japan)

The Great Escape Festival (Brighton, UK) [thru 5.18]

Nantucket Wine & Food Festival (Nantucket, Massachusetts) [thru 5.19]

National Association of Flour Distributors Annual Convention (St. Pete Beach, Florida) [thru 5.19]

World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (Memphis, Tennessee) [thru 5.18]

Feast Days

Achillius of Larissa (Christian; Saint)

Albert Dubout (Artology)

Aoi Matsuri (a.k.a. Hollyhock Leaf Crest Festival; Kyoto, Japan)

Argei (Ancient Rome) [also 3.16]

Athanasius of Alexandria (Coptic Church)

Bertha and Rupert (Christian; Saints)

Bike to Work Day (Pastafarian)

Buddha’s Birthday (Hong Kong, Macau)

Carlo Maratti (Artology)

Declutter Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Dymphna (Christian; Saint) [The Insane]

Feg Murray (Artology)

Festa dei Ceri (St. Ubaldo Day, Gubbio, Italy; Feast Day 5.16)

French Fried Fairy Awareness Day (Shamanism)

Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Roman Catholic Church; Martyr)

Hesychius of Cazorla (Christian; Saint)

Hilary of Galeata (Christian; Saint)

Huldra’s Blot (Pagan)

Ides of May (Ancient Rome)

Isaias of Rostov (Christian; Saint)

Isidore of Chios (Christian; Martyr)

Isidore the Laborer, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of bullfighting season in Madrid (a.k.a. Isidore of Madrid; Christian; Saint)

Jagger Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Jasper Johns (Artology)

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (Roman Catholic Church)

Katherine Anne Porter (Writerism)

L. Frank Baum (Writerism)

Mercuralia (Old Roman Festival to Mercury)

Over Sea, Under Stone, by Susan Cooper (Novel; 1965)

Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Roman Catholic Church; Martyrs)

Purification Rite to River God of the Tiber (Sacrifice of 27 Straw Puppets; Ancient Rome)

Ralph Steadman (Artology)

Reticius (Roman Catholic Church)

Richard Avedon (Artology)

Simivisionios (Celtic Book of Days)

Sophia of Rome, the fifth of the Ice Saints (Roman Catholic Church)

The Sublime Ms. M (Muppetism)

Torquatus and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Vespasian (Positivist; Saint)

Viktor Vasnetsov (Artology)

Welcome Time Travelers Yesterday (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [27 of 60]

Premieres

Angels & Demons (Film; 2009)

The Big Birdcast (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Bowling for Columbine (Documentary Film; 2002)

Bulworth (Film; 1998)

The Cactus Kid (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Chariots of Fire (Film; 1981)

A Crown of Swords, by Robert Jordan (Novel; 1996) [Wheel of Time #7]

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, by Vine Deloria Jr. (History Book; 1969)

Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany (Novel; 1975)

East Side Story, by Squeeze (Album; 1981)

Electric Earthquake (Fleischer Cartoon; 1942) [#7]

Fools Afloat or All the Drips at Sea (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 50; 1960)

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, by Patricia A. McKillip (Novel; 1974)

Gesta Danorum, by Saxo Grammaticus (Danish History; 1514)

Gigi (Film; 1958)

God Bless the Go-Go’s, by The Go-Go’s (Album; 2001)

The Great (TV Series; 2020)

Greetings Bait (WB MM Cartoon; 1943)

The Ground Floor or That’s Me All Over! (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 49; 1960)

Jungle Jive (Swing Symphony Cartoon; 1944)

The Last Picture Show, by Larry McMurtry (Novel; 1966)

Laterals, by Tool (Album; 2001)

Leave Us Chase It (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)

Lethal Weapon 3 (Film; 1992)

Little Hiawatha (Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1937)

Mad Max: Fury Road (Film; 2015)

The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red’s Head (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1974)

Marouf, Savetier de Caire, by Henri Rabaud (Opera; 1914)

The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov (Novel; 1967)

The Matrix Reloaded (Film; 2003)

Neck and Neck (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

One Cab’s Family (MGM Cartoon; 1952)

Pitch Perfect 2 (Film; 2015)

Porky and Gabby (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

The Portable Dorothy Parker, by Dorothy Parker (Short Stories, Poetry; 1944)

Pulcinella, by Igor Stravinsky (Opera; 1920)

Quest for Camelot (Animated Film; 1998)

Raising Hell, by Run-DMC (Album; 1986)

Raspberry Beret, by Prince (Song; 1985)

Romance (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Royal Opera House (Opera House in Covent Garden, London; 1858)

The Runt, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (TV Series; 2022)

Tokio Jokio (WB LT Cartoon; 1943)

21st Century Breakdown, by Green Day (Album; 2009)

Vision of Love, by Mariah Carey (Song; 1990)

Von Ryan’s Express, by David Westheimer (Novel; 1964)

Weezer (a.k.a. The Green Album), by Weezer (Album; 2001)

Whispering Smith (TV Series; 1961)

The White Dragon, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1978) [Dragonriders of Peru #3]

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor (Novel; 1952)

Today’s Name Days

Hertraud, Rupert, Sonja, Sophie (Austria)

Izidor, Jakov (Croatia)

Žofie (Czech Republic)

Sophie (Denmark)

Sofia, Viia, Viiu (Estonia)

Sofia, Sohvi, Sonja (Finland)

Denise (France)

Hertraud, Sonja, Sophia (Germany)

Achilleas, Archillios, Kali, Pahomios (Greece)

Szonja, Zsófia (Hungary)

Achille, Germana, Mattia, Torquato (Italy)

Arita, Saulnesis, Sofija, Taiga (Latvia)

Algedas, Izodorius, Jaunutė, Sofija (Lithuania)

Hallvard, Halvor (Norway)

Afanazy, Atanazy, Berta, Cecyliusz, Czcibora, Dionizja, Izydor, Jan, Nadzieja, Ruprecht, Strzeżysław, Zofia (Poland)

Iacob, Pahomie (România)

Žofia (Slovakia)

Indalecio, Isidro (Spain)

Sofia, Sonja (Sweden)

Yardarm (Ukraine)

Sofia, Sonia, Sonya, Sophia, Sophie, Ward, Wardell (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 136 of 2024; 230 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 20 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 8 (Ji-Mao)

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

Hebrew: 7 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 7 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 16 Magenta; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 2 May 2024

Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 23 Caesar (5th Month) [Vespasian]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 58 of 92)

Week: 2nd Full Week of May

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 26 of 31)

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FRESH MANNA

THE WICKED IN HIGH PLACES

Esther 3:1-15

There are wicked acts and wicked people in high places, using their authority and influence for bad things. Imagine how you’d feel to receive a couriered letter telling you that you and all your people (nationality, ethnicity, and race) have been sentenced to death, not for any crime committed but just for existence, an offence to certain groups of people.

Well, it’s happening in our world even right now, isn’t it? Take heart though, for according to Proverbs 24:19-20, their sentencing will come too.

Haman had everything a man in his position could ever desire but like a toddler, he wanted what he couldn’t have, Mordecai's respect and honour. What is one man’s homage compared to the whole kingdom bowing and scrapping after you? Arrogance plus pride will always equate to wickedness in high places!

Politicians the world over went into office promising to use their powers and positions for the good of humanity and their communities, unfortunately, some got in and realised that there is gain in doing the wrongs that appeal to people with deep pockets who would sponsor their cause and campaign but not according to Proverbs 25:26.

Haman is not the only rotten robin in the world to want to wipe out those he sees as a threat.

So many went into an office to execute their wicked plans against humanity, using their influence, authority and office to carry out wickedness in high places like Haman, genocide was the only way to quench Haman’s hatred of the Jews, just as it was for other wicked men, such as Idi Amin, whose brutality was both to his nation, Uganda, and the world at large. Hastings Kamuzu Banda of Malawi tortured and killed anyone, including children who dishonoured him.

Haman, after falsely pointing out to the king in verse 8, that the Jews do not acknowledge the king’s sovereignty, as he said “it is not in your majesty’s interest” that means there was no benefit to the king for letting the Jews live was Haman’s reason for wanting to exterminate the Jews but the irony is that Mordecai had already demonstrated the highest loyalty to the king.

Haman’s ten thousand talent of silver was a bribe, such an enormous amount surely will incite any king of wickedness and not be questioned.

Haman was truly desperate to get rid of the Jews to pay such a huge sum for the king’s permission to get the act passed.

His inducement worked, for we see him receive the king’s signet ring in verse 10, a wicked man with a vendetta now has the highest authority in his hands to carry out his plan with a royal edict.

So, a letter comes, not just to you but to everyone who looks, speaks, and acts like you, with the royal seal and edict, telling you of your impending destruction. The confusion would be epic.

Man of Steel, Joseph Stalin’s “Reign of Terror” saw millions of deaths, imprisonment, and relocation, according to him, “death is the solution to all problems”. No man — no problem,” and “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic. Appalling!

Saddam was a living nightmare for the Western world. He destroyed the lives of millions to achieve his evil deeds. Because the people of Bagdad did not honour him, like Haman, he destroyed the whole town, including women and children, the height of the wicked in high places.

God always steps in, as he did for the Jews, and as said in Psalm 141:10, the wicked fall in their pits. Abstain from wickedness! Wickedness does not pay!

PRAYER: Father, by your decree, deliver me from the hands of the wicked and all those who hate me, may they fall in their pits in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Shalom

WOMEN OF LIGHT INT PRAYER MIN.

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We Celebrate the legacy of a true Malawian hero and founding father, Hasting Kamuzu Banda- he is part of the Heritage of Malawi 🇲🇼 and her people. His visionary leadership and unwavering dedication to the people of Malawi continue to inspire us today in Africa .

May his memory live on forever! #KamuzuBandaDay #Malawi #ProudAfrica #WeLoveMalawi

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Chakwera Tells New Judges To Uphold Rule Of Law

Chakwera Tells New Judges To Uphold Rule Of Law

President Lazarus Chakwera has challenged the newly sworn High Court judges to uphold the values cast in the Rule of Law and render justice swiftly, fairly and transparently. He spoke this at the Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when he presided over the the swearing-in ceremony of the four judges namely, Howard Brighton Pemba, Allan Hans Muhome, Etness Chanza and Eddah Edayi Ngwira. He appointed the…