Special events and other funny days

An equinox is one of the two times of the year when the earth's axis is neither from nor towards the sun. The vernal equinox or spring equinox occurs around 20-21 March and the autumnal equinox occurs around 22-23 September each year. Equinoctium is the same as the equinox.

When it is the equinox, day and night are the same length all over the world and the sun is perpendicular to a point on the equator, and from this point the sun will be at its zenith at noon. The words equinox, spring equinox and autumn equinox are also used about the day in which the time falls. The equinoxes are the only d ...

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws" in 1960 (21 march).

The United Nations has been concerned with this issue since its foundation and the prohibition of racial discrimination is enshrined in all core international human rights instruments. It places obligations on States and tasks them with eradicating discrimination in the public and private spheres. The principle of equality also requires States to adopt spe ...

The International Day of Sleep is held every year both to celebrate sleep and to shed light on the challenges and problems sleep deprivation and diseases related to this can have for society.

Sleep Day is held every year on the third Friday in March. In 2021, it falls on March 21. The transition from winter time to summer time challenges a number of people with sleep deprivation. Sleep quality and how much sleep you get is important. The purpose of the event is to focus on sleep problems and encourage research in this area.

International Sunday is organized ...

Earth Hour er en verdensomspennende symbolsk markering der folk over hele verden blir oppfordret til å slukke lyset en time for klimaet. Det er naturvernorganisasjonen WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) som står bak kampanjen, som ble avholdt for første gang i Australia. Den symbolske markeringen har som formål å øke bevisstheten rundt klimaproblematikken ved å få privatpersoner, virksomheter, myndigheter og organisasjoner til å slå av elektrisk lys i en time.

Earth Hour så dagens lys i Sydney, Australia i 2007 hvor to millioner deltok. I 2008 hadde det blitt en global bevegelse hvor 50 millioner ...