On behave of Melody Jacob Blog, we wish you a happy new year. Welcome to 2021. Happy new year to you. God bless you and keep you strong in this stress-free new year.
I am excited about the year 2021. I am so grateful to God for all he has done for me. I am especially thankful for the gift of life and the strength to carry on despite the ups and downs.
Here's my best moment of 2020
I was going about my daily life and my sister sent me a message on WhatsApp saying my Dad was dead, I broke down immediately, my heart broke into pieces, I could hardly believe it and I was in the cold but I was hot. I couldn't stand, I cried and I felt a gap in my heart at that point. Hours later I confirmed that it was a typo error from my sister. I called my Dad and he answered the phone and said he was fine.
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The essence of World AIDS Day is to help raise awareness in the world to the spread fight HIV.
World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. You can help spread the news. Share it on social media, educate people, and keep to the rules.
ABOUT WORLD AIDS DAY 2020
Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.
In 2020, the world’s attention has been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic on health and how pandemics affect lives and livelihoods. COVID-19 is showing once again how health is interlinked with other critical issues, such as reducing inequality, human rights, gender equality, social protection, and economic growth. With this in mind, this year the theme of World AIDS Day is “Global solidarity, shared responsibility”.
COVID-19 has demonstrated that, during a pandemic, no one is safe until everyone is safe. Leaving people behind is not an option if we are to succeed. Eliminating stigma and discrimination, putting people at the center, and grounding our responses in human rights and gender-responsive approaches are key to ending the colliding pandemics of HIV and COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the entrenched inequalities existing in our societies. This health crisis, like many others, is hitting the poorest and the most vulnerable the hardest.
We have seen how the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated the challenges faced by people living with HIV, women and girls, and key populations, including in accessing life-saving health care, and how the crisis has widened the social and economic inequalities that increase the vulnerability of marginalized groups to HIV.
However, this crisis has also been a wake-up call, an opportunity to do things differently—better, and together. In many respects, the defeat of AIDS as a public health threat depends on how the world responds to COVID-19.
The leadership and engagement of communities, instrumental in the success of the AIDS response, has also been key in responding to COVID-19. We have seen countless examples of how community activism and solidarity have, once again, been paramount in providing people affected by HIV with information, services, social protection, and hope. However, such solidarity cannot be the sole responsibility of communities. Governments, donors, faith leaders, civil society, and each and every one of us need to contribute to making the world a healthier place.
Global solidarity and shared responsibility require us to view global health responses, including the AIDS response, in a new way. It requires the world to come together to ensure that:
Health is fully financed. Governments must come together and find new ways to ensure that health care is fully funded. No one country can do it alone. Domestic and international funding for health must be increased.
What is St. Andrew's Day?
Saint Andrew's Day, also known as Andermas is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle. It is celebrated on 30 November. Saint Andrew's Day is Scotland's official national day. It has been a national holiday in Romania since 2015.
Who is St. Andrew?
Why do we celebrate St Andrew's Day?
It's St Andrew's Day on the 30 November. He is the patron saint of Scotland. He is also the patron saint of Romania, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. Patron saints are chosen to be special protectors or guardians over things.
Is St Andrews Day a holiday?
St Andrew's Day falls on November 30, according to many Christian churches. It is a bank holiday in Scotland.
What do you eat on St Andrews Day?
The main course of haggis should be served with bashed neeps (mashed turnips) and chappit tatties (mashed potatoes).
Which music is played on St. Andrew’s Day?
Ceilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”), coming from the Gaelic word meaning “to party” or “to visit,” is a traditional Scottish country dance that’s all about fun. These events, often held on St. Andrews Day, involve Scottish folk music mixed with modern pop music, dancing, and storytelling. Read more.
Who is St. Andrew?
St. Andrew is a bible figure. The elder brother of Saint Peter was called by Jesus to become a "fisher of men". Andrew began his life as a fisherman in Galilee. For this reason, he is often depicted in paintings with a fishing net.
Why do we celebrate St Andrew's Day?
It's St Andrew's Day on the 30 November. He is the patron saint of Scotland. He is also the patron saint of Romania, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. Patron saints are chosen to be special protectors or guardians over things.
St Andrew's Day falls on November 30, according to many Christian churches. It is a bank holiday in Scotland.
The main course of haggis should be served with bashed neeps (mashed turnips) and chappit tatties (mashed potatoes).
Which music is played on St. Andrew’s Day?
Ceilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”), coming from the Gaelic word meaning “to party” or “to visit,” is a traditional Scottish country dance that’s all about fun. These events, often held on St. Andrews Day, involve Scottish folk music mixed with modern pop music, dancing, and storytelling. Read more.
Honestly, I love my dad so much that words can not explain how much love I have for him. My Dad loves me beyond words and I want to use today to wish him happy fathers day.
The beginning of this year was very challenging for me when my Dad fell ill, my world was almost crushing down, my heart was always sad and my soul wanted my Dad to be fine. I prayed and God answered. I am glad that my Dad is doing really fine, so grateful to God almighty who kept my Dad.
There is nothing, no one at all that can ever replace or add up to all what my Dad has done for me, means to me. He protected and guided me to be the bold, strong ambitious woman that I have grown to be. I am going to name one of my Children after my Dad because the heart of my Dad is pure. I can not wait to do more for my Dad and put more smiles on his beautiful face.
Celebrating my King! Happy Fathers Day to my ever-loving Father/Dad.
The beginning of this year was very challenging for me when my Dad fell ill, my world was almost crushing down, my heart was always sad and my soul wanted my Dad to be fine. I prayed and God answered. I am glad that my Dad is doing really fine, so grateful to God almighty who kept my Dad.
There is nothing, no one at all that can ever replace or add up to all what my Dad has done for me, means to me. He protected and guided me to be the bold, strong ambitious woman that I have grown to be. I am going to name one of my Children after my Dad because the heart of my Dad is pure. I can not wait to do more for my Dad and put more smiles on his beautiful face.
Celebrating my King! Happy Fathers Day to my ever-loving Father/Dad.
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution
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Kyiv Day or officially the Day of Kyiv (Ukrainian: День Києва); is a holiday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv usually celebrated in the last weekend of May. Kiev Day is not a public holiday. It falls on Sunday, 26 May 2019 and most businesses follow regular Sunday opening hours in Ukraine.
What Do People Do?
The city of Kiev celebrates Kiev Day by hosting activities and events such as:
Street and outdoor performances by various entertainers.
Cultural exhibitions.
Sporting activities such as marathons and charity runs.
Fashion shows.
Open-air music concerts.
Firework displays.
The Kiev Day celebrations take place on the Saturday and Sunday during the last weekend in May.
Read more on timeanddate.com.
Europe Day is an observance in Ukraine on the third weekend in May to celebrate and honor its unity with other European countries.
Europe Day is not a public holiday. It falls on Saturday, 18 May 2019 and most businesses follow regular Saturday opening hours in Ukraine.
This is a special holiday but it is not a public holiday and I don't understand why. It falls on Sunday, 12 May 2019. Well, mothers will still celebrate and have fun. I decided to share some lovely photos honoring our mums. They are so special to us and have done a lot. I am also a mother by nature and I am also honoring myself.
Do not forget to buy flowers and chocolate for your mum. I mean gifts in general.
Happy Mother's day.
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Dresslily is celebrating mums and this is so beautiful you get to
enjoy this.
Happy Mother's day.
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Dresslily is celebrating mums and this is so beautiful you get to
enjoy this.
Victory Day in Ukraine is a public holiday and so you might be wondering what people do on this day. Actually, there are lots of events that take place such as official greetings to war veterans, showing respect to them with flowers and statues. A public display of Ukraine’s armed forces. Presidential speeches, Concerts featuring Ukrainian pop stars singing popular wartime songs. Evening firework displays.
Labour day, international workers day or Mayday whichever you choose to call this day which is the 1st of May make sure you celebrate because you have worked hard and it is a big deal.
Labour Day (Labor Day in the United States) is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labor union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
International Workers' Day, also known as Workers' Day, Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of laborers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labor movement which occurs every year on May Day (1 May), an ancient European spring festival.
The date was chosen by a pan-national organization of socialist and communist political parties to commemorate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on 4 May 1886. The 1904 Sixth Conference of the Second International, called on "all Social Democratic Party organizations and trade unions of all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace." (Info by Wikipedia).
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Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. Most people are aware that good Friday is observed during the Holy Easter Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, and Black Friday. Members of many Christian denominations, including the Anglican, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, Oriental Orthodox, and Reformed traditions, observe Good Friday with fasting and church services.
Since good Friday happens to be a holiday, here are things you can do on this special Easter holiday.
Pray and Fast:
Well, as Christians we are to watch and pray and this is a good time to pray and connect with the heavens.
Worship:
Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus already did it all and that is enough reason to soak yourself in worship today.
Praise:
To praise is to express respect and gratitude. You can praise God for the opportunity of seeing another Easter Friday and for all he has done for you.
Show Love:
You can show love on Good Friday, by visiting charity homes, street beggars, and the less privileged. Remember Jesus showed love even on the cross of Calvary.
Reconcile:
I believe that when special months and days that celebrate Jesus come around God pours out blessings to his people. What more can hinder your blessings if not sin. This is the best time to reconcile and let go. Today, Jesus died that you might be saved, leave your burdens at the cross and he will bear them for you.
Stay blessed.
Pray and Fast:
Well, as Christians we are to watch and pray and this is a good time to pray and connect with the heavens.
Worship:
Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus already did it all and that is enough reason to soak yourself in worship today.
Praise:
To praise is to express respect and gratitude. You can praise God for the opportunity of seeing another Easter Friday and for all he has done for you.
Show Love:
You can show love on Good Friday, by visiting charity homes, street beggars, and the less privileged. Remember Jesus showed love even on the cross of Calvary.
Reconcile:
I believe that when special months and days that celebrate Jesus come around God pours out blessings to his people. What more can hinder your blessings if not sin. This is the best time to reconcile and let go. Today, Jesus died that you might be saved, leave your burdens at the cross and he will bear them for you.
Stay blessed.
Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, among other names) is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. #wiki
According to Al.com Christians today observe Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the Last Supper and Jesus washing the feet of his disciples.
Here are five important things to know about Maundy Thursday:
What does Maundy mean?
The Thursday before Easter is known as either Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for "command," and refers to Jesus' commandment to the disciples to "Love one another as I have loved you."
What does it commemorate?
Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper, which Christians consider the institution of Holy Eucharist, also known as the Lord's supper or communion. It is described in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 22. At the Last Supper with his disciples, Jesus breaks bread, saying, "This is my body," and pours wine, saying, "This is my blood." He then asks the disciples to "Do this in remembrance of me."
I am celebrating the national siblings day, but I do not have a photo of my family together so I will post on some online photos that are so lovely which shows so much love from family.
How are you celebrating the national siblings day? Do something, say something nice to your siblings both the annoying ones.
Here are beautiful old photos online portraying siblings.
photo belong to click here.
The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with hemophilia (also spelled haemophilia) and other genetic bleeding disorders. It educates hemophiliacs and lobbies for improved medical treatment. 75% of people in the world with bleeding disorders do not know it and do not receive care.
In celebration of all those who have healed with Homeopathy, homeopaths and supporters share education and accessibility of homeopathy around the world, beginning on Dr. Samuel Hahnemann's Birthday every year. During World Homeopathy Awareness Week (WHAW) free public events such as lectures, media interviews, volunteer first-aid at sports events, free & reduced clinics, written materials, pieces on Twitter and Facebook, publication articles and much more are shared in over 40 countries. Through more awareness and access to homeopathy resulting in profoundly improved health, the paradigm in the understanding of healing and healthcare can truly shift.
Join us! April 10th – April 16th every year. This year April 2018 we are celebrating our 14th World Homeopathic Awareness Week.
The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organizations.
World Health Day is one of eight official global health campaigns marked by WHO, along with World Tuberculosis Day, World Immunization Week, World Malaria Day, World No Tobacco Day, World AIDS Day, World Blood Donor Day, and World Hepatitis Day.
Established in 1950 this event has a theme each year to draw attention to a current world health issue. The WHO puts together regional, local, and international events on this day related to that theme. Local governments also tend to jump on this band-wagon, after all, global health means everyone! On this day you may take some extra steps to care for your health, consider getting a gym membership (and going!), starting a diet, or starting multi-vitamins!
Even better, get involved with the local events or organize one yourself! Spreading the news of health and threats to the same can be an excellent way to celebrate this holiday, and inform others of the important issue of global health. Themes throughout the years have varied, but always covered important issues of the day, covering everything from the Global Polio Eradication, staying active while aging, even road safety. All of these issues were deemed to be important enough to global health that they merited an occasion of their very own on this date.
The World Health Organization is an agency of the United Nations that focuses on the public health of the world at large. The WHO has a constitution that countries involved in the United Nations had an opportunity to sign, and unanimously did, agreeing to the tenets laid out within to promote the general health of the globe. Through its efforts we have seen the eradication of small pox, and its focus then turned to communicable diseases, with a particular focus on tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
Everyone needs to be concerned about the health of themselves and their community, and as such it’s a good time to turn your attention to this year’s theme. By checking in at their website at http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/ you can find out what the current theme is, and find all sorts of plans and activities that will help you raise awareness about this important issue. You can keep up with it every year, and play a big part in helping to promote global health all around.
Despite all the tragedies and disasters in the news today, we do not forget the horrors of the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. SURF provides vital support, from education to employment programme, health care to housing. With your donation we can do even more, says SURF.
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Join the fun and celebrate the Carrot Day yourself!
The Carrot Day was founded 2003 to spread knowledge about the carrot and its good attributes around the world.
The International Carrot Day or the Carrot Day is celebrated every year on April 4th and is the pinnacle for carrot lovers all around the world. It is the day when the carrot is celebrated through carrot parties and other carrot related festivities.
The day is increasingly popular and April 4th 2012 carrot celebration was reported from France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Australia, UK and Japan.
Carrot
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Daucus
Species: D. carota
Subspecies: D. c. subsp. sativus
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. Read more here.
To gather your friends to a carrot party is an excellent way of celebrating the International Carrot Day. Treat them to carrots as snacks and after that a tasteful carrot cake or some other carrot dish. Recommended drink is carrot juice or carrot drinks and carrot shots.
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