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Wishing You a Merry Christmas from RAC CCS

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Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular.  Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25—Christmas Day—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870. Who Invented Santa Claus? The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back to a monk named St. Nicholas who was born in Turkey around 280 A.D. St. Nicholas gave away all of his inherited wealth and travelled the countryside helping the poor and sick, becoming known as the protector of children and sailors. St. Nichola

WORLD AIDS DAY

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"End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemics" World AIDS Day, designated on 1st of December every year since 1988. This is an opportunity for the community to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, to show support for those who have been diagnosed, and to remember those who have been lost to the disease. World AIDS Day is not just about raising awareness of global HIV/AIDS statistics but it’s about teaching the public the truth about the virus, how it's spread, its symptoms, and treatments. World AIDS Day is also a solid reminder that we still need to fight the stigmas attached to an HIV/AIDS diagnosis. This day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter. In the beginning, the theme of World AIDS Day focused on children and young people. While the choice of this theme was criticized at the time by some for ignoring the fact that people of all ages may become infected with HIV, the theme helped alleviate some of the stigma surrounding the disease and

Ill Poya Day

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  "Charathha bhikkhawe chaarikan - Bahujana hithaaya, bahujana sukhaaya" "My dear children, don't go in a one way. Preach dhamma by going different ways and villages in order to cure people's soul and to bring them into the correct path." This is preached by our Gauthama Buddha. According to Buddhist language, the month 'November' is known as 'Ill' which means cold. The rainy season ends and the winter begins this month. This is the last poya day of the 'wassana' (rainy) season. With the end of Ill poya, the ' Katina pinkama' also should end. The katina pinkama is considered one of the highest deeds in Buddhism.  During this period buddhist monks stay inside their premises due to heavy rains. This roughly happens for three months. This month is inherited to have many special events of the Buddha Sasana as, End of the wassana season Ill is the month that ends the wassana season. Buddhist people do many good things during the

Extraordinary 1%

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      On this day (1st of November) World’s 1% of the world is celebrating  ‘’World’s Vegan Day’’ proudly. They have big reasons to be proud of themselves. Veganism is more than a diet, it is a lifestyle. Most carnivores make fun of vegetarians without knowing the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian. Let’s figure that out first.   Vegetarians are taking animal byproducts like cheese, egg, and honey. What they execute is only the meat of animals. On the other hand, vegans don’t take any meat nor animal byproducts like, cheese, honey, milk or they even don’t wear leather items. Also, they don’t even support businesses that exploit animals like zoos. This style of living is a pretty big deal. Because they have to take all the necessary nutrition from vegetables, fruits, or other sources like supplements.   This impressive 1% of the population all around the world does not take part in the crime of killing more than 1 billion life's animals to feed the hungry every single day.

United Nations Day

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  UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations. Today, the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater. 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by the Member States as a public holiday. History and milestones The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. Poland, which was not represented at the Conference, signed it later and became one of the original 51 Member States. The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945

World Food Day

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Cooking is therapeutic, we've all heard, but perhaps 2020 has been the year when almost all of us tried to experience it while being at home! With the lockdown in place, we had little or nowhere to go outside and we turned towards the kitchen for all our cravings and more often to simply experiment. And what led to these experiments were a series of food trends that went viral and took the Internet by storm!  2020 and 2021 have been quite a year of viral food trends. The current health crisis initiated by the CoronaVirus pandemic has made us all sit up and take notes on the importance of maintaining our health. The need of consuming nutritious food throughout our lifetime and the problem of food scarcity got the attention it needed.  World Food Day is Celebrated among most of the countries in the world on the 16th of October every year to commemorate the foundation of the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. Gradually, the day turned into a global event, creatin