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n“Peacenis sort of passive. It’s not action; it’s inaction.
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n“Sonthe opposite of war is PARTY!”
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nSongoes the thinking of World Party Day.
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nSome people have been makingnefforts to get people to throw “synchronous parties” around thenglobe every April 3. It isn’t so easy to manage—people have jobs,nschool, responsibilities… and we don’t all experience April 3 atnthe same time, either! The first nations to experience the day arensome Pacific islands such as Kiribati, then April 3 sweeps over NewnZealand and Australia and then on around the world.
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nStill,npeople are encouraged to bust out the singing and dancing and music,nthe fireworks, some huge feasts and major parties today! And we arenurged to think about people around the world doing the same—all innthe name of cooperation and peaceful coexistence!
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Inthink that one of the cool things about World Party Day is that thenidea was taken from a fictional book: Flight, A Quantum FictionnNovel, by Vanna Bonta. Fans of the book coordinated with eachnother via the internet, starting in 1996, to nurture the idea andncreate the holiday in reality. n
Inthink that one of the cool things about World Party Day is that thenidea was taken from a fictional book: Flight, A Quantum FictionnNovel, by Vanna Bonta. Fans of the book coordinated with eachnother via the internet, starting in 1996, to nurture the idea andncreate the holiday in reality. nn
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nConservationist John Burroughs’s birthday
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nIMPORTANT NOTE:
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nPlan ahead for International Pillow Fight Day on Saturday, April 7!
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nIMPORTANT NOTE:
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nPlan ahead for International Pillow Fight Day on Saturday, April 7!
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nThere’s a huge pillow fight near me. Maybe there will be one near you, too! Check it out here.
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