nPostednon November 15, 2015
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Incouldn’t find a single detail about why Côtend’Ivoire (“Ivory Coast”)ncelebrates a “National Peace Day,” so I’m a bit skeptical that itnreally does. However, I love promoting peace, and I love learningnabout the many and varied nations of the world. So I thought, why notnjust admit that it may or may not be “National Peace Day” in Côtend’Ivoire – butnstill take advantage of the fact that the internet votes “yay,”nand use it as an excuse to talk about this fascinating WesternnAfrican nation.
Incouldn’t find a single detail about why Côtend’Ivoire (“Ivory Coast”)ncelebrates a “National Peace Day,” so I’m a bit skeptical that itnreally does. However, I love promoting peace, and I love learningnabout the many and varied nations of the world. So I thought, why notnjust admit that it may or may not be “National Peace Day” in Côtend’Ivoire – butnstill take advantage of the fact that the internet votes “yay,”nand use it as an excuse to talk about this fascinating WesternnAfrican nation.n
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nSeveralnkingdoms and empires existed in the area before European powersncolonized it; in the mid-1800s, Côtend’Ivoire became anprotectorate of France and later a full-fledged French colony. Afternit achieved independence in 1960, Côtend’Ivoire was rulednby one man for several decades; but it recently experienced a coupnd’état and two civilnwars.
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nNotnso wonderful!
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nHowever,nlike all other nations, Côtend’Ivoire has some great things to celebrate.
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n Côten d’Ivoire has two official capitals, Yamoussoukro and Abidjan. Then former is both the administrative and the political capital, and then latter is the economic capital.
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| Yamoussoukro, above. Abidjan, below. |
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nCôten d’Ivoire has an admirable amount of religious diversity, with closen to a third of the population being Muslim, a third being Christiann (mostly Catholic), and a third following Animism / native Africann religions. It is home to one of the largest Catholic basilicas inn the entire world.
Some articles claim that it is THE largestn basilica, and even THE largest church building, in the world.n However, according to
Wikipedia,n it’s #8 for basilicas and #17 for all church buildings.n
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n Lan Cascade is a waterfall located in a bamboo forest.
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Tain National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is billed as onen of the last remaining areas of never-been-cut rainforest in all ofn Africa. Of the more than 140 species of mammals found in the park,n five of them are on the Red List of threatened species: the pygmyn hippopotamus, leopard, chimpanzee, Jentink’s duiker, and oliven colobus monkey.n
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nCôte d’Ivoire is known in the art world for its diverse mask traditions and has been recently attempting to establish itself as a center of African fashion.
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nFor more about Côte d’Ivoire, check out this earlier post.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPalestine’sn“National Day”
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nGuinnessnWorld Record Day
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nArtistnGeorgia O’Keeffe’s birthday
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nAmericanRecycles Day
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nProclamationnof the Republic Day in Brazil
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nSichi-Go-Sann(Seven-five-three) in Japan
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nPlannahead:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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