Each year, the 18th of April marks the International day for Monuments and Sites and is held by the state parties to the 1972 UNESCO Convention. The idea for observing this International Day was proposed by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) at the conference held in Tunisia on April 18, 1982. A year later, the international day was approved on the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983 and was commonly accepted among the state parties as the World Heritage Day.
Whenever I come across the word āVirtueā I am always reminded of the virtuous woman in the Book of Proverbs: Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.
Wherever one travels around the world, one is likely to find an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. That institution is known as a āMuseumā. A museum makes many ancient objects available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public.
After 55 days of abstaining from siga (Meat) and dairy products, the hassle to get ready typically starts several days before Easter. There is much activity in the city markets, people buying and selling things for the feast.
As to the scriptures, āThere is a time for everythingā Ecc 3:1. In the Orthodox and Catholic Churches there are seasons set for fasting. One of these seasons is the Great fast,Lent, known as āAbi Xomā in Tigrinya. Literally fasting is abstaining from food (eating and drinking) as a religious duty that is required of all believers.
Culture is the overall manifestation of social life, identity and political and technological development of a society. Tourism has a vital role in the development of different destinations all around the world. Culture is considered as one of the primary key assets in tourism through the promotion of tangible and intangible elements. In the field of tourism, this is called cultural tourism.
It is, of course, a human tradition to moan about the weather as a conversational gambit. Like most of us, I can extract a good minute and a half of chatter about the finer nuances of a climate that veers from mildly interesting to interestingly mild ā chatter that saves me from revealing the terrifying truth about my social ineptitude ā but Iām at a loss when it comes to discussing the heat, because everyone else seems to have some sort of an opinion about it, ranging from the downright idiotic to complete nonsense.