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@cheshirecat-rabbit

Let's change the world together every day, step by step, coming closer to living in balance! My blog is a collection of politics, technology, society as well as environmental topics but also fun & beauty pics. I am pursuing a holistic approach in understanding and living with the challenges of today's world. I try to deal with complexity everyday - challenge accepted, no easy answers! Let's start important debates about our lives...

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bnmxfld

I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life and start figuring out the one I have.

Holly Black / The Darkest Part of the Forest

no-longer-another-bondi-blonde

climate-changing

Maga = Madness

thevisualvamp

Tiny joys

uggly

2,000 year old Olive tree in Greece

cosmonautroger

equations

climate-changing

Science is cool.

mapsontheweb

Which year it will be on January 1?

The map highlights the diversity of calendars used globally, showing which year it will be on January 1, 2025, according to the Gregorian calendar. Most countries (marked in green) use the Gregorian calendar (2025) for civil purposes. Other calendars include the Islamic calendar (1446), used in Muslim-majority countries; the Hebrew calendar (5785), in Israel for religious purposes; the Buddhist calendar (2568), common in Southeast Asia; and the Chinese calendar (4722), significant for traditional events in China and its diaspora. Unique systems include the Nepali Vikram Sambat (2081), the Burmese calendar (1387), the Ethiopian calendar (2017), the Japanese Reiwa 7, the Bengali calendar (1431), the Persian calendar (1403), the Bhutanese Drukpa (2481), the North Korean Juche (114), and the Taiwanese Minguo (114). These calendars, often tied to religious and cultural traditions, reflect the world’s rich diversity despite the global dominance of the Gregorian system.

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