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26

03

2008

A Day for the Vacationing World – Theatre


Almost every occurrence and thing has its own day – water, food, freedom of speech – all we need to choose is what and when to celebrate. Perhaps we shouldn’t try too hard and go watch a play on World Theatre Day. Instead we could expand our vocabularies with a theatrical expression “break a leg”. 

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21

03

2008

A Day for Poetry

For nine years in a row now UNESCO tickles poets’ heels with feathers so that they continue writing and for all their work that does not go straight into the rubbish bin to be heard. March 21st is the day when we ought to remember our favourite sonnet by Shakespeare, wear our bow tie or net stockings and write an e-mail that rhymes to our friends and colleagues.

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09

12

2007

International Anti-Corruption Day

In this old picture, the attitude towards living in the restricted area is satirized. The individual (the concept was denied by definition in Soviet regime) could only use limited assets (flat, or job) for living, which were given by the state in the planned economy. Therefore, the big part of the population was indifferent to the time passing by..

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