nPosted on April 13, 2020
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nThis year is not a good year to do normal celebrations. Darn it.
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nThe global pandemic ruined Passover seders and Easter dinners, and it is also ruining Songkran in Thailand (see below) and Pi Mai in Laos – the new year celebrations in these Southeastern Asian nations.
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nActually, I read that the celebrations will be postponed, not necessarily cancelled. Here’s hoping.
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nAnyway, here’s what the people of Laos will be missing today:
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nAlso on this date:
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nAnniversary of the coining of the word “microscope”
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nNational Scrabble Day
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nThomas Jefferson’s birthday
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nApollo 13 Day
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nAnniversary of a Pulitzer won and lost
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nAnniversary of the founding of NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
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nnnBirthday of Eli Terry, the “Henry Ford of Clocks”!
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nnTeacher’s Day in Ecuador
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nEaster Monday
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nDyngus Day
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nWhite House Easter Egg Roll
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nFlag Day in Ireland
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n(Easter Monday)
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nPlan ahead:
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nHistorical anniversaries in May
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