Posted on June 1, 2022
This is an update of my post published on June 1, 2011:
This national day commemorates the day that Kenya attained self-rule in 1963. (The nation was fully independent from the United Kingdom by December of the same year.) Kenyans will celebrate the day with speeches and shows. You can get idea of the sorts of shows are being put on today by watching this short video from last year’s celebration.
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| In Kenya, as in other countries, there are folks who wear traditional clothing – at least at times, such as when performing or to celebrate special days – and folks who wear “modern” clothing that can be seen all over the world. |
Kenya – the cradle of humanity?
Many archeologists, such as Richard Leakey, believe that humanity began in what we now call Kenya, because they have found ancient human skeletons and also skeletons from pre-human ancestors. One example is Turkana boy, who was Homo erectus. Other pre-human skeletons such as Lucy, the famous Australopithecus afarensis, have been found in nearby Ethiopia. And of course, although we know from the fossil record that humankind began in Africa, there are multiple claims of exactly WHERE in this huge continent. For example:
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| This photo of “the cradle of [hu]mankind” was taken in South Africa, some 4 to 5 thousand kilometers away from Kenya! |
Read about early pre-humans and prehistoric humans with this video.
Learn more…
- Here‘s a quick quiz about Kenya.
- Here‘s a map game about all of Africa.
Also on this date:
“Stanley Steamer” twins’ birthday
Gawai Dayak in Malaysia
Statehood Anniversary for Kentucky
Statehood Anniversary for Tennessee
Anniversary of Patagonia opening on-site child-care facility
Mother and Children’s Day in Mongolia
International Children’s Day in Croatia
Clean Air Day in Canada
(First Wednesday in June)
Plan ahead:
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June holidays
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June birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in June
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July holidays
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July birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in July
