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nUnity Day in Sudan – But….
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nIn the past, March 3 has been celebrated as Unity Day, a day for the people in the North and South regions of Sudan, according to some internet sources, to celebrate peace and unity with parades and cultural shows.
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nHowever, there have been decades-long civil wars between the largely Arab/Islamic north and the non-Arab/animist and Christian south, and civil war continues in Darfur, in the western part of the country, even now. Well over a million people have died in the unrest, and two million people have been driven from their homes. Peace is a nice thing to celebrate but has been unfortunately all-too-difficult to achieve.
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nAs for unity, the southern portion of the nation has voted overwhelmingly (almost unanimously) to break off from the north, and the split is planned to take place on July 9 of this year.
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nI’m pretty sure that Unity Day will not be celebrated today in Sudan, or perhaps ever again.
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nLearn more…
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nKidz Zone has a feature called “Life in a Sudanese village.”
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nThe Australian Lutheran World Service website has info on Sudan and activity suggestions for primary and upper elementary kids.
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n(Some content is Christian / Lutheran.)
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nHere is an African puzzle that you can play at easy or hard levels. (Notice that Sudan is the largest country on the continent—but after it splits, it won’t be!)
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