Today we’re in Howick, a town near the east coast of South Africa, where this monument honors the anti-apartheid activist and South African president Nelson Mandela, who would have turned 100 today. Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US, Mandela Day—celebrated on Mandela’s birthday—is intended not as a holiday exactly but as a day to answer the ‘global call to action’ by finding ways to engage in service to your local community. The best part about Mandela Day? You don’t need to be from South Africa to observe the event.
Celebrate Mandela Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
A day for our oceans
-
Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
-
Almond trees in full bloom, California
-
Beware the Ides of March
-
Into the woods
-
A long, erratic commute
-
Astrotourism at its finest
-
Irohazaka road
-
Spring equinox
-
National Hug Day
-
Adorable activism
-
European hedgehog in Sussex, England
-
Independence Day
-
A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
-
Spread some love with Bing
-
Earth at Perihelion
-
Over the boardwalk
-
A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
-
Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
-
Through an artist s eyes
-
Native American Heritage Month
-
‘Ciao’ from Varenna
-
Pride Month
-
Observing a squirrelly day
-
Lobster tales
-
Full moon
-
A perfect day to fly your flag
-
Where the glow of the holidays lingers
-
In praise of the pipes
-
Feeling chic on Fashion Week