Jewish people around the world are celebrating Rosh Hashanah today, which literally translates as "head of the year." It may be Sept 10, but it"s also the first day of the first month on the Jewish calendar, which is based on the lunar month as opposed to the solar month. So, why are we looking at honeycombs--real ones, not the cereal? To note the Rosh Hashanah custom of eating apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year. Happy 5779!
Party like it’s 5779
Today in History
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Singing praises of the oceans
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Don’t look down
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Menton, France
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High tide at the walled city
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What s going on in this sky?
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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Barn owl, England
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It s World Poetry Day
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Happy World Photography Day!
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World Water Day
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A history of Vinland
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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Islands that turned the tide
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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World Theater Day
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Who s wearing such cute hats?
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A castle fit for a count
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Saskatchewan s spookier side
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A visionary artist paints his own garden view
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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We stand with Ukraine
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Astrotourism at its finest
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And you thought moths were boring
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Mountain goats
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day