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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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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A goldie gala
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
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Saint Andrews Day
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Welcome to Scotland s garden
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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I am the walrus
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Fall for birding
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A throng of ice and spires
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Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China
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Gem State views
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Happy Easter!
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Reflecting on fall
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A truly American monument
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Cheese! We ll go somewhere where there s cheese!
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
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International Literacy Day
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A special day for a special cat
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Fiddlehead fern fronds
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Ahh-tumn
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Martinique
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75 years of the United Nations
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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Celebrating Flag Day