On the second Saturday in May, the Dutch celebrate an iconic national structure—the windmill—like these historic ones at Zaanse Schans. With hundreds of windmills across the country, many sites use the day to demonstrate how windmills work and host art exhibits. But the concept of using wind power isn’t just a historical anecdote—this renewable energy is experiencing a boom, and by 2050 is predicted to provide one-third of the world"s electricity.
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Porto Cathedral, Portugal
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Chinese New Year
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Milwaukee City Hall, Wisconsin
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Methoni Castle, Messenia, Greece
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Happy Halloween!
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A Flag Day tradition
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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The parenting of a piping plover
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Cetacean Saturday
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National Bison Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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World Environment Day
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The snows of Fuji
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Giving Tuesday
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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50 years of Earth Day
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Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain
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