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Holidays 3.5
Holidays
Act Goofy Day
Alimony Equality Day
Anthass Day (Kerala, Fans of Indian actor Mukesh)
Arivee de l’Evangile (Gospel Day; French Polynesia)
Babysitter Safety Day
Boston Massacre Day (Massachusetts)
Brain Injury Awareness Day
Charity Day (Iran)
Children’s Day (New Zealand)
Cinco de Marcho
Cincomarzada
Crispus Attucks Day
Custom Chief’s Day (Vanuatu)
Day of Physical Culture and Women in Engineering & Technology begins
Dr. Doolittle Day
Erotic World Book Day
Excited Insects (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
Goat Day (French Republic)
Green Hellebore Day
Hula Hoop Day
International CVS Awareness Day
International Day for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Awareness (UN)
International Day of Energy Efficiency
International Day of the Seal
Judiciary Employee Day (Kyrgyzstan)
Katyn Massacre Day
Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
Madison Beer Day
Mother-in-Law's Day
Multiple Personalities Day
National Dissociative Identity Disorder Day
National Emetophobia Awareness Day (UK)
National Industrial Design Day
National Journalist Day (Thailand)
National Kalpak Day (a.k.a. Hat Day; Kyrgyzstan)
National MAR5 Day
National Potty Dance Day
National R&B Music Day
National Scott Day
National Tree Planting Day (Iran)
Panchayati Raj Divas (Odisha, India)
Reel Film Day
Running of the Reindeer (Alaska)
Say Hi to Mom Day
Scouts’ Day (Taiwan)
Spread the Word to End the Word Day
Stapler Day
Stop the Clocks Day
Temperance Day
305 Day
World Sustainable Energy Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Absinthe Day
National Cheese Doodle Day
National Mobile Food Vendors Day
National Pasty Day (UK)
National Poutine Day
Ramen Noodles Day
1st Tuesday in March
Cotton Carnival (Memphis, Tennessee) [1st Tuesday, Lasts 5 Days]
Football Day (England) [1st Tuesday]
National Sportsmanship Day [1st Tuesday]
Peace Corps Day [1st Tuesday]
Peace Day (Jamaica) [1st Tuesday]
Town Meeting Day (Vermont) [1st Tuesday]
Unique Names Day [Tuesday of Name Week]
Independence & Related Days
Rebellion Anniversary Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Trujillo Anniversary Day (Peru)
Festivals Beginning March 5, 2024
CinemAsia Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [thru 3.10]
Heritage Miami: Wine and Food Experience (Miami, Florida)
Research Chefs Association Culinary Expo (Quincy, Massachusetts) [thru 3.7]
World Championship Cheese Contest (Madison, Wisconsin) [thru 3.7]
Feast Days
Adrian and Eubulus of Palestine (Christian; Martyrs)
Blessing of the Fleet by Isis (Ancient Egypt)
Ciarán of Saigir (a.k.a. Kiaran of Ireland; Celtic & Christian; Saint)
Clive Cahuenga (Muppetism)
Diasia (Festival of Zeus Meilikhios; Ancient Greece)
Eusebius of Cremona (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Orthodoxy (Greek Orthodox) [1st Sunday in Great Lent; 2023]
Feast of Saint Piran (Cornwall)
George Carlin Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Gerasimus (Christian; Saint)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Artology)
Howard Pyle (Artology)
John Joseph of the Cross (Christian; Saint)
Momfuku Ando Day (Pastafarian)
Navigum Isidis (Blessing of the Vessel of Isis; Ancient Egypt; Everyday Wicca)
Navigum Isis (a.k.a. Ploiaphaesia; Poseidon’s Day; The Festival of Navigation; Ancient Rome)
Orthodox Sunday (Orthodox Christian) [1st Sunday in Great Lent; 2021]
Phocas of Antioch (Christian; Martyr)
Piran (Christian; Saint) [Cornwall]
Roger (Christian; Saint)
Serpent Mother Day (Ancient Minoa; Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Solon (Positivist; Saint)
Symphony No. 7, The “Leningrad Symphony,” in C Major, by Dmitri Shostakovich (Symphony; 1942)
Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea (Christian; Saint)
Thietmar of Minden (Christian; Saint)
Virgil of Arles (Christian; Saint)
Wedding of the March Dryads (Shamanism)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Stalin's birthday.)
Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [17 of 57]
Premieres
Airport (Film; 1970)
Alice in Wonderland (Film; 2010)
Amos & Andrew (Film; 1993)
Analyze This (Film; 1999)
The Ant and the Aardvark (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1969)
The Ballad of Nessie (Disney Cartoon; 2011)
Barnyard Blackout (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1943)
Big-Hearted Bosko (WB LT Cartoon; 1932)
Bongo Boris or The Hep Rat (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 103; 1961)
Coming 2 America (Film; 2021)
Cruel Intentions (Film; 1999)
Diner (Film; 1982)
Donald’s Diary (Disney Cartoon; 1954)
Down pin the Levee (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)
Drip Dippy Donald (Disney Cartoon; 1948)
Evil Under the Sun (Film; 1982)
Fire! Fire! (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1932)
For Your Love, by The Yardbirds (Song; 1965)
Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco (Novel; 1988)
Human’s Lib, by Howard Jones (Album; 1984)
Kindly Scram (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)
The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Novel; 1969)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Film; 1999)
The Mad Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1932)
Mad Dog and Glory (Film; 1993)
Neon Bible, by Arcade Fire (Album; 2007)
The Railway Children, by Edith Nesbit (Novel; 1905)
Raya and the Last Dragon (Animated Film; 2021)
Red Hot Music (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)
Rival Romeos (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1928)
The Road to Serfdom, by Friedrich A. Hayek (Political Theory; 1944)
Room and Bored (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)
Run Baby Run, by Nicky Cruz (Novel; 1969)
The Saint to the Rescue, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories 1959) [Saint #35]
The Secret of Kells (Animated Film; 2010)
Shaun the Sheep (Animated TV Series; 2007)
Songs For Swinging’ Lovers!, by Frank Sinatra (Album; 1956)
The Spies of Life or When a Fella Needs a Fiend (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 104; 1961)
Stairway to Heaven, 1st performed live by Led Zeppelin (Song; 1971)
Swing Kids (Film; 1993)
Us Again (Disney Cartoon; 2021)
Where Do Teenagers Come From? (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1980)
Today’s Name Days
Dietmar, Jeremia, Olivia (Austria)
Hadrijan, Lucije, Teofil, Vedran (Croatia)
Kazimír (Czech Republic)
Theophillus (Denmark)
Laila, Laili, Leila, Leili (Estonia)
Laila, Leila (Finland)
Olive, Olivia (France)
Gerda, Dietmar, Olivia, Tim (Germany)
Arhelaos, Evlogios, Konon (Greece)
Adorján, Adrián (Hungary)
Adriano, Foca, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Virgilio (Italy)
Aurēlija, Aurora, Austra (Latvia)
Giedrė, Klemensas, Virgilijus, Vydotas (Lithuania)
Patricia, Patrick (Norway)
Adrian, Adrianna, Fryderyk, Jan, Pakosław, Pakosz, Wacław, Wacława (Poland)
Conon (Romania)
Fridrich (Slovakia)
Adrián, Adriano, Eusebio (Spain)
Tora, Tove (Sweden)
Ciara, Ciera, Cierra, Keren Keri, Kerri, Kerrie, Kerry, Kiara, Kiera, Kieran, Kierra, Sierra (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 65 of 2024; 301 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 2 of week 10 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 17 of 28]
Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 25 (Wu-Chen)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)
Hebrew: 25 Adair I 5784
Islamic: 24 Sha’ban 1445
J Cal: 5 Green; Fryday [5 of 30]
Julian: 21 February 2024
Moon: 29%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 9 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Xenophanes]
Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 11 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 76 of 89)
Week: 1st Week of March
Zodiac: Pisces (Day 16 of 30)
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Holidays 3.5
Holidays
Act Goofy Day
Alimony Equality Day
Anthass Day (Kerala, Fans of Indian actor Mukesh)
Arivee de l’Evangile (Gospel Day; French Polynesia)
Babysitter Safety Day
Boston Massacre Day (Massachusetts)
Brain Injury Awareness Day
Charity Day (Iran)
Children’s Day (New Zealand)
Cinco de Marcho
Cincomarzada
Crispus Attucks Day
Custom Chief’s Day (Vanuatu)
Day of Physical Culture and Women in Engineering & Technology begins
Dr. Doolittle Day
Erotic World Book Day
Excited Insects (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
Goat Day (French Republic)
Green Hellebore Day
Hula Hoop Day
International CVS Awareness Day
International Day for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Awareness (UN)
International Day of Energy Efficiency
International Day of the Seal
Judiciary Employee Day (Kyrgyzstan)
Katyn Massacre Day
Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
Madison Beer Day
Mother-in-Law's Day
Multiple Personalities Day
National Dissociative Identity Disorder Day
National Emetophobia Awareness Day (UK)
National Industrial Design Day
National Journalist Day (Thailand)
National Kalpak Day (a.k.a. Hat Day; Kyrgyzstan)
National MAR5 Day
National Potty Dance Day
National R&B Music Day
National Scott Day
National Tree Planting Day (Iran)
Panchayati Raj Divas (Odisha, India)
Reel Film Day
Running of the Reindeer (Alaska)
Say Hi to Mom Day
Scouts’ Day (Taiwan)
Spread the Word to End the Word Day
Stapler Day
Stop the Clocks Day
Temperance Day
305 Day
World Sustainable Energy Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Absinthe Day
National Cheese Doodle Day
National Mobile Food Vendors Day
National Pasty Day (UK)
National Poutine Day
Ramen Noodles Day
1st Tuesday in March
Cotton Carnival (Memphis, Tennessee) [1st Tuesday, Lasts 5 Days]
Football Day (England) [1st Tuesday]
National Sportsmanship Day [1st Tuesday]
Peace Corps Day [1st Tuesday]
Peace Day (Jamaica) [1st Tuesday]
Town Meeting Day (Vermont) [1st Tuesday]
Unique Names Day [Tuesday of Name Week]
Independence & Related Days
Rebellion Anniversary Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Trujillo Anniversary Day (Peru)
Festivals Beginning March 5, 2024
CinemAsia Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [thru 3.10]
Heritage Miami: Wine and Food Experience (Miami, Florida)
Research Chefs Association Culinary Expo (Quincy, Massachusetts) [thru 3.7]
World Championship Cheese Contest (Madison, Wisconsin) [thru 3.7]
Feast Days
Adrian and Eubulus of Palestine (Christian; Martyrs)
Blessing of the Fleet by Isis (Ancient Egypt)
Ciarán of Saigir (a.k.a. Kiaran of Ireland; Celtic & Christian; Saint)
Clive Cahuenga (Muppetism)
Diasia (Festival of Zeus Meilikhios; Ancient Greece)
Eusebius of Cremona (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Orthodoxy (Greek Orthodox) [1st Sunday in Great Lent; 2023]
Feast of Saint Piran (Cornwall)
George Carlin Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Gerasimus (Christian; Saint)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Artology)
Howard Pyle (Artology)
John Joseph of the Cross (Christian; Saint)
Momfuku Ando Day (Pastafarian)
Navigum Isidis (Blessing of the Vessel of Isis; Ancient Egypt; Everyday Wicca)
Navigum Isis (a.k.a. Ploiaphaesia; Poseidon’s Day; The Festival of Navigation; Ancient Rome)
Orthodox Sunday (Orthodox Christian) [1st Sunday in Great Lent; 2021]
Phocas of Antioch (Christian; Martyr)
Piran (Christian; Saint) [Cornwall]
Roger (Christian; Saint)
Serpent Mother Day (Ancient Minoa; Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Solon (Positivist; Saint)
Symphony No. 7, The “Leningrad Symphony,” in C Major, by Dmitri Shostakovich (Symphony; 1942)
Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea (Christian; Saint)
Thietmar of Minden (Christian; Saint)
Virgil of Arles (Christian; Saint)
Wedding of the March Dryads (Shamanism)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Stalin's birthday.)
Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [17 of 57]
Premieres
Airport (Film; 1970)
Alice in Wonderland (Film; 2010)
Amos & Andrew (Film; 1993)
Analyze This (Film; 1999)
The Ant and the Aardvark (Ant and the Aardvark Cartoon; 1969)
The Ballad of Nessie (Disney Cartoon; 2011)
Barnyard Blackout (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1943)
Big-Hearted Bosko (WB LT Cartoon; 1932)
Bongo Boris or The Hep Rat (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 103; 1961)
Coming 2 America (Film; 2021)
Cruel Intentions (Film; 1999)
Diner (Film; 1982)
Donald’s Diary (Disney Cartoon; 1954)
Down pin the Levee (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)
Drip Dippy Donald (Disney Cartoon; 1948)
Evil Under the Sun (Film; 1982)
Fire! Fire! (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1932)
For Your Love, by The Yardbirds (Song; 1965)
Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco (Novel; 1988)
Human’s Lib, by Howard Jones (Album; 1984)
Kindly Scram (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)
The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Novel; 1969)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Film; 1999)
The Mad Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1932)
Mad Dog and Glory (Film; 1993)
Neon Bible, by Arcade Fire (Album; 2007)
The Railway Children, by Edith Nesbit (Novel; 1905)
Raya and the Last Dragon (Animated Film; 2021)
Red Hot Music (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)
Rival Romeos (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1928)
The Road to Serfdom, by Friedrich A. Hayek (Political Theory; 1944)
Room and Bored (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)
Run Baby Run, by Nicky Cruz (Novel; 1969)
The Saint to the Rescue, by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories 1959) [Saint #35]
The Secret of Kells (Animated Film; 2010)
Shaun the Sheep (Animated TV Series; 2007)
Songs For Swinging’ Lovers!, by Frank Sinatra (Album; 1956)
The Spies of Life or When a Fella Needs a Fiend (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 104; 1961)
Stairway to Heaven, 1st performed live by Led Zeppelin (Song; 1971)
Swing Kids (Film; 1993)
Us Again (Disney Cartoon; 2021)
Where Do Teenagers Come From? (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1980)
Today’s Name Days
Dietmar, Jeremia, Olivia (Austria)
Hadrijan, Lucije, Teofil, Vedran (Croatia)
Kazimír (Czech Republic)
Theophillus (Denmark)
Laila, Laili, Leila, Leili (Estonia)
Laila, Leila (Finland)
Olive, Olivia (France)
Gerda, Dietmar, Olivia, Tim (Germany)
Arhelaos, Evlogios, Konon (Greece)
Adorján, Adrián (Hungary)
Adriano, Foca, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Virgilio (Italy)
Aurēlija, Aurora, Austra (Latvia)
Giedrė, Klemensas, Virgilijus, Vydotas (Lithuania)
Patricia, Patrick (Norway)
Adrian, Adrianna, Fryderyk, Jan, Pakosław, Pakosz, Wacław, Wacława (Poland)
Conon (Romania)
Fridrich (Slovakia)
Adrián, Adriano, Eusebio (Spain)
Tora, Tove (Sweden)
Ciara, Ciera, Cierra, Keren Keri, Kerri, Kerrie, Kerry, Kiara, Kiera, Kieran, Kierra, Sierra (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 65 of 2024; 301 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 2 of week 10 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 17 of 28]
Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 25 (Wu-Chen)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)
Hebrew: 25 Adair I 5784
Islamic: 24 Sha’ban 1445
J Cal: 5 Green; Fryday [5 of 30]
Julian: 21 February 2024
Moon: 29%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 9 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Xenophanes]
Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 11 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 76 of 89)
Week: 1st Week of March
Zodiac: Pisces (Day 16 of 30)
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Powering Up: Strengthening U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Ties
Official US Government Statement
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield led the U.S. delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Cook Islands on November 10 as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to enhancing our partnership with the Pacific Islands to achieve our shared vision for a resilient Pacific region of peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity, where individuals can reach their potential, the environment can thrive, and democracy can flourish.
Since the Administration released the first-ever U.S.-Pacific Partnership Strategy in 2022, we have announced we are working with Congress on plans to provide over $8 billion in new funding and programs for the Pacific Islands. The United States believes it is important to be guided by Pacific priorities and needs, including the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent and the newly launched Pacific Partnerships for Prosperity.
Driving Forward the U.S.-Pacific Partnership
President Biden has emphasized that our partnership with the Pacific matters, and that we will step up our diplomatic and development cooperation in the region, including with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat.
- Strengthening Regional Institutions: As a member of the Pacific Community (SPC) and Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), as well as a PIF Dialogue Partner, the United States firmly supports the Pacific regional architecture led by the PIF and values a strong, unified, and resilient PIF. In response to the priority PIF leaders have placed on strengthening capacity building to foster and develop Pacific leaders who embrace the principles of inclusive Pacific regionalism, the United States intends to provide $500,000, subject to Congressional notification, to strengthen the PIF’s institutional capacity and support the PIF’s Pacific Leadership Initiative. This funding will identify linkages and fill gaps in existing training and capacity-building opportunities offered in the Pacific region. It will support a holistic approach to Pacific leadership development that meets PIF members’ objectives for inclusive Pacific leadership rooted in Pacific values while being adaptive to modern challenges.
- Advancing the Implementation of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent: USAID intends to partner with the PIF Secretariat to strengthen the participation of critical Pacific Non-State Actors (NSAs) in regional policy engagement and implementation to deliver sustainable development outcomes. Assistance focuses on engaging NSAs in the implementation plan for the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent and enhancing NSA engagement at annual ministerial dialogues in the Pacific.
- Signing Agreements Related to the Compacts of Free Association: The Compacts of Free Association with the U.S. Freely Associated States have formed a bedrock of U.S.-Pacific cooperation for nearly four decades. We remain deeply committed to these partnerships. In May we signed Compact-related economic assistance agreements with the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, and in October, we signed Compact-related economic assistance agreements with the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Administration is working with Congress on the necessary authorities and appropriations to bring these agreements into force and implement and fund them.
- Opening U.S. Embassy Port Vila: The Biden-Harris Administration is opening new embassies across the Pacific in recognition that our close partnership with the Pacific requires regular exchange between our governments at all levels. We intend to open an embassy in Vanuatu in 2024, having completed Congressional notification procedures this year. This builds on our opening of new embassies in the Solomon Islands and Tonga earlier this year.
- Returning the Peace Corps: Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn joined the U.S. delegation to the PIF to highlight the Peace Corps’ ongoing work in the Pacific. Peace Corps volunteers have returned to Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, and will likely return in 2024 to Vanuatu. Peace Corps will also expand the Blue Pacific Youth Initiative, announced at the US-PIF Summit in September, to support young leaders working on environmental climate resilience issues.
- Expanding Development Assistance Eligibility for Cook Islands and Niue: Following the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Cooks Islands and Niue, both countries may now benefit independently from a broader range of future U.S. foreign assistance programming. This expanded eligibility builds on the disaster risk reduction and resilience assistance both countries currently receive through the USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.
- Expanding our Public Health Diplomatic and Program Engagement to Strengthen Global Health Security: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is opening a new regional office for East Asia and the Pacific, which seeks to improve public health capacity in the Pacific Islands to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats. This builds on the U.S. Government’s investments to strengthen global health security in the region, including more than $1.2 million in FY22 for the Freely Associated States through the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program; and $5.0 million of new global health security funding for Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and regional activities. Through our support, the U.S. Government provides remote and in-country partnerships to improve health security. As we continue to build back from the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Government provides funding for a One Health workforce (public and animal health sectors), regional laboratory capacity, data modernization, and implementation of public health programs, including immunizations; and One Health Rapid Response Team framework that will guide human, animal and environmental-related coordination, collaboration and communication before, during and after an emergency across the region.
Tackling the Climate Crisis
The United States recognizes the importance of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, accelerating the clean energy transition, and helping the Pacific Islands adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change.
We are responding directly to Pacific priorities, including through our May 2023 commitment to provide $2 million, subject to Congressional notification and the completion of domestic procedures, to support the PIF to design and stand up the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) to support adaptation and resilience at the local level in the Pacific Islands.
- Reaffirming U.S. Position on Statehood and Sea-level Rise: For some States, particularly low-lying island States in the Pacific Ocean, increasing sea levels pose an existential threat. At the U.S.-PIF Summit in September, the President announced that the United States considers that sea-level rise driven by human-induced climate change should not cause any country to lose its statehood or its membership in the United Nations, its specialized agencies, or other international organizations. The United States is committed to working with the Pacific Islands and others on issues relating to human-induced sea-level rise and statehood to advance these objectives. We call on all countries to support this policy position by COP28.
- Building Early Warning Systems (EWS) for All and Data for Resilience: As announced at the U.S.-PIF Summit, the United States intends to provide $8 million, subject to Congressional notification and the completion of domestic procedures, to expand our Information Services for Resilience Initiative announced last September. The United States is supportive of the Pacific-led Weather-Ready Pacific, a priority identified by PIF leaders under the Pacific Partnerships for Prosperity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is supporting projects in the region that complement activities identified in Weather-Ready Pacific. This includes projects focused on capacity building and training for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services as they develop and build their multi-hazard early warning systems.
- Promoting Pacific Women’s and Girls’ Climate and Clean Energy Leadership: Around the world and in the Pacific, women and girls are on the frontlines of both climate impacts and solutions. In October, we launched a new $1.5 million initiative to support the implementation of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Pacific Energy and Gender Strategic Action Plan (PEGSAP). PEGSAP seeks to promote women’s climate and clean energy leadership and economic security by increasing career and income-generating opportunities for women and girls in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories through pilot projects to promote women-owned businesses in the sale, distribution, and maintenance of renewable energy systems, and scholarships for women and girls to pursue studies in relevant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
- Supporting a New Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution: As part of the Pacific Partnerships for Prosperity, PIF leaders have called for an international legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. The United States continues to seek an ambitious and inclusive international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution that will have universal membership, including every country that is a major producer and consumer of plastic. The United States is also committed to working to prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris in the Pacific, including through programs like NOAA’s Marine Debris Program, which offers competitive grant opportunities, including to the U.S. Freely Associated States and U.S. Territories. USAID’s Save Our Seas Initiative is addressing marine plastic pollution in the Pacific by strengthening solid waste management systems and creating inclusive circular economies through the Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program.
Investing in Trade Ties and Economic Development
The United States is committed to supporting our Pacific Island neighbors’ economic resilience through enhancing trade and investment, supporting enabling business environments, and expanding access to finance for development.
- Publication of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Study on Impediments to Increased Trade Flows with the Pacific Islands: On October 30, the USITC released a report on U.S. trade and investment with the Pacific Islands. The report, U.S.-Pacific Islands Trade and Investment: Impediments and Opportunities, was requested by the U.S. Trade Representative in a letter received on September 29, 2022. The report provides an overview of the Pacific Island economies, descriptions of trends in goods and services exports to the United States and investment from the United States, as well as analysis on the use and utilization of the Generalized System of Preferences and the trade preferences provided to the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States. In addition, the report identifies and profiles several sectors as having potential for increased export to or investment from the United States. The study is available here.
- Supporting Access to Finance for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Following the September U.S.-PIF Summit, the Development Finance Corporation, and USAID have issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for their planned, up to $50 million, flexible Microfinance Facility to expand access to finance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Pacific Islands, with an emphasis on climate resilience and adaptation-focused enterprises, as well as women-owned enterprises.
- Expanding Access to Financial Services: In October, the United States and Australia announced a new Pacific Banking Forum, in consultation with Pacific Island countries, to bring together our public and private sectors to address the causes of de-risking. We affirm our plan to provide new and additional technical assistance to improve the region’s access to financial services. We further intend to work with the Pacific to address the costs and accessibility of correspondent banking relationships, including by addressing jurisdiction-specific challenges and exploring regional approaches to aggregate payment flows, as appropriate.
- With the launch of the Pacific Banking Forum and in conjunction with Fiji’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy, we welcome MasterCard’s focus on financial inclusion in launching (i) M-PAiSA Mastercard, a digital payments app that will give hundreds of thousands of Fijians access to digital payments through Mastercard’s global payment network, and (ii) Dua Pay, a mobile phone application that enables the women-run SMEs of Fiji to accept contactless digital payments on their smartphones.
- Next Trade and Investment Dialogue: Following the successful first-ever meeting of the U.S.-Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Dialogue in February 2023, the United States and the Pacific Islands Forum plan to convene the Trade and Investment Dialogue in person in early 2024. Established as an outcome of the 2022 U.S.-Pacific Islands Summit, the U.S.-Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Dialogue serves as a forum to discuss ways to increase trade flows and investment between the United States and the Pacific Islands.
Building Resilient and Secure Infrastructure
The United States is committed to helping Pacific Islands build resilient and secure infrastructure to promote their economic development and withstand natural and manmade threats including natural disasters, climate change, and cybercrime, including through our membership at the Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility.
- Enhancing Digital Connectivity: As announced in October, as part of our Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, the United States is engaging with Google to scale a series of significant private-sector consortium investments in subsea cables to provide the expansion of sustainable and reliable internet infrastructure to Pacific Island Countries. In consultation with our Pacific Island counterparts, Australia and the United States intend to work together to support connection by Pacific Islands to international commercial subsea cable systems under development. Together our countries plan to invest a total of $65 million in support of enhancing secure, resilient connectivity in the Pacific Islands by working with Google, APTelecom, and Hawaiki Nui to provide branching units for the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
- Working with Congress, the United States, under the State Department’s Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP), intends to support expanding access to fast, secure, interoperable, and reliable internet connectivity in Pacific Island countries by increasing the initial $3 million allocation to $5 million, followed by an additional $10 million in subsequent years to support Google’s South Pacific Connect subsea cable initiative. This $15 million supports the initial investment of up to $3 million announced by the United States in September for a USTDA feasibility study for the proposed Central Pacific Cable led by APTelecom.
- Enabling Cyber Resilience: Following the inaugural Pacific Cybersecurity Capacity and Coordination Conference (P4C) in October, the United States will continue regular, enduring engagement with the PIF and its members on cybersecurity and intends to partner with U.S. private-sector companies on technical assistance opportunities. The United States has committed to supporting subsequent P4Cs together with the other Partners in the Blue Pacific. Together, the United States and Australia announced in October an intent to engage Pacific Island nations and the private sector to explore developing and deploying a pilot initiative in the region to increase national cyber resilience. This pilot initiative could help protect and back up government data by upgrading data services, including through the implementation of cloud-based solutions to store government records. The United States is also partnering with several U.S. private sector companies to support the region’s cyber resilience, including through these proposed initiatives to be developed in consultation with the PIF:
- Following the announcement of new Pacific subsea cables, Google.org will contribute $500,000 for digital skills training in the region.
- Palo Alto Networks has committed to hosting a “Pacific Island Cyber Preparedness Series.” This program represents the inaugural phase of a comprehensive cybersecurity improvement initiative for the region, laying the foundation for ongoing discussions and progress. Pacific participants will gain a high-level understanding of cybersecurity issues and imperatives, effective approaches to manage cyber risk, the global cyber threat environment as well as key considerations and actions to take when preparing for a cyber incident.
- As part of Fortinet’s global commitment to offer free cybersecurity training to one million individuals, Fortinet will expand its focus on nations in the Pacific Islands to grow utilization of its Academy and Security Awareness programs to support a more digitally aware community in coordination with the Pacific Islands Forum
- Supporting Natural Disaster Response and Climate Adaptation and Resilience for Aviation: This February 2024 workshop, to be held under the auspices of the U.S.-Southeast Asia and Pacific Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP), will provide capacity building to Pacific Island aviation authorities and airports to help them respond to natural disasters and implement climate adaptation and resilience measures. U.S. Trade and Development Agency and Federal Aviation Administration will cohost this workshop in Fiji to connect Pacific Island aviation partners with U.S. government, industry, and international aviation experts to discuss lessons learned, strategies, and adaptation efforts related to natural disaster response and ensure the resilience of airports in the face of climate change challenges, including sea level rise.
Supporting Peace and Security
The United States is committed to ensuring the Blue Pacific Continent remains a place of peace and prosperity for all Pacific people, including women and other marginalized groups.
- Partnering with New Zealand to Improve Access to Justice for Women and Children: The United States has partnered with New Zealand through its Pacific Justice Sector Programme to launch Ina’ilau to improve access to justice for women and children in the Pacific. This project reflects the values outlined in the Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent to embrace good governance and observe democratic principles, including the rule of law, the defense, and promotion of all human rights, gender equality, and commitment to just societies.
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US' Planned Embassy in Tonga a Latest Move to 'Counter China Influence'
— GT Staff Reporters | May 03, 2023
America is back to the South Pacific with only exploitation and the shadow of war. Global Times, May 3rd, 2023, Illustration: Liu Rui/Global Times
The US' efforts to enhance its presence in the Pacific region are only pursuing its own strategic goal of countering China, Chinese experts pointed out as the US will reportedly open a new embassy in Tonga this month.
Drawing a contrast between the US' intent to put regional countries at the forefront of competition against China, and China's real commitment and contribution in helping the region develop, experts believe that Pacific nations will make wise and pragmatic choices.
The top US diplomat for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink unveiled the plan to a subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday. He also said that the US is continuing to engage with Vanuatu and Kiribati about opening proposed new embassies in those countries, Reuters reported.
The move is the US' latest effort to counter the development of ties between China and the South Pacific nation as the country reopened its embassy in the Solomon Islands in February after a 30-year absence, experts said.
The US paid little attention to the South Pacific in the past decades, but in recent years, it has found that China's influence has grown rapidly in these regions and the local people and governments welcome China's presence. It is very obvious that the US is not sincere in helping these countries for development, but only care about a "great power competition" with China, Li Haidong, a professor at the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times on Wednesday.
China's cooperation and projects in the region are aimed at bringing development and prosperity to the region while the US tries to put the region at the forefront of competition against China. Pacific Islands countries tend not to take sides between China and the US, but have seen through US attempts and they will weigh US pledges and China's real commitments to make choices in favor of their interests, according to Li .
In April 2022, China and the Solomon Islands announced they had signed 1 bilateral security deal. Before the announcement, the US and Australia had been hyping the so-called lack of transparency and China's so-called intention to build a military base in the island country to render China's threats.
After a volcano erupted in Tonga in January 2022, China's aid was the first batch of relief supplies to arrive in Tonga.
Dorothy Wickham, a Solomon Islands reporter, published an opinion piece in The New York Times on June 27, 2022, where she asked "Who can blame us if we open the door to new friends who can help with our needs?"
Wickham listed the lack of living basics in her country, including running water, basic sanitation and electricity, after the US Peace Corps left more than two decades ago and Australian aid flatlined in the 2010s.
In contrast, Chinese-run businesses - construction, hardware, fishing, transport and other sectors - have quickly become part of the local economy since the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, according to Wickham.
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US steps up its game as China circles Pacific island nations
Jul 12, 2022 17:22 IST
Brisbane , July 12 (Always First): The US has stepped up its game in the Pacific after Kiribati opted out of the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Suva, Fiji, and withdrew the country from the 18-member group.
On Tuesday, Kiribati islanders celebrated their Independence Day, however, President Taneti Maamau skipped the region's first face-to-face meeting in three years as a matter of principle over a dispute involving its leadership, reported CNN.
Some saw Beijing's hand in Maamau's decision to leave the alliance, a claim China's Foreign Ministry rejected as "completely groundless" during a regular news briefing Monday.
Reacting to the incident, the US stepped forward with incentives for Pacific Island leaders to counter Beijing's efforts to dominate an increasingly competitive geopolitical tussle in a region of great strategic importance.
A senior administration official told reporters in a call the US was "significantly stepping up (its) game in the Pacific Islands."
The incentives included more funding for fisheries, extra aid, and offers of new US embassies in the Pacific -- including one in Kiribati, which along with the Solomon Islands appears to be moving closer to China, reported CNN.
Other US commitments include tripling funding to USD 60 million a year for 10 years to secure US fishing rights in the Pacific, the release of America's strategy on the Pacific Islands and the appointment of the first US envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.
To achieve the US's soft power goals, the Peace Corps will return to four countries including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu and the US will increase aid funding to the region.
The measures will be personally presented to Pacific leaders Wednesday in a virtual address by US Vice President Kamala Harris -- underscoring Washington's efforts to stress the Pacific's importance to US strategy.
It's not clear if Kiribati's decision to pull out of the forum influenced the scale of the US commitment -- the US has been promising greater engagement in the region for months as China sought to strike a flurry of deals with Pacific leaders.
But Kiribati's decision to go it alone while tightening its economic and diplomatic ties with China shows the depth of the diplomatic challenges in the region -- and the pressure Pacific leaders are under as they try to manage their domestic and regional affairs, reported CNN.
"There's clear regional and sub-regional dynamics at play," said Anna Powles, a senior lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University in New Zealand.
"What is unclear is what President Maamau's gameplan is, what he's hoping to achieve by withdrawing Kiribati from the forum, and how this will benefit the people of Kiribati."
China may deny playing a role in Kiribati's decision not to attend the forum, but Professor Anne-Marie Brady, a specialist on China's policies in the Pacific at the University of Canterbury, said Beijing's influence is clear, reported CNN.
"Kiribati appear to have been given instructions not to attend," Brady said. "The timing of the announcement shows it is meant to be a disruptor to Pacific unity, just when it was about to come up with a collective response on China's attempt to set up a security treaty in the region."
For China and the US, the entire Pacific region offers security and opportunity. But Kiribati's location offers something special -- a potential military port of call, as it has done in the past, during World War II. (Always First)
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Reading Paul Farmer in Vanuatu
I have read a lot of Paul Farmer while being on the islands... #PeaceCorpsVanuatu #PeaceCorps #PartnersinHealth
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“We are Eddie and Donnie! We first met in Cleveland, OH in 2011 on adam4adam.com (the website, not even an app!). We both shared a love of Portuguese and Brazillian culture. We lost touch for 3 years when I left for the Peace Corps and he was wrapping up medical school but we reconnected after I returned to Cleveland. A tropical storm kept me from leaving for another service trip to Vanuatu and we started dating in 2015. Our careers took us in different directions and we were in a long-distance relationship 2 years- NYC to SF! We moved in together in NYC 4 years ago and we proposed to each other in Feb 2020. We put off wedding planning due to COVID- until we were selected as 1 of 5 couples to get married for Pride this year at the Rockefeller Center's "Love Above All" ceremonies and pronounced "Partners in Life". It was such an honor as it was 6 years to the day same-sex marriages were federally recognized in the US- coincidentally we were in DC that very night in 2015. To celebrate our journey, we just returned to the beach where we proposed to each other for our honeymoon in Puerto Rico. We are interested in meeting other intergaycial couples and see this as a great opportunity - the Facebook group, “Intergaycial Couples” has been great for connections also! We're so glad we came across this account!” We thank you for the love and support of this page and our Intergaycial Couples Facebook group! What a wonderful story you guys have and congratulations on getting selected to marry at the Love Above All ceremony! What an honor it must have been for you guys. Congratulations on marriage and thanks for sharing the #intergaycial love!
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Peace Corps Update
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted anything on here, but I wanted to write a bit about the recent changes. So, about 10 days ago I got an email from PC that they decided to dissolve the Health Sector in Mongolia. Which essentially meant, I was out of a job. I was told I’d have to wait to be contacted by a Placement Officer and they would give me two options for my second invitation, since I had told them I was still interested in pursuing PC. Well, I’ve finally accepted my second invitation and I’m going to....
Vanuatu!
Vanuatu consists of a chain of 80+ islands, and is located in the South Pacific between Fiji and Australia. So, essentially, for the next 2.5 years I’m going to be living in one of the most gorgeous places on Earth. Granted, there’s a high chance I’ll be living in the bush, not on the beach but STILL. I’m also way more comfortable with the position I was given. it’s called a Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) and Nutrition Facilitator. There’s been a lot of changes in the last few weeks, and yes, I am extremely dissapointed that I won’t be serving in Mongolia I am beyond excited about my new placement, and honestly it seems like a better fit anyways.
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Reposted from @peacecorpsvanuatu Peace Corps Vanuatu's new Country Director, Ms. Penny Alexander was fortunate to do a courtesy visit to the office of the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Mr. Russel Tamata. The purpose of the visit was to reaffirm Peace Corps commitment to the continuity of its program in Vanuatu and to ensure that the program continues to be aligned with the development priorities of the Government of Vanuatu. We thank the Director General for allowing time off his busy schedule to make this dialog happen and we look forward to working with you in the coming future. 📷: PCVanuatu media #peacecorpsvanuatu #peacecorps #courtesyvisit #vanuatu https://www.instagram.com/p/COtX9lXnaW6/?igshid=x4xal48serfu
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I know someone who did the peace corps anon she was in Vanuatu for a couple years and had a good experience!
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#csadosd recaps @statedept country congratulations for July, 2020 from state.gov JULY 30- Vanuatu National Day PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 30, 2020 Share On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer best wishes as you celebrate your National Day on July 30. For forty years, the United States and the Republic of Vanuatu have worked together to advance shared priorities that include maritime security, good governance, and strong people-to-people relations. There is no greater testament to our friendship than the 863 Peace Corps volunteers who have made Vanuatu their home over the last thirty years. As your nation marks its 40th year of independence, the United States celebrates with you, even as we look forward to many more years of partnership and collaboration. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDXqu_qhOTM/?igshid=1egk5giyxx44t
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Peace Corps English Literacy Teacher-Trainer
Designer of school mural, completed with the collaboration of local staff and students.
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Read the full article on the Daily Post (local Vanuatu newspaper) here.
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@Regran_ed from @peacecorps - Many of the Volunteers in @peacecorpsvanuatu live in homes made from local materials. See this house? A Peace Corps Volunteer lives in there! Volunteers in Vanuatu work with their communities on projects in education and health. __ #peacecorps #peacecorpsvanuatu #peacecorpsdigs #peacecorpslife - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUbAqXntlK/?igshid=vkn76wirsj9h
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Second Peace Corps Day post! I feel so very blessed to have ended up on Maewo and in village and school, as well as blessed for the friends I’ve made on other islands. Maewo is magical. Vanuatu is magical. Here are some of my favorite pictures from my time here, so far. ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be extending to my site so I’ll have a whole additional year in this beautiful place that has taught me more than words could ever explain. 🇻🇺☮️🇺🇸 #peacecorpsvanuatu #peacecorpsday #peacecorpsweek #peacecorps #vanuatu #southpacific https://www.instagram.com/p/BudmW6gFzp5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11gsikzfq3zr5
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Holidays 3.5
Act Goofy Day
Alimony Equality Day
Arivee de l’Evangile (Gospel Day; French Polynesia)
Babysitter Safety Day
Big Boots Brew Day
Boston Massacre Day (Massachusetts)
Cheongwoldaeboreum (Korean Folk Festival; North Korea)
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Crispus Attucks Day
Custom Chief’s Day (Vanuatu)
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Football Day (England) [1st Tuesday]
Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering & Technology begins
Hula Hoop Day
International Day of the Seal
Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
Mother-in-Law's Day
Multiple Personalities Day
National Absinthe Day
National Cheese Doodle Day
National Potty Dance Day
National Sportsmanship Day [1st Tuesday]
National Tree Planting Day (Iran)
Navigium Isis (a.k.a. Ploiaphaesia/The Festival of Navigation; Ancient Rome)
Peace Corps Day [1st Tuesday]
Ramen Noodles Day
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St. Piran’s Day (Cornwall)
Say Hi to Mom Day
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Brose and Bannock Day (a.k.a. Bannocky Day; Scotland)
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Mardi Gras
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Nickanan Night (Cornwall)
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Pancake Day (or Pancake Tuesday)
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Holidays 3.5
Act Goofy Day
Alimony Equality Day
Arivee de l’Evangile (Gospel Day; French Polynesia)
Babysitter Safety Day
Big Boots Brew Day
Boston Massacre Day (Massachusetts)
Cheongwoldaeboreum (Korean Folk Festival; North Korea)
Cinco de Marcho
Crispus Attucks Day
Custom Chief’s Day (Vanuatu)
Day of Physical Culture and Sport (Azerbaijan)
Diasia (Festival of Zeus Meilikhios; Ancient Greece)
Football Day (England) [1st Tuesday]
Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering & Technology begins
Hula Hoop Day
International Day of the Seal
Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)
Mother-in-Law's Day
Multiple Personalities Day
National Absinthe Day
National Cheese Doodle Day
National Potty Dance Day
National Sportsmanship Day [1st Tuesday]
National Tree Planting Day (Iran)
Navigium Isis (a.k.a. Ploiaphaesia/The Festival of Navigation; Ancient Rome)
Peace Corps Day [1st Tuesday]
Ramen Noodles Day
Reel Film Day
St. Piran’s Day (Cornwall)
Say Hi to Mom Day
Shrove Tuesday [Day before Ash Wednesday] (a.k.a. ...
Brose and Bannock Day (a.k.a. Bannocky Day; Scotland)
Bursting Day (Iceland, Ireland)
Carnival
Carnival Tuesday
Carriacou Carnival (Grenada)
Fasching (Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
Faschingsdienstag (Germany)
Fasnacht (Austria, Germany)
Fasten Day (Old England)
Fastelavens (Norway)
Fastelavn (Denmark)
Fastens-een or Fasten’s E’en (Scotland)
Fastnacht Day (Pennsylvania Dutch Country)
Fat Tuesday
Fettisdagen (Sweden)
Máirt Inide (Ireland)
Malasada Day (Hawaii)
Mardi Gras
Martes de Carnaval (Spain)
Martedì Grasso (Italy)
Nickanan Night (Cornwall)
Pączki Day (Buffalo, Chicago and Hamtramck, Michigan)
Pancake Day (or Pancake Tuesday)
Sharp Tuesday
Shrovetide (Day 3 of 3)
Shuttlecock Day (Leicester, Yorkshire)
Sprengidagur (or Bursting Day; Iceland)
Terça-feira Gorda (or Carnival of Madeira; Madeira, Portugal)
Užgavėnės (Lithuania)
Vastlapäev (Estonia))
Spread the Word to End the Word Day
Stapler Day
Stop the Clocks Day
Temperance Day
Town Meeting Day (Vermont) [1st Tuesday]
Travel Light Tuesday (UK) [Tuesday of Go Green Week]
Unique Names Day [Tuesday of Name Week]
World Read Aloud Day
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