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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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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Global commerce in motion
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Manhattan
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Autumn in Central Park, New York
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Atop the roof of Africa
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When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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Beavers Bend
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Trevi in bloom
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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World Honey Bee Day
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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Why, aloe there
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Snow buntings take flight
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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’Chess on ice’
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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A bridge comes full circle
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Fibonacci Day
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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World Book Day
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Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
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Bidding summer adieu
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