March 20·Every year

World Storytelling Day

A global celebration of oral storytelling. Started in Sweden in 1991 and now observed in over 20 countries. Each year has a theme; tellers gather in libraries, parks, and living rooms.

Category: Culture
Observed in: SwedenUnited KingdomAustraliaIndiaNigeria

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Notable · 2014

Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.

2021La Plume noire, an anarchist bookstore in Lyon, is targeted by an attack of the far-right, provoking a shock in Lyon's far-left circles.
2019Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
2015A solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.