Monday 30 December Kayin New Year Day in Myanmar
Kayin New Year is one of the major holidays celebrated by the Karen people. The Karen, also known as Kayin or Kariang, are the third-largest…
Coffee after 5pm, and five other things you’ll massively regret in your 40s
OVER 40? Keen not to feel like a sack of shit? 44-year-old Martin Bishop details six things that will set you back two days if…
Sunday 29 December Peace Day in Cambodia
Signed by Prime Minister Hun Manet, the sub-decree said the move was to respond to the sacred desire of the Cambodian people who love peace…
Totally unreasonable bastards expecting man to do his job
A MAN is being unfairly expected to do the job he is paid to do, it has emerged. Edwin, not his real name, an administrator…
Saturday 28 December Republic Day in South Sudan
Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked Central African country bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This holiday falls…
Five things your parents follow with ‘not that there’s anything wrong with that’
YOUR parents aren’t as backwards or as phobic as you believe. Here are five things they’re totally cool with through gritted teeth: Sex between consenting…
Friday 27 December Shaheedi Sabha in Punjab
Shaheedi Sabha is a three-day annual religious congregation organised annually in December at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, in the Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab, India. It…
How to make yourself totally unemployable
DO you feel obliged to get a job but can’t face spending your life in an office surrounded by people you hate? Just make yourself…
Thursday 26 December Hanukkah in Israel
In Hebrew, Hanukkah means 'dedication' or 'consecration'. During the 2nd century BCE, the Greek rulers of Antiochus had attempted to dissuade Jews away from Judaism…
Are you stupid enough to think you can clean the oven? A tragedy in five acts
HAVE you made the unwise decision to clean your own oven, based purely on it being unacceptably filthy? These are the stages of your unfolding…
Are you stupid enough to think you can clean the oven? A tragedy in five acts
HAVE you made the unwise decision to clean your own oven, based purely on it being unacceptably filthy? These are the stages of your unfolding…
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day in Norway
Whilst the holiday has a strong grounding in the story of the birth of Jesus, many of the traditions we associate with Christmas have evolved…
Hot desking, and other workplace initiatives to guarantee a hostile environment
MODERN jobs like to advertise perks to improve your wellbeing at work. But while they’re appealing in theory, you’ll soon start to feel it’s oppression…
Tuesday 24 December Independence Day in Libya
Libya had been under the rule of the Ottoman Empire since the middle of the sixteenth century. Following the Italo-Turkish war of 1912, Libya became…
Monday 23 December Dongzhi in Macau
In Chinese, Dongzhi ('dongzhi' in Mandarin and 'dung zi' in Cantonese) means 'extreme of winter' and the Dongzhi festival marks the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.…
Christmas carols, ranked by how many lines you know before tailing off
WE love them and know them, or at least a few lines before going blank. Here are Christmas carols rated by how many lines you…
How to choose your workplace nemesis
HAVING a sworn enemy to detest and undermine certainly makes slow days at work go faster. But who should you choose as your arch-enemy and…
Sunday 22 December Sambisa Memorial Day in Borno
The purpose of the day is mourning victims of Boko Haram insurgents, the victory recorded by the Nigerian Military and the remembrance of fallen soldiers…
Homeworker only in office for the biscuits
A HOMEWORKER has begun to come into the office every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday purely for its selection of biscuits, colleagues believe. Brand manager Martin,…
Saturday 21 December São Tomé Day in São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa's second-smallest country lies in the Gulf of Guinea. This meant it was in the path of 15th-century Portuguese explorers as they made their way…