WHO IS SANTA CLAUS

NOWADAYS SANTA.

Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle and simply "Santa", is a figure with legendary, historical and folkloric origins who, in many Western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children on 24 December, the nightbefore Christmas Day. However, in some European countries children receive their presents on St. Nicholas' Day, 6 December.

The modern figure of Santa Claus is derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas, whose name is a dialectal pronunciation of Saint Nicholas, the historical Greek bishop and gift-giver of Myra.

10TH OF DECEMBER INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December.

The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR)

6th of December Finnish Independance day

International Day of People with Disability

International Day of People with Disability (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been celebrated with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life. It was originally called "International Day of Disabled Persons". Each year the day focuses on a different issue.

Themes from previous years

·         1998: "Arts, Culture and Independent Living"

·         1999: "Accessibility for all for the new Millennium"

·         2000: "Making information technologies work for all"

·         2001: "Full participation and equality: The call for new approaches to assess progress and evaluate outcome"

·         2002: "Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods"

·         2003: "A Voice of our Own"

·         2004: "Nothing about Us, Without Us"

·         2005: "Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development"

·         2006: "E-Accessibility"

·         2007: "Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities"

·         2008: "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us"

·         2009: "Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world"

·         2010: "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond" ^[4]

·         2011: "Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development"^[5]

·         2012: "Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all"^[6][7]

·         2013: "Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all"^[8]

·         2014: "Sustainable development: The promise of technology..

VOICE OF LAHTI

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA.

Lebanese authorities have arrested a wife of ISIS leaderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi -

The source described her as a "powerful figure (who is) heavily involved in ISIS." Not much is known about the reported wife, including what her involvement is with the terrorist group, if any.