Monday, January 25, 2021

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, January 25 - Sunday, January 31, 2021

MONDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle {Roman Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of the Translation of the Winding Sheet + Tomb of Our Lady {Roman Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople {Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Eastern/Byzantine Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of Saint Moses {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.25:  Tatiana Day / Russian Students Day {Eastern Orthodox} (Russia, Ukraine)

Jan.25: WWII - Anniversary of the End of the Battle of the Bulge {1945}

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.25  USA: Burns Night / Birthday of Scottish the poet Robert Burns (Scottish-Americans)

Jan.25  USA: Death Anniversary of Mary Tyler Moore {2017} 

Jan.25  USA: Better Business Communication Day 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.25  USA: National Seed Swap Day 

Jan.25  USA: Observe the Weather Day 

Jan.25  USA: Thank Your Mentor Day 

Jan.25  USA: A Room of One’s Own Day 

Jan.25  USA: Fruitcake Toss Day 

Jan.25  USA: Local Quilt Shop Day 

Jan.25  USA: Mackintosh Computer Day 

Jan.25  USA: National Opposite Day 

Jan.25  USA: National Irish Coffee Day 

Jan.25  Aruba: Betico Croes’ Birthday 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.25  Cayman Islands: National Heroes Day 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.25  Dominican Republic: Duarte’s Day 

Jan.25  India: National Voters’ Day 

Jan.25  Indonesia: National Nutrition Day 

Jan.25  New Zealand: Wellington Anniversary Day 

Jan.25  Ukraine: Tatiana Day / Students Day 

Jan.25  Egypt: Revolution Day of January 25th / Revolution Day 2011 

Jan.25  Egypt: National Police Day 

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.25/26  Nepal: 21st Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Paras of Nepal & Crown Princess Himani of Nepal  {2000}

Jan.25  Romania: CPss Margareta & Pr.Radu receive their 1st doses of the coronavirus vaccinations @ the Regina Maria Hospital, Cluj-Napoca

Jan.25  Russia: Tatiana Day / Russian Students Day 

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.25  Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs part of a Cabinet meeting @ the Prime Ministry, Amman

Jan.25  UAE-Abu Dhabi: 73rd Birthday of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi   {1948}

Jan.25  UAE-Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Shkh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi attend the launch of the “Positive Digital Citizenship Values + Behaviours Code” @ Abu Dhabi

Jan.25  Monaco: Pr.Albert II inaugurates the new Covid-19 vaccination center @ the Grimaldi Forum

Jan.25  Monaco: 43rd Birthday of (Charlene) The Princess of Monaco   {1978}

Jan.25  Netherlands: Q.Maxima participates in an online panel discussion during the World Economic Forum, Davos Agenda 2021 – the Resetting Digital Currencies event

Jan.25  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Jan.25-29  Belgium: K.Philippe participates in the Davos Agenda 2021 digital conferences, organized by the World Economic Forum

Jan.25-29  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in the online Davos Agenda 2021, organized by the World Economic Forum

Jan.25  Belgium: Pss Astrid attends the Generet Award ceremony (The Generet Prize for Rare Diseases) @ the BELvue Museum, Brussels

Jan.25  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume holds an audience with Mr. Georges Santer (President of the Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra – OCL), Mrs. Corinna Niemeyer (Musical Director + Conductor) & Mr. Claude Origer (Member of the Board of Directors)

Jan.25  Liechtenstein: 19th Birthday of Elisabeth von Lattorff   {2002} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.25  UK-Scotland: Burns Night / Birthday of Scottish the poet Robert Burns [Scotland (UK),& Scottish Diaspora/community]

Jan.25  UK-Scotland: Up Helly Aa 2021 (Fire Festival, Gallery Exhibitions & Procession to Mark the End of the Winter Yule Season) @ the Shetland Islands, Scotland 

Jan.25  UK: Birthday Anniversary of Virginia Woolf {1882} 

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting on Accelerating Action on Food Waste via video link

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales posts a video message to celebrate Burns Night

Jan.25  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Mr. Alasdair Stewart (Head of National Services, Age UK) via telephone

Jan.25  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall reads her favorite Robert Burns poem, ‘My Heart’s in the Highlands’ to celebrate Burns Night, via video message

Jan.25  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge send a video message to mark Burns Night, to NHS Charities Together & Tayside Health Fund

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with the Windsor Festival, Haddo House Choral + Operatic Society, the Edinburgh International Festival & Creative Youth

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with the Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Chairman of the Board of the Crown Agents Foundation) via telephone

Jan.25  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Inauguration of the new SEUR Logistics Center @ the Eco Industrial Park, La Veredilla II, Illescas, Toledo

Jan.25  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a Meeting of the Steering Group of the Prince Daniel Fellowship

Jan.25  Norway: CP Haakon attends the panel discussion “Accelerating Grassroots Innovation” as part of the World Economic Forum digital programme 


TUESDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.26:  Feast Day of Saints Timothy + Titus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.26:  Feast Day of Saint Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.26:  Saint Devote Eve {Roman Catholic} (Monaco)

Jan.26:  Feast Day of Saint Symeon of Mount Sinai {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.26:  International Customs Day

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.26  USA:  Anniversary of the Admittance of Michigan as the 26th State {1837} 

Jan.26  USA: Birthday Anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur {1880} 

Jan.26  USA: Anniversary of the Signing of Executive Order 9981 – Ending Segregation in the US Armed Forces {1948} 

Jan.26  USA: Death Anniversary of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller {1979} 

Jan.26  USA: Anniversary of the Swearing-In of Condoleeza Rice as the 1st African American Woman as US Secretary of State {2005}

Jan.26  USA: Death Anniversary of Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant {2020} 

Jan.26  USA: National Spouses Day 

Jan.26  USA: National Plan for Vacation Day 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.26  Canada: Birthday of Wayne Gretzky {1961} 

Jan.26  Australia: Australia Day {1788} 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.26  Dominican Republic: Duarte Day 

Jan.26  India: Republic Day {1950} 

Jan.26  Panama: Engineer’s Day

Jan.26  Uganda: Liberation Day 

Jan.26  Bulgaria: Tsr.Simeon II attends the funeral of Assen Oshanov @ the Holy Sunday Cathedral Church

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.25/26  Nepal: 21st Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Paras of Nepal & Crown Princess Himani of Nepal  {2000}

Jan.26  Romania: 33rd Birthday of Alina Maria Medforth-Mills de Roumanie   {1988}

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.26  Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Nayef Al Hajraf @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

Jan.26  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (HE Duarte Pacheco) @ the Amiri Diwan

Jan.26  Monaco: Saint Devote Eve {Roman Catholic} 

Jan.26  Monaco: Pr.Albert II, Pss Charlene, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella set a boat ablaze & attend the symbolic boat burning on the occasion of the Saint Devote Celebrations 2021 @ Quai Albert I, Port Hercule

Jan.26  Monaco: Charlotte Casiraghi participates in Les Rendezvous Litteraires Rue Cambon (literary gatherings/meeting at Rue Cambon) during Paris Couture Week @ Chanel’s Headquarters, Rue Cambon, Paris, France

Jan.26  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sarah Schlitz (Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Egual Opportunities + Diversity)

Jan.26  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Thomas Dermine (Secretary of State for Recovery + Strategic Investments)

Jan.26  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Le Toboggan Specialized Reception Center @ Mons

Jan.26  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Klaus-Heiner Lehne (President of the European Court of Auditors) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Jan.26  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker (Honorary Minister of State & former President of the European Commission)

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.26  UK/Australia: Australia Day {1788} (Australia & the British Commonwealth)

Jan.26  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with Dr. Michael Cantlay (Chairman of NatureScot) & Ms. Francesca Osowska (Chief Executive) via video link

Jan.26  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Evan Dawson (Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Photographic Society) via video link

Jan.26  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge speaks via video link to parents of children who attend Roe Green Junior School in Kingsbury, London

Jan.26  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via telephone with Mr. Christopher Bromfield upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the Pony Club, Mr. Timothy Vestey upon assuming the appointment, & Mrs. Clare Valori (Vice Chairman)

Jan.26  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via telephone with the Baroness Jolly upon relinquishing her appointment as Chairman of the Trustees of Hft, Mrs. Amanda Bunce upon assuming the appointment, & Mrs. Kirsty Matthews upon assuming her appointment as Chief Executive Officer

Jan.26  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Professor David Green (Vice Chancellor of the University of Worcester) via telephone

Jan.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with the 32nd Promotion of the Superior Body of Controllers + Auditors of the Social Security Administration @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with the Board of Directors of the Tourism Board @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Spanish Confederation of Training Companies @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a Meeting of the Strategic Council of the “Women + Engineering” Project @ the Royal Academy of Engineering, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: 83rd Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of King Juan Carlos I of Spain   {1938} 

Jan.26  Sweden: CPss Victoria digitally attends the EU project DUNC’s final conference

Jan.26-29  Norway: CP Haakon attends part of the World Economic Forum’s digital programme

Jan.26  Norway: CP Haakon meets with the CICERO Center for International Climate Research for an update on climate change + the Arctic

Jan.26  Norway: CP Haakon participates in the virtual commemoration ceremony of the 10th anniversary of the murder of Benjamin Hermansen



WEDNESDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.27:  Feast Day of Saint Devote/Devota {Roman Catholic} (Monaco)

Jan.27:  Feast Day of Saint Angela Merici {Roman Catholic}

Jan.27:  Feast Day of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.27:  St. Sava’s Day {Eastern Orthodox Christian} (North Macedonia, Serbia)

Jan.27:  Feast Day of the Removal/Translation of the Relics of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.27-28:  Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) {Judaism}

Jan.27:   World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) {UN; Azerbaijan, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia + Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine}

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.27  USA: Anniversary of the Patent of the Electric Incandescent Lamp by Thomas Edison {1880} 

Jan.27  USA: National Geographic Day / Anniversary of the Founding of the The National Geographic Society {1888} 

Jan.27  USA: Vietnam Peace Day / Anniversary of the Signing of the Cease-Fire between the US + Vietnam {1973} 

Jan.27  USA: Death Anniversary of J.D. Salinger {2010} 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.27  Canada: Family Literacy Day 

Jan.27   Australia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.27   Azerbaijan: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Bosnia + Herzegovina: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Cayman Islands: National Heroes Day 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.27   Croatia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Czech Republic: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Estonia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Finland: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   North Macedonia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Poland: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Slovenia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Switzerland: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Taiwan: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Ukraine: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Austria: Birthday Anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart {1756} 

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.27  Germany: Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism 

Jan.27   Greece: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Italy: Holocaust Memorial Day (Italy)

Jan.27   Portugal: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Russia: Day of the Lifting of the Siege of Leningrad {WWII} 

Jan.27  Serbia: St. Sava’s Day / Spirituality Day 

Jan.27  Tonga: K.Tupou VI officially commissions the VOEA Ngahau Siliva (a class patrol boat Guardian offered by Australia) during a ceremony @ the Masefield Base, Touliki

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.27  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah visits the renovation project of the Al Husseini Mosque @ Amman

Jan.27  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the graduation ceremony of the 8th batch of students of Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College @ Al Udeid Air Base [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.27  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits the Aviation Medical Center of the Qatari Amiri Air Force @ Al Udeid Air Base [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.27  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Chief of the Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (HE General Qamar Javed Bajwa) & his accompanying delegation @ Al Bahr Palace

Jan.27  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds a General Audience @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace

Jan.27  Monaco: Feast Day of Saint Devote/Devota {Roman Catholic} 

Jan.27  Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene attend a Pontifical Mass ass on the occasion of the Feast Day of Saint Devote @ Monaco Cathedral

Jan.27  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a digital working visit to the cinema + film industry 

Jan.27  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a video conversation with 5 mayors about the riots in various Dutch cities + municipalities, after the introduction of the curfew

Jan.27  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 51st Birthday of Prince Carlos Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma + Piacenza   {1970}

Jan.27   Belgium: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Ms. Eva De Bleeker (State Secretary for Budget + Consumer Protection)

Jan.27  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Sammy Mahdi (Secretary of State for Asylum + Migration)

Jan.27  Belgium: Pss Esmeralda delivers a speech during the 2020 edition of the Lobby Awards & congratulates the winner of the Leader of the Year award, Pss Delphine

Jan.27   Luxembourg: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Luxembourg: GD Henri receives the presentation of credentials @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City [from: HE Mr. Kristjan Andri Stefansson (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iceland); HE Plamen Lubomirov Bonchev (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria); HE Mdme.Diana Reaich (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of New Zealand); HE Mr. Lutfi Alamin Mohammed Almughrabi (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of Libya); & HE Mr. Odd Sinding (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark)]

Jan.27  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume holds an audience with the new President of the Federation of Young Business Leaders (FJD), Mr. Laurent Decker, upon his appointment in 2020

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.27  UK: Holocaust Memorial Day 

Jan.27  UK: Death Anniversary of Sir Francis Drake {1595} 

Jan.27  UK: Birthday Anniversary of Lewis Carroll {1832}

Jan.27  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) by telephone

Jan.27  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Mrs. Suzanne Jacob (Chief Executive Officer) & Mrs. Nicole Jacobs (Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England + Wales) by telephone

Jan.27  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds an Early Years Meeting via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak to local representatives from Angus Council, of Police Scotland + NHS Tayside in Forfar, Scotland, via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak to the owners of Saddlers Bakery in Forfar, Scotland, via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak to volunteers from Voluntary Action Angus via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophia Ctss of Wessex speak to representatives + volunteers from Guide Dogs Scotland based in Forfar, Scotland, via video link

Jan.27  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Richard Paskell (Chief Volunteer of St. John Ambulance Cymru) by telephone

Jan.27   Spain: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.27  Spain: K.Felipe VI presides over the swearing-in of new government ministers @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid [with: Mr. Miquel Iceta Llorens (Minister of Territorial Policy + Public Function) & Carolina Darias San Sebastian (Minister of Health)]

Jan.27  Spain: K.Felipe VI presents the 2nd edition of the National Connected Industry 4.0 Awards @ the Ministry of Industry, Commerce + Tourism, Madrid

Jan.27  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working meeting of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (FEDER) @ FEDER Headquarters, Madrid

Jan.27   Sweden: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia digitally attend a memorial ceremony service from Stockholm’s Great Synagogue for Holocaust victims to mark the International Day of Remembrance for Holocaust Victims

Jan.27  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a digital meeting with representatives from the Swedish Defense Research Agency FOI 

Jan.27   Norway: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.26-29  Norway: CP Haakon attends part of the World Economic Forum’s digital programme

Jan.27  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit participate in a digital meeting with representatives of the LHL Hospital

Jan.27  Norway: CP Haakon attends a panel discussion on the Arctic + climate change as part of the World Economic Forum digital programme

Jan.27   Denmark: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 


THURSDAY

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Ephraim the Syrian {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Isaac the Syrian {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest + Doctor of the Church {Roman Catholic}

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Agnes, Martyr {Roman Catholic}

Jan.27-28:  Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) {Judaism}

Jan.28:  Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} (Australia, Canada, Israel, UK, USA)

Jan.28:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28:  Global Community Engagement Day

Jan.28:  International Lego Day

Jan.28:  Data Privacy Day / Data Protection Day / European Privacy Day (Europe, etc.)

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.28  USA: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  USA: Anniversary of the Creation of the US Coast Guard, by an Act of Congress {1915} 

Jan.28  USA: The Challenger Shuttle Memorial / Anniversary of the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger {1986} 

Jan.28  USA: Christa McAuliffe Day 

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.28  USA: Rolex 24 at Daytona 2021 (automobile race) @ Daytona, FL 

Jan.28  USA: Pop Art Day 

Jan.28  USA: National Have Fun at Work Day 

Jan.28  USA: National Kazoo Day 

Jan.28  USA: Daisy Day 

Jan.28  USA: National Pediatrician Day 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.28  Canada: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  Armenia: Army Day / Celebration of the Formation of the Armenian Army {1992} 

Jan.28  Australia: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.28  Cuba: Jose Marti’s Birthday Memorial 

Jan.28  Israel: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  Mauritius:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28  Saint Kitts + Nevis: Anniversary of the Founding of the 1st British Colony in the Caribbean, on the Island of Saint Kitts, by Sir Thomas Warner {1624} (UK/Saint Kitts + Nevis)

Jan.28  Singapore:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28  Sri Lanka: Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day 

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.28  France: 9th Birthday of Princess Antoinette of Orleans   {2012}

Jan.28  Germany: European Privacy Day 

Jan.28  Aga Khan: 81st Birthday of Begum/Princess Salimah (Sarah/”Sally”) Aga Khan   {1940}

Jan.28  Brunei: 13th Birthday of Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah of Brunei   {2008}

Jan.28  Malaysia:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28  Bahrain: 71st Birthday of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain   {1950}

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.28  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davos Agenda meeting @ Amman

Jan.28  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the graduation ceremony of the 16th batch of graduates of the Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College @ the Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College’s Headquarters [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.28  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits the Qatar Armed Forces Joint Warfare Training Center (JWTC) [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.28  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI receives his 1st dose of the Covid-19 virus @ the Royal Palace, Fez

Jan.28  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a digital working visit to the Lindendael residential care location (part of the Omring care organization in Noord-Holland)

Jan.28  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits ‘s-Hertogenbosch to speak with police, shopkeepers & local residents about the disturbances, vandalism & looting that took place in the city center of ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Jan. 25

Jan.28  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to the Radboudumc in Nijmegen (visits with doctors + researchers of the university medical center)

Jan.28  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to the INretail branch organization & retailers from small + medium-sized businesses

Jan.28  Belgium: K.Philippe delivers a speech to the authorities of the country on the occasion of the New Year, via a digital ceremony @ the Throne Room, the Royal Palace, Brussels

Jan.28  Belgium: Pss Delphine participates as a guest on the Morning Belgian LN24 

Jan.28  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds a phone call with HE Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (President of the Portuguese Republic) (Portugal) to congratulate him on his re-election as President

Jan.28  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the Luxembourg company of B Medical Systems @ Hosingen

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.28  UK: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  UK/Saint Kitts + Nevis: Anniversary of the Founding of the 1st British Colony in the Caribbean, on the Island of Saint Kitts, by Sir Thomas Warner {1624} (UK/Saint Kitts + Nevis)

Jan.28  UK: Anniversary of the Publishing of “Pride and Prejudice” in the UK {1813} 

Jan.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Dr. Jonathan Griffiths of Swanlow Medical Centre in Winsford, Cheshire, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Sarah Browne (Director of Nursing + Quality) & Ms. Caroline Shepherd (Immunization Lead) from Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in Welwyn Garden City, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Helen Barlow (Director of Nursing) from Greater Manchester Health + Social Care Partnership in Manchester, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Sally Roberts (Chief Nursing Officer of the Black Country + West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group) by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Nicola Williams (Executive Director for Nursing) from Allied Health Professionals + Medical Sciences at Velindre University NHS Trust in Nantgraw, Cardiff, Wales, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with representatives from Focused Conservation via video link

Jan.28  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with the Royal Exchange Theatre Company, the Northern Ballet + National Youth Theatre of Great Britain & the National Youth Music Theatre

Jan.28  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex speaks via video link to representatives of the Foundation of Light & those who have benefited from the charity to celebrate the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary

Jan.28  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. David Rawlinson (President of the Lawn Tennis Association) & Mr. Scott Lloyd (Chief Executive Officer) via video link

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.28  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia attend a Reception to the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Spain @ the Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid

Jan.28  Sweden: Name Day of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden / Konungens Namnsdag 

Jan.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel participate in a digital meeting with Prime Minister Anna Hallberg & Prime Minister Hans Dahlgren on the European Union & the situation after Brexit

Jan.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Pr.Carl Philip attends a Meeting of Prince Gustaf Adolf & Princess Sibylla’s Memorial Fund

Jan.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds a digital meeting with representatives from the Swedish Ski Association

Jan.28  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a digital seminar “The moose in the room – the art of communicating the right of public access”

Jan.28  Sweden: CPss Victoria launches a remote conference for naturalists, organized by the Environmental Protection Agency

Jan.28  Sweden: Pss Sofia visits a clinic specializing in eating disorders (the Mandometer Clinic) @ Sophiahemmet, Stockholm

Jan.26-29  Norway: CP Haakon attends part of the World Economic Forum’s digital programme

Jan.28  Norway: 98th Birthday of Erling Sven Lorentzen   {1923} 

Jan.28  Denmark: CP Frederik presents the Industriens Fonds Entrepreneurship Award to the winner during the virtual final of the Danish Tech Challenge

Jan.28  Denmark: CP Frederik visits the Capital Emergency Management Agency @ Ballerup

Jan.28  Denmark/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg: 6th Birthday of Louisa Johannsmann   {2015} 


FRIDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.29:  Feast Day of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.29:  St. Valero’s Feast {Roman Catholic} [Zaragoza (Spain)]

Jan.29:  Feast Day of the Removal/Translation of the Relics of Saint Ignatius the God-Bearer of Antioch {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.29:  Martyrdom of Fatima {Islam} (Iran)

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.29  USA: Thomas Paine Day / Freethinkers Day 

Jan.29  USA: Birthday Anniversary of President William McKinley {1843} 

Jan.29  USA: Kansas Day / Anniversary of the Admittance of Kansas as the 34th State {1861} 

Jan.29  USA: Death Anniversary of Robert Frost {1963} 

Jan.29  USA: Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day 2021

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.29  USA: National Carnation Day 

Jan.29  USA: National Puzzle Day 

Jan.29  USA: Curmudgeons Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.29  Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako participate in a video call with people from Kumamoto Prefecture (last year hit by torrential rains)

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.29  Vatican City: Pope Francis presides over the Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota @ the Clementine Hall

Jan.29  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives a representation from the Circle of the King’s Commissioners @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Jan.29  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Werner Hoyer (President of the European Investment Bank – EIB) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Jan.29  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Jacques Santer (Honorary Minister of State + former President of the European Commission)

Jan.29  Liechtenstein: 21st Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein & Princess Angela of Liechtenstein  {2000} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.29  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Geoffrey Prescott (Chief Executive of Lepra) via telephone

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.29  Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the Presentation of Credentials from new Ambassadors @ the Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid [from: Mrs. Catherine Liliane Dominique Fautrier (Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco), Mr. Maris Klisans (Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia), Mrs. Maria Dolores Aguero Lara (Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras), Ms. Helena Mina (Ambassador of the Republic of Cyrus), Mr. Abel Coelho de Mendonca (Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau), Mrs. Ana Teresa Ayala Barrios (Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay) & Mr. Muhammad Adam (Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana)]

Jan.29  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends a digital meeting with WaterAid Sweden’s Secretary General Anna Nilsdotter & Chairman Tobias Krantz

Jan.29  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Jan.29  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo 




SATURDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.30:  Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian & Saint John Chrysostom {Eastern Orthodox Christianity} (Greece)

Jan.30:  Feast Day of Saint Anthony the Great {Coptic Christian}

Jan.30:  Feast Day of King Charles the Martyr {Anglican Christianity}

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.30:  School Day of Non-Violence + Peace

Jan.30:  Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi / Anniversary of the Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi {1948}

Jan.30  USA:  Death Anniversary of Betsy Ross {1836} 

Jan.30  USA:  Birthday Anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt {1882} 

Jan.30  USA:  Birthday of Vice President Dick Cheney {1941} 

Jan.30  USA:  Death Anniversary of Orville Wright {1948} 

Jan.30  USA:  Anniversary of the Launch of the Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong guerillas in Vietnam {1968}

Jan.30  USA:  Death Anniversary of Coretta Scott King {2006} 

Jan.30  USA: Fred Korematsu Day in California, Florida, Hawaii & Virginia 

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.30  Azerbaijan: Day of Azerbaijani Customs 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.30  India: Martyrs’ Day 

Jan.30  Nepal: Martyrs’ Memorial Day 

Jan.30  Brazil: Day of Saudade 

Jan.30  Germany: 43rd Birthday of Princess Cornelie-Cecile of Prussia   {1978}

Jan.30  Greece:  Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian & Saint John Chrysostom {Eastern Orthodox Christianity} 

Jan.30  Greece: Teacher’s Day 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Jan.30  Italy: Pr.Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy Pr. of Venice + Piedmont & The House of Savoy make a donation to help repair a damaged synagogue in Viareggio, Tuscany

Jan.30  Jordan: 59th Birthday of King Abdullah II of Jordan   {1962}

Jan.30  Jordan: K.Abdullah II gives an interview to the Jordan News Agency (Petra)

Jan.30  Jordan: Q.Rania posts photos on her Instagram account of K.Abdullah II & Pr.Hashem bin Al Abdullah to mark their 62nd & 16th Birthdays

Jan.30  Jordan: 16th Birthday of Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah of Jordan   {2005}

Jan.30  Vatican City: Pope Francis attends the Meeting of by the National Catechetical Office of the Italian Episcopal Conference @ the Clementine Hall

Jan.30  Monaco: 7th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Alexandre/Alexander “Sacha” Casiraghi   {2014} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.30  UK-Northern Ireland: Remembrance of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland {1972} 

Jan.30-Feb.6  UK: National Storytelling Week 2021 

Jan.30  UK: Engagement of Charles Innes-Kerr, 11th Duke of Roxburghe & Annabel Green.  It will be the 2nd marriage for the Duke. The groom-to-be was born Feb.18, 1981 as the elder son of the late 10th Duke of Roxburghe (1954-2019) & the former Lady Jane Meriel Grosvenor (b. Feb. 8, 1953).  The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late Ian Green & Mrs. Patrick Quirk.

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.30  Spain: 53rd Birthday of King Felipe VI of Spain  {1968}

Jan.30  Norway: K.Harald V undergoes surgery on an injured tendon in his right knee @ Rikshospitalet, Oslo

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Jan.30  Denmark: CPss Mary shares a photo of herself from the weekly online meeting of The Mary Foundation


SUNDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.31:  Septuagesima Sunday {Roman Catholic}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of Saint John Bosco {Roman Catholic}

Jan.31:  15th Sunday of Luke {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of Saints Cyrus/Cyros & John the Unmercenaries/Wonderworkers {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Nikita {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Arsenius {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Imbolc {Celtic Pagan}

Jan.31  USA: Anniversary of the Passing of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – Abolishing Slavery – by the U.S. Congress {1865} 

Jan.31  USA: 2021 Pro Bowl 

Jan.31  USA: 2021 63rd Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony 

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.31-Feb.6  USA: Catholic Schools Week 2021 

Jan.31  USA: Brandy Alexander Day 

Jan.31  USA: National Backward Day 

Jan.31  USA: National Hot Chocolate Day 

Jan.31  USA: National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day 

Jan.31  USA: Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.31  Nauru: Independence Day {1968} 

Jan.31  Austria: Street Children’s Day 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Jan.31  Malaysia: 2nd Inauguration / Enthronement Anniversary (as King of Malaysia) of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Sultan of Pahang, King of Malaysia   {2019}

Jan.31  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the First Vice President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan (HE Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo) & his accompanying delegation @ the Amiri Diwan

Jan.31  Netherlands: 83rd Birthday of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands   {1938}

Jan.31  Netherlands: The Dutch Royal Court releases new official photos of Pss Beatrix to mark her 83rd Birthday

Jan.31  Netherlands: Pss Beatrix celebrates her 83rd Birthday by enjoying brunch with Pr.Constantijn, Pss Lauretien, Ctss Eloise, Ct.Claus-Casimir & Ctss Leonore @ their home

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.31  UK: Death Anniversary of A.A. Milne {1956} 

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.


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