Are you a Bibliophile? Bibliophile is a person who has a great appreciation for or collects books. If yes, then you are in luck, because on 9 August, we will celebrate Book Lovers Day! Continue reading
Wingardium Leviosa!
Who in the world today that does not know Harry Potter? The Boy Who Lived has captivated millions of people, and remained one of the-most-talked-about characters. But do you know that Harry Potter’s birthday is on 31 July? Yes! Today, let us celebrate the birthday of Harry Potter! Continue reading
Monthly Journal – August 2019
August is coming to town and Adorageek already has something to enrich your days in the coming month! Below you could find a Monthly Journal Page, decorated with cute critters, for you to hang in your house, shop, office, anywhere! For August, we have a cute raccoon and a goat musing over a journal. What do you think will be in their agenda this August? Continue reading
Book of July – The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Our book of July is The Tiger Who Came to Tea! It is a short children’s story, first published by HarperCollins in 1968, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. The book remains extremely popular more than fifty years after it was first published, and a theatrical adaptation of the story has been produced. A television adaptation of the book will air on Channel 4 at Christmas 2019. The original artwork for the book is held by Seven Stories, a children’s literature centre in the UK. Continue reading
Hero of July: Frida Kahlo
Our woman hero of July is Frida Kahlo! She was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country’s popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. Continue reading
One Giant Leap for Mankind!
“That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” Yes, on 20 July 2019 we will celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing! Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on 20 July 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on 21 July at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. Continue reading
San Diego Comic Con
Hello San Diego! This year, San Diego Comic-Con International is in full swing on 18-21 July 2019. San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States. It is commonly known as Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con, or SDCC. The aim is to create awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. Continue reading
Bastille Day
Bastille Day or la Fête nationale (The National Celebration) is celebrated on 14 July in France. The national day of France commemorates the Storming of Bastille, the medieval fortress, armory and prison in Paris, on 14 July 1789 that marks a turning point of the French Revolution. Bastille Day also commemorates the Fête de la Fédération, a massive holiday festival that celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July 1790. Bastille Day is a public holiday in France. Continue reading
It’s a Hat Trick!
Do you know that the final of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is this afternoon? It is the eighth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship contested by 24 women’s national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It is hosted by France between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with matches staged in nine cities. This year, the final is between the European champion the Netherlands and the reigning World champion the United States. Would the Stars and Stripes triumph tonight? Or would the Orange Lionesses rule the football pride? We’re excited to find out! And we hope you are too! Continue reading
Star Spangled Banner
Happy Independence Day to all of you in the United States! The Independence Day, or also called Fourth of July or July Fourth, is a National Day of the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. In it, The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies at that time regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the British Empire. Continue reading
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