African World Heritage Day
Proclaimed by the 38th session of the General Conference of #UNESCO (November 2015), #African World #Heritage Day (5 May) is an opportunity for people around the world, and particularly Africans, to celebrate the Continent’s unique #cultural and #natural #heritage.
https://www.unesco.org/en/days/african-world-heritage
HOW TO OBSERVE AFRICAN WORLD HERITAGE MONTH
People around the world, especially those in Africa, celebrate this day in various ways. #Events include the African World Heritage Youth Forum, cultural presentations, and an Instagram photo contest.
To participate:
Read about famous #historic sites in Africa, including the Isimila Stone Age Site in Tanzania, #Robben Island in South Africa, #Luxor Temple in Egypt, and #Elmina #Castle in Ghana.
Learn about African #heroes, including #Nelson #Mandela, #Desmond #Tutu, #Ellen #Johnson #Sirleaf, and #Chinua #Achebe.
Commit to taking a trip to Africa someday.
Watch a #movie set in Africa, such as Hotel Rwanda, Out of Africa, Goodbye Bafana, and Beat the Drum.
Share this day on social media with #AfricanWorldHeritageDay
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/international/african-world-heritage-day-may-5th?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=fr&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp
#Algeria #Egypt #Ethiopia #Guinea #Liberia #Morocco #Senegal #Togo #Tunisia #Zambia #Angola #Benin #Botswana #BurkinaFaso #Burundi #Cameroon #CaboVerde #CentralAfrican #Chad #Comoros #Coted’Ivoire #Congo #Djibouti #EquatorialGuinea #Eritrea #Eswatini #Gabon #Gambia #Ghana #Kenya #Lesotho #Libya #Madagascar #Malawi #Mali #Mauritania #Mauritius #Mozambique #Namibia #Niger #Nigeria #Congo #Rwanda #Sao #TomeandPrincipe #Seychelles #SierraLeone #SouthAfrica #SouthSudan #Sudan #Tanzania #Uganda #Zimbabwe
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