A clever octopus adopts a coconut and reuses it as a mobile home. Just when we think we've seen it all (or most of it), the mysteries of the deep astounds us again. The sea deserves our respect, and it needs our care and responsible protection.
The creature that cares for the environment also cares for itself.
Coincidentally, this octopus offers a great step in understanding the coconut's "migratory patterns" (and the royal troubles with royal logic)-
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
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National Holidays and Reminders
- Jan 1. Founding Day (ROC 1912), 元旦.
- Feb 4 or 5. Farmer's Day (Spring begins), 農民節.
- Feb 28. Peace Memorial Day (1947), 228 和平紀念日.
- 1ST day of 1st lunar month. Lunar New Year, 春節.
- 15TH day of 1st lunar month. Latern Festival, 元宵節.
- Mar 8. Women's Day, 婦女節.
- Mar 12. Sun Yat-sen's passing (1925), 國父逝世紀念日.
- Mar 29. Youth Day, 青年節.
- Apr 4. Children's Day, 婦幼節.
- Apr 5. Tomb Sweeping Day, 清明節.
- May 1. Labour Day, 勞動節.
- May 4. Literary Day, 文藝節.
- May 2nd Sunday. Mother's Day, 母親節.
- 5TH day of 5th lunar month. Dragon Boat Festival, 端午節.
- Jun 3. Anti-Opiates Movement (First Opium War 1839), 禁煙節.
- Aug 8. Father's Day, 父親節.
- 15TH day of 7th lunar month. Ghost Festival, 中元節.
- Sep 3. ROC (Taiwan) Armed Forces Day, 軍人節.
- Sep 28. Teachers' Day, Confucius' Birthday, 孔子誕辰紀念日.
- 15TH day of 8th lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival ( Moon Festival), 中秋節.
- Oct 10. Nation Day (1911), 國慶日.
- Oct 21. Overseas-Mandarins' Day, 華僑節.
- Oct 25. Taiwan Returns Day (Japan leaves, 1945), 台灣光復節.
- Nov 12. Sun Yat-sen's Birthday, 國父誕辰紀念日.
- Dec Between 20-22. Winter Solstice, 冬至.
- Dec 25. Christmas. Constitution Day (1947), 行憲紀念日.
