Sanae Takaichi

 Prime Minister of Japan

meeting today at 11:15 a.m.

Eastern Daylight Time zone

at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,

D.C. 

OVAL OFFICE

c-span.org/event/white-house-event/

president-trump-meets-with-

japanese-prime-minister/441406

Egg Tree custom

 Easter around the world

YA book by Shannon Knudsen

"German homes are full of

bright decorations each

year for Easter.  Many

bring home yellow daffodils

and pink cherry blossoms.

The flowers remind everyone

how spring has come.  Some

families as well bring

willow branches inside

and put them in vases.  Easter

eggs are hung on the branches

to make egg trees.  Family

lore tells children that 

for German households, Easter

treats are brought by a fox,

a crane or a cuckoo bird.  But

in most parts of German

countryside, children hope for

a visit from the Easter Hare.

The young ones hope the

Easter Hare will lay eggs in

the nests during the night.

Some children as well make

a special Easter egg for

their parents.  On this

egg, they write a promise

to do chores.  Early on 

Easter Sunday morning, the

German young ones run to

check the nests they made

the day before.  They likely

find chocolate bunnies,

chocolate eggs, and colorful

Easter eggs.  After eating

their sweet treats, the

children have egg hunts 

and games.  At that time,

the German children give

to parents the special

decorated eggs.  Then

many families to go church

(Lutheran, Reformed, Free,

R. Catholic, other denominations).

They all spend the entire day

enjoying a good meal

and visiting with loved ones.

Together they share the joy

that Easter and springtime

bring!

World Frog Day (annual)

 March 20, 2026

annual environmental

day to raise awareness

and to save frog and

amphibian populations

worldwide!

https://worldfrogday.org

March 2026 Blog Statistics

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St. Patrick's Day 17th        4,276

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

3/23

3/24/

3/25

3/26

3/27

3/28

PALM Sunday

Holy Week 2026

 

Taliban, Pakistan declare truce -- holiday (post-Ramadan)

The theocratic government

of Afghanistan:

the TALIBAN

and

the secular government of Pakistan

have declared an EID Al-Fitr cease-fire

truce as of

March 19, 2026 

Patricia Polacco -- safe following Union City, MI tornado

 messages on the

FACEBOOK & Instagram

platforms of

Children's author / illustrator

Patricia Polacco

confirm that she survived the

local storm damage of spring

Tornado

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posted Mid-March 2026

Largest wildfire in Nebraska History : the Morrill Fire

 Hundreds of firefighters across

the Western State of

Nebraska

are fighting major wildfires that

have consumed 800,000+

acres since last Thursday 3/12/2026

nytimes.com/2026/03/18/

us/nebraska-wildfires-evacuation.html