Today is.....

......India's Independence Day!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)

So we are learning about that day in India today @ PJ Academy :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY INDIA!!!

Aug. 15 represents the end of British colonial rule in 1947. The prime minister's speech in New Delhi from the Red Fort, which had been the headquarters of the British Indian Army, represents the peak of festivities. Flag-hoisting ceremonies occur in state capitals, schools, and individual homes. Throughout the country, a popular tradition of flying kites has emerged and has actually become quite competitive as children and adults try to make each others kites fall to the ground or cut each others' kite strings.

Taken from: http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/080702-independence-other-countries.html