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05/25/2022

Spring 2023.

03/09/2022

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, was International Women's Day. Learn more about this important global celebration here:

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women.[3] It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, a...

01/17/2022

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Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day learn more using the attached link.

12/21/2021

Today is Winter Solstice. Learn more here:

The winter solstice, also called the hiemal solstice, hibernal solstice, and brumal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the da...

11/04/2021

Diwali begins today!
Learn more at:

Diwali (English: /dɪˈwɑːliː/; Deepavali (IAST: dīpāvali) or Divali; related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai and Bandna) is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, notably Newar Buddhists.[7] The festiv...

10/11/2021

Today is National Coming Out Day! Learn more here:

National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on October 11, to support le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other sexual and romantic identities (a.k.a. the LGBT community, sometimes also called the q***r community) in "coming out of the closet".[1] First celebrated in...

10/07/2021

In case you missed it on the MUNDO Multicultural Walking Tour earlier this year, here is a great video about Buckeye Donuts located right on High Street across from campus:

----------------------------Welcome to The Lantern TV. We are located in the Ohio State University Journalism building, along with our media partner, The Lan...

09/20/2021

Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month 2021!

09/20/2021

The Mid Autumn Festival (which begins this year on September 21, 2021) began during the Chinese Zhou Dynasty 510-314 BCE, was popularized during the Tang dynasty 618-907 CE, and became a festival during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE). Mooncakes a popular food eaten during the festival started during the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 CE). Messages of rebellion against the Mongols were passed from person to person in the cakes!

The festival is now celebrated in Korea and Vietnam where it is also known as the Children's Festival. More information in the form of a PowerPoint can be found on the MUNDO Carmen Page. -- Special thanks to Sean McClure (Residence Life -International Students Program Coordinator) for providing this information.

09/15/2021

Yom Kippur begins tonight. Learn more here:

Yom Kippur (/ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊər, ˌjɔːm ˈkɪpər, ˌjoʊm-/;[1] Hebrew: יוֹם כִּיפּוּר‎, IPA: [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ], or Hebrew: יום הכיפורים‎, romanized: Yom ha-Kippurim), also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes ar...

09/07/2021

Shanah tovah!
Happy Rosh Hashanah. Learn more at:

Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה‎), literally meaning "head [of] the year", is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה‎), literally "day of shouting or blasting", and is also more commonly known in English as the Feas...

09/06/2021

We did it!

Thank you to everyone who helped MUNDO hold its first off-campus MUNDO 2 GO/Educational Road Trip since March 2020. Here are some photos from our time at the Annual Columbus Greek Festival 2021!