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Today we celebrate World Kindness Day. It is the day when we want to be kind and receive kindness in return. Therefore: surprise someone with random acts of kindness, smile at a stranger and offer them help if they need it, help the elderly across the street, and be kind to animals and the environment.

It's time to find your favourite bar for drinks and appetizers of your choice and enjoy every minute of their happy hour. Try a drink you've never had before. But make sure you drink responsibly.

Slovenia is a country of superb wines, so the wine festival, Martinovo, is celebrated by Slovenes all week long. Toast with your friends in a slightly different way - go on a wine experience with a wine tasting or visit the oldest vine in the world in Maribor, from which sweet grapes have been picked for more than four centuries.

World Science Day for Peace and Development, which we celebrate every November 10, emphasizes the vital role of science in society and the need to involve the general public in discussions on emerging scientific issues. Attend today's events and learn about the importance of science in our daily lives.

Today, in more than thirty countries around the world, World Urbanism Day is celebrated to make people aware of the role planning and creating urban settlements has. Visit the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, one of the oldest museums of architecture and design in Europe or take a walk through the beautiful Slovenian urban areas designed by exceptional architects and urban planners Maks Fabiani, Jože Plečnik, Edvard Ravnikar and Edo Mihevc.

The Slovenian mermaid, Alenka Artnik, set a new world record on this day in 2000. She reached 114 m in the freediving monofin discipline in Sharm El-Sheikh. On July 22 in 2021, she broke her own record in Long Island when she touched bottom at 122 m.

Sometimes they are dipped into hot and spicy sauce. Other times in creamy one. But one is certain: nachos are delicious and popular all around the world. So, celebrate World nacho Day by visiting the nearest Mexican restaurant and treat yourselves to nachos with a selection of yummy dips. Then, those true party animals out there, throw a nacho party at your house. Vamos!

On this day in 2003, at precisely 2 o'clock Greenwich time, cinemas worldwide simultaneously screened the last part of the successful trilogy Matrix Reloaded. So if you haven't seen this cult classic starring Keanu Reeves, tonight is the night to let the characters take you into the Matrix.

Almost every second teenager between 13 and 15 has already been affected by physical or online abuse at school or close by. So let's teach younger children about the abuse and encourage them to become kinder and more tolerant of their friends.

It's a perfect day to show stress a big STOP sign. We live in a time when it's impossible to avoid stress since it chases us everywhere. So, let's gift ourselves with some enjoyable and relaxing activities: sports, meditation, playing with our children, walking in nature, cooking, or watching a game.

November is the month when men let their beards grow and twirl their moustaches. Join the #movember movement and speak for early detection of male diseases.

Eating vegetable-based food can work miracles for your health and the health of our planet. So today, have a go at cooking vegan and put at least one vegan dish on your menu.

Prepare for this long, gloomy night appropriately: invite friends and compete in carving pumpkins, prepare a magic concoction, or find out who is the first to find a black cat.

Have a fast day and avoid the fridge after 6 pm. You never know which forbidden food can spoil your evening or morning weighing.