2024 is a leap year
A leap year is a calendar year with 366 days instead of 365. This extra day, a leap day, is introduced because a calendar year of 365 days is approximately 6 hours shorter than the tropical year. To prevent the seasons,...
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2024 is the Year of James Ensor (1860 – 1949)
The Ensor Year 2024 is a tribute to the Belgian avant-garde artist James Ensor, who died 75 years earlier. Dozens of exhibitions and events centering on Ensor will be organized in Ostend, Antwerp, and Brussels throughout the year, starting in December 2023. On February 1st...
2024 is the Year of the Elections
The year 2024 is the Year of Elections. For the first time in a single year, 4,2 billion people – more than ever and half of the world's population – will have the chance to vote. There are elections in...
2024 is the Year of the Wasp
EIS Knowledge Centre Insects, together with Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Wasp Foundation, the Dutch Entomological Society, and the youth organizations JNM and NJN, took the initiative for the Year of the Wasp. Through public and research activities (e.g. lectures, excursions, and wasp counts), they aim to...
2024 is the Year of the House Sparrow
2024 is the Year of the House Sparrow. Every year, Sovon and Vogelbescherming select a bird species that could use some extra attention. The house sparrow is one of the best-known and most numerous birds in our country. Because they always...
Changes in 2024
The new year 2024 begins today. This means many changes for you as an individual or for your company. Some changes lead to significant alterations (read: deteriorations) for you, your company, or you as a self-employed professional. Sometimes these are improvements...
