Femtende januar:
Egypt:
Gupta Muhammed Hassan, Egypt, woke up early, watered the plants in his garden and ate his breakfast.
When he was done, he gathered up his pots and went for the nearest market.
As I thought, he was thinking after having sold his 30th pot, people aren't just using this day to plant trees, they're also using it to prepare for next year's Arbor Day. Which means good business for me.
For the next six hours, Gupta overwhelmed people with his talking and sold 107 more pots.
Global:
All over the world, teachers everywhere were sighing in frustration. As one teacher so accurately put it to his students,
-Just because it's Wikipedia Day, doesn't mean that you're only going to use Wikipedia as a source. Wikipedia Day just means that it was on this day, in 2001, that Wikipedia was officially opened.
Japan:
-Fire extinguishers? Check. Apology notes for the inconvenience of having fire extinguishers at Sagichō? Check. A firefighter standby in case things go out of hand? Check. A note of apology for inconveniencing said firefighter? Check. Fire trucks nearby and standby? Check. Note of apology for the drivers and other personnel of the fire trucks? Check. The same for doctors and ambulance personnel? Check. The same for police officers? Check.
Kiku tried to remember if there were more things he should think of. But he could think of nothing more. Not so surprising, considering that he'd spend several months, eleven to be exact, preparing for this day.
But it didn't stop him from worrying as he stood there waiting for the paper decorations of New Year's to burn. Suddenly he felt a hand enclose his and looked to his left. There he saw Mei, and he felt comforted and calm. His tense shoulders went down, and he just enjoyed Sagichō.
Author's notes:
I don't own Hetalia, and the next chapter of "The Hetalia Years" will be out on Friday