Madiha Kamel’s 73rd Birthday

• Today’s Doodle celebrates the birthday of Egyptian actress Madiha Kamel, born in Alexandria on this day in 1946. Appearing in a diverse range of roles over a career spanning nearly three decades, she became one of Egyptian cinema’s most memorable personalities.
  Participating in theater since elementary school, Kamel moved to Cairo in the early 1960s, where she took an interest in fashion and modeling. She caught the eye of a well-known director, who offered her a role in his next film. However, her parents resisted, preferring that she get married and pursue her education.
  While studying at Ain Shams University, she took part in theater and radio sketches. Her earliest on-screen roles came in the mid-1960s in films such as A Girl Like No Other and 30 Days in Prison, in which she appeared opposite the great actor and producer Farid Shawqi. Known for her beguiling charm and enchanting dance moves, Kamel soon became a star.
  As her profile began to rise, she kept up a rigorous schedule being featured in both Egyptian and Lebanese productions. In the 1970s, she appeared in films like The Choice, Love and Pride with Mahmoud Yassin and Najla Fathi, and the spy thriller Climbing to the Bottom. She also had a recurring role on Egyptian television playing Salwa Nassar in the popular show El Bashayer.
  In 1992, Kamel retired so she could spend time with her ailing mother and her daughter Mirhan. Her legacy lives on as a trailblazer especially for women in Egyptian cultural life, inspiring other young aspiring actresses to chase their dreams.
  
  

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Switzerland National Day 2019

As multicultural people with no fewer than four national languages, the Swiss refer to their August 1st holiday by many names: Schweizer Bundesfeiertag (German), Fête Nationale Suisse (French), Festa Nazionale Svizzera (Italian), and Fiasta naziunala Svizra (Romansh).

Today’s Doodle celebrates Switzerland’s National Day, a commemoration of the 1291 alliance between the cantons of Schwyz, Uri, and Unterwalden, resulting in the Swiss Federation. This historic pact is now regarded as the birth of modern Switzerland. The Schwyz coat of arms—a white cross within a field of red—eventually became the nation’s flag, as depicted in the Doodle art.

Many Swiss citizens start the holiday by visiting a farm for a traditional farmer’s brunch of Müsli cereal, eggs, and potato cakes or Rösti. Official festivities include concerts, cultural presentations, speeches, and fireworks in major cities like Zürich, Basel, Geneva, Bern, and Lugano. Some bakeries prepare special rolls called Zopf, and church bells in Switzerland ring in unison at 8 o’clock in the evening.

Special ceremonies take place at the Rütli Meadows by Lake Lucerne, where the Swiss Confederation is said to have been founded. On hills and other high ground around Switzerland, bonfires are lit while children carry paper lanterns through the streets.

Bonne fête nationale!
Frohen Bundesfeiertag!
Buona festa nazionale!
Buna Fiasta naziunala!

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