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The Cittaslow (슬로시티) movement was founded in October 1999 by four Italian mayors who were tired of watching their small towns hollowed out by the same forces that had already transformed the cities. The founding charter, drawn up in the Umbrian hill town of Orvieto, proposed something that sounded almost naive: that a place could decide, formally and on record, to resist acceleration. No fast food chains. No large supermarkets flattening local producers. Traffic reduced rather than expanded. Public spaces designed for lingering. The name is a portmanteau of the Italian "citta" (city) and the English "slow," which gives you a sense of how seriously the founders took their global ambitions from the start.

“You Don’t Even Need to Ask ‘What Are You Doing?’” Korean Gen Z Is Obsessed With Sharing 2-Second Moments on 'Setlog'

In Korea, the new school year begins in March, so most schools—from elementary through university—hold their graduation ceremonies in February. Universities often hold an additional ceremony in August ahead of the fall semester. Because these ceremonies take place when cosmos flowers are in bloom, they are sometimes referred to as “cosmos graduations.”