It’s Good Friday but that’s boring so what else is on the list for today…Tweed Day, Fishfingers and Custard Day, Aquatic Animal Day. Nah – it’s World Marbles Day!

It’s been a while since I actually played marbles but I recall many an hour in the school playground trying to beat my friends, and show off some sought after marble or other. The trade in marbles was almost as important as the game itself.

Today celebrates the rich history and joy that the simple game of marbles brings. And also commemorates the very first tournament held on Tinsley Green, England in 1588 where two competitors fought for the hand of a milk maiden.

Original Prompt (Google Gemini)

Can you draw me a map of world marbles day, maybe as a two hemisphere map poster with each hemisphere of the globe illustrated like marbles. Please include the polar regions as separate marble insets