Canada Edition
New Year's Day leads today's complete edition for Canada.
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The one day every Canadian promises to go outside more, buy less poutine, and finally watch something other than hockey. The resolution lasts until approximately January 3.
The calendar flips and every Argentine household is eating vitel tone, the cold sliced beef with tuna sauce that somehow became the definitive New Year dish. Toasts happen with cider, not champagne, and the pan dulce from the panaderia sits half-eaten on the counter until someone finishes it off at merienda the next day.
The whole country moves slow after last night's festivities. Sydney Harbour fireworks are still playing on every TV, and someone's dad is already firing up the barbie for a leftovers lunch. Recovery happens poolside or beachside, thongs on, cold tinny in hand.
National holiday. The dzezva comes out before noon because Bosnians do not nurse hangovers with water. By afternoon someone has already proposed kafa at a kafana and you will not see your couch again until evening. Every New Year starts the same way: with good intentions about being productive and a coffee that turns into four hours.
Jordan observes the Gregorian new year, and Amman celebrates with fireworks over the Citadel and family gatherings. The new year is a secular holiday in a country that observes both Islamic and Christian calendars, and the celebration is inclusive: Muslims, Christians, and Druze all celebrate, and the only thing that is not inclusive is the traffic.
Midnight toasts with champagne or a double-double, depending on your persuasion. Every Canadian makes the same resolution to eat less KD and every Canadian breaks it by January third.
On January 1 or New Year's Day, Canadians jump into frozen lakes, rivers, and oceans to prove something that does not need proving. Vancouver's Polar Bear Swim has thousands of participants. Every participant says "never again." Every participant returns the next year. The water is two degrees. The adrenaline is the point.
A day for turning yesterday into something good enough to look forward to.
A day for public knowledge, borrowed books, study time, research, and the simple dignity of a quiet place.
The hockey is on. The leftovers are many. The snow falls. You rest.
The rocks slide. The sweeping begins. The strategy unfolds. You cheer.
The rink is frozen. The blades are sharp. The kids wait. You lace up.
The line forms anyway. The sign says closed. You go home. You make coffee.
You encounter Samoan flying foxes, Pacific pigeons, and endemic Samoan parrots as the most iconic wildlife native to Samoa. You see that dogs, cats, chickens, and pigs are commonly kept as pets by Samoan families and farmers. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You reach for Keo and Carlsberg Cyprus beers, which dominate the island's social gatherings and taverna culture. You recognize these brands as essential to Cypriot hospitality and the rhythm of Mediterranean summer life.