Cyprus Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Cyprus.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
Kids leave their shoes out the night before and wake up hoping for a gift from the Reyes Magos. The panaderias sell roscon de reyes, the ring-shaped sweet bread with a plastic baby hidden inside. Whoever finds the baby hosts the next gathering, though everyone forgets by February.
The priest throws the cross into the sea, and young men dive in to retrieve it. The water is freezing, the crowd is enormous, and the winner is carried through the harbor like a saint. The blessing of the waters means the sea is sanctified for the year, and every fisherman knows it.
You spot the solenodon and the Hispaniolan hutia as distinctive small mammals endemic to this Caribbean island. You see that Dominican households most commonly keep dogs, cats, and fighting roosters. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.