Guatemala Edition
World Careful Flame Day leads today's complete edition for Guatemala.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for cooking fires, candles, heaters, lamps, grills, ceremonies, workshops, and the respect every culture gives controlled fire.
Nine nights of processions reenacting Mary and Joseph seeking shelter. Each night, a different family hosts. The procession carries candles and sings the villancicos. The door is opened and the guests pour in. The ponche is served: hot fruit punch with raisins, prunes, apples, and a splash of aguardiente for the adults. The tamal is unwrapped. The prayer is said. Tomorrow night, another house, another door, another yes.
A day for checking the remote, the toy, the flashlight, the clock, and the one drawer everyone opens first.
A day for the drawer that has three almost-right screws, old batteries, tape, string, and the answer to a small emergency.
You find Pitcairn parrots and endemic seabirds as the most distinctive wildlife native to the Pitcairn Islands. You notice that residents of Pitcairn Islands typically keep dogs, cats, and chickens as their most common pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
