Iceland Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Iceland.
Daily Edition
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 last day of Christmas in Iceland. The 13th and final Yule Lad, Kertasnikir (Candle-Stealer), leaves town, and the decorations come down. Children leave a shoe in the window, and if they have been good, they get a small gift. If they have been bad, they get a potato. Most Icelandic children have received at least one potato in their lives, and the memory stays.
