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Lohri leads today's complete edition for India.
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In Punjab, Lohri is the night of the bonfire. Families gather around the fire, throw rewri (jaggery candy) and peanuts into the flames, and sing folk songs about a legendary hero named Dulla Bhatti who rescued girls from being sold. The fire is the thing. The cold is the enemy. The rewri is the weapon.
You discover the giant coconut crabs, Guadalcanal rats, and colorful eclectus parrots endemic to the Solomon Islands' tropical forests. You find that pet dogs, cats, and chickens are the animals most commonly kept by residents on the islands. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You drink Concha y Toro wine, Chile's most internationally recognized winery founded in 1883, or choose Morandé wines that showcase the country's diverse terroirs from the Atacama Desert to Patagonia. You understand that Chilean wine has reshaped global palates over the past four decades, turning a nation once known for copper into a wine destination rivaling France and Italy.