Ireland Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Ireland.
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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.
In Cork and Kerry, January 6th is Women's Christmas, the day when women rest and men do the housework. The tradition is real, the men are willing, and the women go to the pub. The pubs in Cork are full of women on Nollaig na mBan, and the men are at home, learning why the kitchen is not as simple as it looks.
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.