Laos Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Laos.
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 anniversary of the founding of the Pathet Lao (the Lao communist movement) in 1950. The day is observed with official ceremonies, and the history is complex: the Pathet Lao fought the Royal Lao Government in a civil war that was part of the larger Vietnam War. The Pathet Lao won, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic was proclaimed on December 2, 1975. The day is a reminder that Laos is one of the few remaining communist states, and the past is still present.
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.