Lesotho Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Lesotho.
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 Basotho, being predominantly Christian, observe Epiphany with special church services marking the arrival of the three wise men. In rural villages, the day includes processions through the mountains, with herding boys returning from the highlands to join their families for prayer and a shared meal of papa with moroho (wild spinach). The day signals the end of the Christmas season and the return to daily life in the Kingdom in the Sky.