Luxembourg Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Luxembourg.
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 end of the Christmas season, and the day when the Three Kings are celebrated with church services and the singing of "De Sterre" (the Star). The tradition is to write "20+C+M+B+26" above the door with chalk, and the initials stand for the Three Kings (Caspar, Melchior, Balthazar) and the blessing "Christus Mansionem Benedicat" (Christ bless this house). The Galette des Rois (king cake) is shared, and the person who finds the hidden figurine becomes king or queen for the day. Luxembourg's Catholic traditions are deeply embedded in daily life, as the country is 70% Catholic, and the Three Kings mark the official end of a Christmas season that began with Kleeschen on December 6.
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.
