Norway Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Norway.
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 thirteenth day of Christmas marks the end of the Christmas season in Norway, and the tradition is to take down the Christmas tree and store the decorations for another year. The day commemorates the arrival of the three wise men, and church services are held across the country. In rural communities, the day was historically the last chance for Christmas feasting, and the remnants of the holiday table are finished.
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.