Peru Edition
DÃa de Santa Rosa de Lima leads today's complete edition for Peru.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
DÃa de Santa Rosa de Lima is listed as a public holiday in Peru. English reference name: Santa Rosa de Lima.
A day for the food, music, cleaning, decorating, travel, and welcome that turn an ordinary date into a gathering.
The feast of St. Rose of Lima, the first saint of the Americas. The day is observed with a pilgrimage to the shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima in Lima, and the tradition is to throw letters into the wishing well (Santa Rosa is the patron saint of impossible causes). The day is both celebration and devotion, and the shrine is visited by thousands of people every year.
A day for turning yesterday into something good enough to look forward to.
A day for public knowledge, borrowed books, study time, research, and the simple dignity of a quiet place.
You witness the hamadryas baboon and the African wild ass in Eritrea's varied landscapes. You observe that Eritreans primarily keep goats, camels, dogs, and chickens in their communities. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You enjoy Rhum Arrange (spiced rum infusions) and the volcanic terroir that produces Reunion's distinctive cane sugars and Taboo brand products. You recognize how these spirits and ingredients represent French colonial history merged with Indian Ocean island culture and local entrepreneurship.