Poland Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Poland.
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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 Day of the Three Kings is celebrated with the tradition of drawing the initials K+M+B above every door (for Kaspar, Melchior, and Baltazar), and the priest blesses the chalk, the water, and the incense. The Epiphany is a public holiday in Poland, and it was restored in 2011 after being banned during the communist era. Street processions wind through the cities, and children dress as the three kings carrying gifts.
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