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January 20, 2027

Dia de San Sebastian leads today's complete edition for Spain.

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Beautiful summer beach scene with views of Isla de Santa Clara, San Sebastian, Spain.
Regional/Cultural Day

Dia de San Sebastian

In San Sebastian, the tamborrada brings 20,000 drummers to the streets over 24 hours, wearing 19th-century cook and soldier costumes. The tradition commemorates the 1813 burning of the city by British and Portuguese troops, and the drumming begins at midnight and does not stop until the following midnight. The entire city smells of food, drink, and drums.

Two toque macaques grooming on a rock with a forest backdrop in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Regional/Cultural Day

Animals of Sri Lanka Day

You discover Sri Lanka's unique leopards, Asian elephants, and colorful Sri Lankan junglefowl throughout the island's forests and parks. You observe that Sri Lankan families typically keep chickens, water buffalo, and domestic dogs as their most common household animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.

A person in traditional clothing participating in a cultural ceremony in Batoufam, Cameroon.
Regional/Cultural Day

Products of Cameroon Day

You honor Cameroon's Nescafé production and Cameroon cocoa, which supplies some of the world's finest chocolate makers with premium beans from the country's volcanic soils. You understand that Cameroon cocoa carries cultural pride as one of Africa's top producers, deeply woven into both local livelihoods and global luxury chocolate craftsmanship.