Spain Edition
World Useful Pocket Day leads today's complete edition for Spain.
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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.
A day for the tiny things people carry because life becomes easier when string, coins, notes, keys, or a tool are close at hand.
In rural Spain, horses and livestock are blessed in church ceremonies that date to the Middle Ages. In Barcelona's Carrer dels Flassaders, pets are brought to the church of Sant Antoni for blessing, and the queues of dogs, cats, and the occasional parrot stretch around the block.