Uruguay Edition
Dia de Reyes leads today's complete edition for Uruguay.
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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.
Uruguayan children leave their shoes under the bed or by the window, and in the morning find them filled with small toys and sweets. The Rosca de Reyes : a crown-shaped sweet bread with candied fruit and a hidden baby Jesus figurine : appears in every bakery. Whoever finds the figurine in their slice hosts the next gathering. They always forget until someone reminds them.