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Celebrate Three Kings Day with Rosca de Reyes
Daily DishCelebrate Three Kings Day with Rosca de Reyes... -
Children and young adults
Abarat
Absolute Midnight
Clive Barker
Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, $24.99, ages 13 and up
In the third installment of this lavish series, a teen girl is menaced by a powerful sorceress in a mystical fantasy world.
The Annotated Peter Pan
J.M....Tags: Holidays, Yale University, Science, Charles M. Schulz, Peter Yarrow
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King cakes are a great way to indulge before Lent
At first sight, it comes across as, well, a little unusual. A large wreath-shaped cake bedazzled in vibrant shades of purple, green and gold — there's nothing subtle about it. It might be flavored simply with a touch of cinnamon sugar, or maybe it's...Tags: Festive Events, Cream Cheese, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Entertainment Events
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Mexican feast fit for a king
Because I left Mexico when I was 6, my recollections of our holiday traditions are often dreamlike and vague.
But my memory of Three Kings Day, or el Día de los Reyes Magos, remains vivid because it came right after Christmas, in the first week of...Tags: Holidays, Homes, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Diego Rivera
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Three Kings Day in Mexico, a holiday in flux
La PlazaIt might be hard to imagine, but the streets of Mexico City these past few days have been more jammed than they normally are with vendors hawking food and cheap gifts. Today, Jan. 6, is Three Kings Day. In Mexico that means the happiest day of the year... -
Extending the holiday spirit with Three Kings Day
Daily DishMake sure you grab a cup of coffee, tea or Mexican hot chocolate and enjoy this story in this week's Food secton by Lorenza Muñoz about the Mexican feast that's fit for a king: Three Kings Day, or el DÃa...... -
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, 79, dies in Moscow
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, the iconic religious leader who restored the church from a post-Soviet shell to an institution of privilege and power, died at his Moscow home Friday. He was 79. The imposing, white-bearded Alexei had reigned in...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Politics, Death, Armed Forces, Defense
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A sweet ending to the holiday season
Daily DishThree Kings Day marks the end of the Christmas season for many Latino families, and the pastries are the centerpiece of the annual celebration. At America's Cafe & Bakery in Maywood, manager Manuel Cordova had to bake more than 3,000...... -
Tejocote is no longer forbidden fruit
When Mexican Americans begin celebrating the extended Christmas season this Saturday on the feast day of Guadalupe, they will enjoy one big change from a few years ago: ample supplies of tejocote, a peculiar crab-apple-like fruit that most people have...Tags: Holidays, Crimes, Dining and Drinking, Farms, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Celebrate the season with holiday books
December is that special time when several holidays are shared. Use these titles to help your children learn, understand and appreciate the holidays of others. "Bear's First Christmas," by Robert Kinerk (Ages birth to 5) Under the stars, the bear...Tags: Holidays, Hanukkah, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Christmas
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Christmas over? Not by a long shot
At our house this year, we used an Advent calendar that didn't have any chocolates in it — just little doors that opened on Bible verses and pictures of magi under starry skies. But even without the chocolates, Thing Two, the younger daughter, was...Tags: Holidays, Music, Religion and Belief, Walmart, Chocolates
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Nativity scenes often reflect cultural influences, Baylor scholars say
The Religion WorldHow the birth of Jesus is portrayed in art has changed over time and often reflects the culture and times of the artists, according to scholars at the Baylor University. In these times, a nativity scene may show Mary exhausted by childbirth while Joseph...
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