Uruguay Children’s Day is observed annually in Uruguay on January 6. Also known as Epiphany or Day of the Child (Día del Niño), the public holiday focuses on giving presents to children as part of the Christmas season. While children receive gifts on Christmas Day in other parts of the world, Uruguayan children receive theirs on Día del Niño. The night before, little ones polish their shoes and leave them outside expecting the kings’ presents. On the morning of Día del Niño, they wake up to find their shoes filled with gifts from ‘the wise men.’
National CanDo Day
National CanDo Day is celebrated on January 4 every year. This is a day to take a realistic account of what a person is able to accomplish through hard work and dedication. National CanDo Day emphasizes achieving all the possible goals and doable tasks in one’s life. It encourages us to do things we are capable of doing and that we always dreamt of. It motivates us to concentrate on our strengths and turn our dreams into a reality, through determination and willpower. National CanDo is the brainchild of Adam Bremen, whose tryst with the Keto lifestyle transformed his life.
Ancestry Day
Ancestry Day is celebrated in Haiti on January 2 every year. It is a national holiday to commemorate the sacrifices and struggles of the Haitian ancestors who laid down their lives in the fight for freedom. It is a day to remember all the loss of lives during the Haitian Revolution and the people’s struggle for emancipation and self-determination, which pinnacled in a declaration of independence on January 1, 1804. Haitians have these two holidays back to back and they commemorate them by having state events, dancing, and eating the traditional ‘joumou’ soup.