Today is:

5 January 2009 (Gregorian)	23 December 2008 (Julian)	9 Tevet 5769 (Hebrew)	10th day 12th month 4706 (Chinese)
8 Muharram 1430 (Islamic)	15 Pausa 1930 (Saka)	5 Mokkarakhom 2552 (Thai)	6 Sharaf 164 (Baha'i)
16 Dey 1387 (Persian)	27 Tahsas 2001 (Ethiopian)	21 Dhanu 1184 (Malayalam)	27 Koiak 1725 (Coptic)
21 Margazhi 107/22 Sarvadhari (Tamil)		The Moon is Waxing

YESTERDAY:
Sunday, 4 January

TODAY:
Monday, 5 January

TOMORROW:
Tuesday, 6 January

St Elizabeth Ann Seton's Day (US)

Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (Sikh)
Twelfth Night (Christian)

Day of the Kings
Day of the Three Magi
Dia de Los Reyes (Puerto Rico, Three King's Day)
Epiphany (Christian)
Feast of the Theophany (Orthodox Christian)
Holy Day of The Blackmen

Bun Day

Around the world the impending onset of Lent is celebrated in many ways. Icelanders celebrate Shrove Monday, the Monday before Lent, by feasting on cream buns which are filled with jam and whipped cream, and often iced with melted chocolate.

On Bun Day, children wake up early and try to catch their parents still in bed. If they do, they "strike" their parents with colourful handmade "bun wands," or bolludagsvöndur, which are decorated with strips of paper and gleaming ribbon. Parents must then give their children one cream bun for every "blow" received. This custom is thought to have derived from the acts of penance performed during Lent, evolving over time into a light-hearted children’s game.

Bolla, which means "bun" in Icelandic, also refers to any other round foods traditionally eaten on this day, such as meat or fish balls the famed fiskibollur.

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