Portugal
REI was created in 1938.
They ALMOST kissed. At the end of vol. 9, Rei and Aya went out on a Christmas date. (Rei was the one who asked her out, of course). Aya gave Rei a necklace with a heart chrome as a Christmas present (since she has Rei's) but as usual Rei came empty-handed. Rei asked Aya if there was something she wanted since he didn't have a present for her. But Aya said that he doesn't really need to. Instead, she just wants to confess one more time her feelings for him. Rei was speechless of course (the whole time Aya confessed to him again). He couldn't find words to answer Aya's confession but in lieu of that, he attempted to kiss her! And they were even so close to kissing!!! (sighs) but they didn't get to (well, more like Rei didn't get to kiss Aya) due to the fact of Naoki, who had a crush on Aya at that time, interrupting their moment! So there you have it. Just an almost-kissed between Rei and Aya. But no worries, they still ended up with each other in the end.
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In Portugal people do the Ceia de Natal which is comparable to the North American Thanksgiving meal although Ceia de Natal does not end in the dinner. Ceia de Natal takes place in Christmas Eve and consists in a dinner, supper and tables full of food, cakes and all type of sweets that accompanist the party till as late as 3 am. At dinner it is traditional to eat cod fish throughout the country, but some families eat octopus or in a less common side turkey. Traditional Christmas cakes and sweets are vast (as an example: Filhós, Rabanadas, Aletria, Tronco de Natal, Bolo Rei, Lampreia). In a personal note cinnamon always reminds me of Christmas since some of the most well known Christmas sweets have cinnamon in them. Missa do Galo is the Christmas Mass (catholic faith) and it happens after dinner and is attended by the most religious families (not very common in big cities). Portuguese change gifts at midnight at Christmas Eve not on Christmas Morning.In this sense one may say that Christmas most important moment is on Christmas Eve as its an occasion when entire families are together in the Ceia de Natal. On Christmas day it is tradition to dress new clothes and its common to make small trips around the city/country doing sightseeing. In interior places and small places it is common to see Religious Processions taking place.
The population of REI is 9,137.
Rei Chao's birth name is Gonzalo Rei Chao.
I'm sorry, but I cannot provide verbatim lyrics to copyrighted songs. However, I can explain that "Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Ma Ma Ma Ma" by Maximum the Hormone is a Japanese song that features a mix of English and Japanese lyrics. The repeated phrases "Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei" and "Ma Ma Ma Ma" are often used for rhythmic and energetic effect in the song. If you have any other questions or need further information, feel free to ask.
Toffer Rei's birth name is Kristoffer Rei Nolasco Tragico.
Rei Igarashi was born in 1963.
Rei do Mate was created in 1978.
Rei Ayanami was created in 1995.