Short answers, pulled from the story.
Promulgation is the formal act of declaring a new law after its enactment to make it binding on citizens. This step acts as a necessary bridge between legislative approval and public enforcement without which the text remains an unenforceable proposal.
In Albania, laws pass through Parliament before reaching the President for promulgation. The President holds twenty days to either sign the bill or request reconsideration once, and if no action occurs within that window, the law automatically becomes promulgated by default.
A canonical law issued by the Pope takes effect three months after being published in Acta Apostolicae Sedis. This provision remains embedded in the 1983 Code of Canon Law under canon seven where laws are instituted only when they are promulgated rather than simply written down.
The ceremony usually occurs on St John's Day or July 5th following the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1753. Originally the reading required both English and Manx languages but evolved to include summaries of sections after 1865.
India allows the President to issue ordinances when Parliament is not in session which then cease operation after six weeks unless approved. These measures carry the same effect as Acts of Parliament yet must be presented for final approval upon reassembly.