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Three Kings Day

(1) The Three Kings Day commemorates the biblical adoration of infant Jesus by the Three Wise Men or Magi, who followed a star to Bethlehem to present gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (2) Celebrated on January 6, it is observed in Latin America, Europe and other parts of the world as a sign of pagan recognition of Jesus as king and savior. (3) In many Spanish-speaking countries and Latin American traditions, children receive gifts on this day and families share a traditional bread called rosca de reyes.

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Three Kings Day

(1) The Three Kings Day commemorates the biblical adoration of infant Jesus by the Three Wise Men or Magi, who followed a star to Bethlehem to present gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (2) Celebrated on January 6, it is observed in Latin America, Europe and other parts of the world as a sign of pagan recognition of Jesus as king and savior. (3) In many Spanish-speaking countries and Latin American traditions, children receive gifts on this day and families share a traditional bread called rosca de reyes.

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three kings

day (01)
HISTORY

The holiday marks the biblical adoration of baby Jesus by the


three Kings, also referred to as three Wise Men or Magi.
According to the Gospel of Matthew, the men found the
divine child by following a star across the desert for twelve
days to Bethlehem. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar —
representing Europe, Arabia, and Africa respectively —
travelled by horse, camel, and elephant in order to present
baby Jesus with three symbolic gifts.
celebration
On January 6 of each year, the Three Kings Day is
celebrated in several countries in Latin America,
Europe and other parts of the world. In this
festival the adoration of the child Jesus by the
three Wise Men is remembered, as a sign of the
recognition of the pagan world that Jesus Christ
is the king and savior of humanity.

The Three Kings Day is the most anticipated by


children, since in Spain and many Latin American
countries it is the smallest of the home who
usually receive gifts and families take the
opportunity to meet and share the traditional
rosca de reyes, a delicious bread that is prepared
exclusively to taste in this celebration.
customs
As it is always celebrated on a Monday,
families take advantage of the to holiday
weekend lower the Christmas decorations
and save the crib. For some people it means
the end of the holidays and the return to their
cities to return to their usual activities and
tasks. For others, the festivities continue, as is
the case with those attending the Carnival of
Blacks and Whites or the Carnival of Riosucio,
which are always celebrated during the Three
Kings weekend.
curiosities

how many were they? Not everyone celebrates this


day
It was not until the fourth century that the
January 6 is not a holiday in the whole in almost all countries the tradition is to eat
number of magicians was established.
world, in fact, this holiday is a minority. roscón
The Bible does not mention that there
were specifically three. But finally they It is celebrated in most Spanish-
fixed that there were three by allusion to speaking countries and in some other
the Trinity and the three continents that places on an exceptional basis. Thus, it
were known at that time. is a national holiday in 14 European
countries, 9 American countries, 7
German and Swiss regions.

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