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The day of the Magic Kings
...............
The story
.
The story narrated in the Gospel of Matthew tells that the magi
came from the East guided by a star, which led them to
Bethlehem. The wise men saw the star again, found newborn
Jesus and worshiped him; Offering you gold, frankincense, and
myrrh each have a different meaning. In countries with a
Catholic religion, the custom was adopted of celebrating at the
same time the day of the Epiphany (January 6) and the feast of
the Magi. Little by little, he forgot the true meaning of the word
epiphany and made it a synonym for adoration of the Magi.
Celebratio
n Three Kings Day in Mexico is celebrated every January 6.
The
The children write a letter asking Melchior, Gaspar and Baltazar
for the toys they want. They left this letter on the Christmas tree
the night before. The next morning, the children run to the tree
to open their gifts. Families eat the traditional "thread of
kings". Generally, a group of friends is invited and each owes
their share. This bread is usually accompanied with hot
chocolate, atole or your favorite drink. Inside the bread there
is one or several small dolls and the person who finds it is
obliged to offer a feast, tamales or atole, on February 2, Day of
the Virgin of the Candelaria. These days people usually wear
normal clothes, some adults wear magic kings’ costumes
for some festival
The day of the Magic Kings
...............
The story
.
The story narrated in the Gospel of Matthew tells that the magi
came from the East guided by a star, which led them to
Bethlehem. The wise men saw the star again, found newborn
Jesus and worshiped him; Offering you gold, frankincense, and
myrrh each have a different meaning. In countries with a
Catholic religion, the custom was adopted of celebrating at the
same time the day of the Epiphany (January 6) and the feast of
the Magi. Little by little, he forgot the true meaning of the word
epiphany and made it a synonym for adoration of the Magi.
Celebratio
n Three Kings Day in Mexico is celebrated every January 6.
The
The children write a letter asking Melchior, Gaspar and Baltazar
for the toys they want. They left this letter on the Christmas tree
the night before. The next morning, the children run to the tree
to open their gifts. Families eat the traditional "thread of
kings". Generally, a group of friends is invited and each owes
their share. This bread is usually accompanied with hot
chocolate, atole or your favorite drink. Inside the bread there
is one or several small dolls and the person who finds it is
obliged to offer a feast, tamales or atole, on February 2, Day of
the Virgin of the Candelaria. These days people usually wear
normal clothes, some adults wear magic kings’ costumes
for some festival
