![]() ![]() Rather than the main course, this is for many a complement to the excesses of modern-day Christmas “ Por no dejar” -for the sake of keeping it- as some may say. Although this was gradually and inexorably taken over by the imported tradition of Santa Claus, families here maintain the tradition of giving children toys on Three Kings Day. Gift-giving traditionsįor many years, Three Kings Day was the date when gifts would be given to Mexican children, who would put shoes out before going to bed on the evening of January 5th. That is the ultimate state of grace.Never a country to shirk its festive responsibilities, Mexico traditionally closes out its Christmas and New Year celebrations on January 6th, Día de Reyes or Three Kings Day.Īlso known as Epiphany, the date marks the visit of the Magi to the Christ child: they are traditionally considered to have numbered three wise men, corresponding to the three gifts mentioned in the Bible. ![]() So no matter your heritage, the Three Kings represent all of us.įurthermore, the wise men took a journey outside of themselves, outside their realms, to pay respect to another culture besides their own. The only thing missing is Asia, but they were three kings of the orient which is Asia. We love the Three Kings because they represent all the parts of us: Indigenous, European and African. They gave us some books we couldn’t read, but we could look at the pictures and wondered what was all the fuss about the smiling bearded guy in the red suit. Shortly thereafter, the Americans forced Puerto Rican teachers to teach in English. Today, most Puerto Rican families celebrate both days, giving a big gift on one day and small gifts on the other.Īmerican Christmas traditions have mostly taken over, but most Puerto Ricans never heard of Santa Claus and American Christmas traditions until the American occupation began in 1898. When the rooster crows in the morning, children get up early to see what the Three Kings gave them. On the eve of January 6 in Puerto Rico, children put grass under their bed for the Three Kings’ camels. Puerto Ricans have the world’s longest Christmas celebration from the Feast of Our Lady of Providence, patron saint of Puerto Rico, on November 19 to Las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián on Martin Luther King weekend. Our current point of view is Puerto Rican, but many countries celebrate Three Kings Day. It’s the last day of Christmas, except in Puerto Rico where Las Octavitas keeps the party going. In Hispanic culture, Three Kings Day is the gift-giving day. ![]() FREE! □□Ĭontinue Reading Sueño de Reyes – Dream of Kings Imagines the 3 Kings Arriving in Puerto Rico Three Kings Day is the Latin Gift-Giving Day The El Museo Three Kings Day 2023 Celebration featuring Milteri Tucker, Bombazo Dance Co, and a parranda is at El Museo del Barrio in “El Barrio” East Harlem on Friday, January 6, 2023, from 1-2pm. The 46th Three Kings Day Parade NYC 2023 with Annette Aguilar & Stringbeans, BombaYo!, and Fogo Azul marches up Park Avenue from 106th St to 115th St in “El Barrio” East Harlem on Friday, Janufrom 11am – 12noon. Sueño de Reyes – Dream of Kings children’s theater that imagines the Three Kings arriving in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico instead of Bethlehem is at Teatro SEA in Manhattan’s Lower East Side Saturday-Sunday, December 10-11 & 17-18, 2022 at 3pm Thursday, Januat 7pm and Saturday-Sunday, January 7-8 at 3pm. Three Kings Day NYC 2023 Three Kings Day NYC (Iakov Filimonov/Dreamstime) In Hispanic tradition, it is the holiday gift-giving day. Three Kings Day, Tres Reyes (Three Kings), or Día de los Reyes Magos (Day of the Magi Kings) on January 6, is the Latin celebration of Epiphany, the end of the Christmas season. Three Kings Day in NYC 2023 is January 6. ![]()
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