Día de los Reyes Magos

en Puerto Rico

“El Día de los Reyes Magos”

is celebrated on January 6.

Día de la EpifaníaJanuary 6 is the

anniversary of the coming of the Three Wise Men to honor the infant Jesus at

Bethlehem. It’s also known as the Epiphany Day.

Who are the Three Kings? ¿Quiénes son los Reyes

Magos?

The Three Kings are also known as the Wise Men.

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2007 years ago, they followed the star and found Baby Jesus

They brought Him gifts.

They will also bring gifts to children around the world.

They come from the orient, Middle East, through the

desierto desert…

on camellos, camels, like this one.

…to bring children regalos gifts.

On La Víspera de Reyes (the Eve of the Three Kings Day) children write letters explaining

that they • Have behaved during the year and

• Asking them for presents.

They also cut grass and get water for the camels.

After writing the letter,

They get ready to go to bed early.

•Se preparan para ir a la cama temprano

They have to be sleeping or the Reyes bypass the house.

Los Reyes need time to read the letters and feed the camels.

Grass, water and a letter is under their beds. And they happily fall

asleep.

The following day is the best of all!

They will find juguetes - toys,

Ropa - Clothes,

Dulces - Candies,

and sometimes dinero money.

Children have a week to enjoy their gifts and toys before they come back to school.(Around Jan. 13)

In Puerto Rico, adults also

celebrate with

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FamiliaFamily

and La Truya de Campo.

They believe that their arrival will bring blessings to the whole family.

• The celebration • continues with • Las octavitas

Puerto Rican ask them for wisdom and thank them for the blessings.

• EL Día de Reyes is comparable to Christmas Day celebrations. Later in the day a holiday dinner is prepared and friends and relatives join the festivity. Lechón asado (roasted pig), chicharrones, arroz con gandules, arroz con dulce and tembleque are some of the traditional dishes.

Puerto Rico is part of the United States, but Spanish is the official

language.

Puerto Rican children enjoy the Three Kings as well as Santa Claus

They get presents on December 25 as well as January 6.

While we wait for Santa and the Three Kings, let’s

look for the beauty in each of us, no matter where we come from. If we reach that point, we are allowing

Santa and the Three Kings to stay with us for the

holidays.

iFeliz navidad! ¡Próspero año nuevo!

¡Feliz día de Reyes Magos!

•!Hasta pronto, chicos!