While the holidays may be over for many of you, in many Latino households (including ours) we’re anxiously awaiting for Three Kings’ Day (El Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos)! Always celebrated on January 6th, Three Kings’ Day honors the journey of The Three Wise Men to meet Jesus. It’s a special holiday, one I’m […]
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Celebrating Los Tres Reyes (Three Kings’ Day): Our Traditions
Editor’s Note: This post was first published on January 6, 2010. Slight edits have been made. Happy Three Kings’ Day! Feliz Día de los Tres Reyes Magos! We did it. Last year, after not celebrating, I resolved to celebrate Three Kings’ Day this year. And, though it’s a normal work day and baby girl is […]
Celebrating Three Kings Day
Happy Three Kings Day! Feliz Día de los Tres Reyes Magos! We did it. Last year, after not celebrating, I resolved to celebrate Three Kings Day this year. And, though it’s a normal work day and baby girl is at preschool today, she did get her gift this morning and participated in the traditional Three […]
Feliz Dia de Reyes!
Last year, I explained what Three King’s Day is all about and how our family celebrated this occasion back in Puerto Rico. Since we moved to the states, the tradition slowly got lost. This is partly due to the fact that it’s not a recognized holiday here (we still have to work) and partly to […]
Three King’s Day
Happy Three King’s Day! Feliz Día de los Tres Reyes Magos! Today is the day for celebrating the three wise men‘s visit to Jesus. In Puerto Rico, we celebrate this day just as if it were Christmas. The night before (la vispera de reyes), children collect grass in a basket and put it under their […]
