In Christian tradition it is said that Three Kings visited Jesus after his birth. They worship him offering some gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are mentioned only in the Gospel of Matthew which says they came "from de East of Jerusalem", to worship the Christ "King of the Jews". According to this, they found Jesus in a stable, by following a star, in Bethlehem.
In Spain we celebrate this special day on the 6th of January. The night before, there is The Procession of the Three Wise Men (Cabalgata) in every town or city. The Three Kings can arrive by ship, by plane, by car, by camel, by horse, by tractor... and they throw sweets and paper streamers to everybody.
After that, they talk to the little children and these ask them the presents they would like to receive that night. If they have been good along the year, it is supposed they will get the gifts but if they have been naughty or mischievous, they will have coal.
That night all the children go to bed early and leave in the house water or milk and some bread for the camels and some spirits and food for the Kings.
Everybody wakes up in the night and looks for the gifts. It´s a Magic Night. We all love it. It´s the night of the illusion. In the morning all the children play with their toys. Everybody is happy...but we finish our holidays.
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