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DIRECTIONS:               Research the Holiday celebrated on January 6th in many Spanish speaking countries:  Los Reyes Magos

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DIRECTIONS:               Research the Holiday celebrated on January 6th in many Spanish speaking countries:  Los Reyes Magos

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Create an original post with your name, the name of the Spanish speaking country in this padlet.
Include your findings (a full paragraph) and at least one picture or short video.  Submit your post AND the link to this padlet in your Collaborative Project assignment by 12/17 to receive credit.

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Three Kings Day in Puerto Rico - Natalia Santiago

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Three Kings Day in Puerto Rico - Natalia Santiago

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January 6th is the arrival of the biblical three kings. Kids would gather grass, hay, or straws in shoe boxes for the kings camels. Good kids would get toys and candy but bad kids would get dirt or charcoal. On this day you would expect festivals and parades, family gatherings and parties with more spiritual focus.

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The three kings day in Puerto Rico By: Lyan E. Ortiz Brito

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The three kings day in Puerto Rico By: Lyan E. Ortiz Brito

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Puerto Ricans celebrate the holiday of los reyes based on the story of jesus that comes the bible where 3 kings are led by a star to the birthplace of jesus
los reyes is a important holiday for them mostly celebrated in San Juan.

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For Christians in Spain the holiday season officially ends January 6, which is the 12th day of Christmas known as the three king day. Three kings day is based off biblical tales of the three wise man who vested baby Jesus after birth. Also on this day children in Spain they receive gifts of their own. Children on Spain are instructed to leave shoes by the door of their house so the three kings can come and leave a present. Many families leave gifts of salt or glass for the camels that three kings ride in on.

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By- Andrew Alonso
On January 6th in Nicaragua a celebration takes place called the Epiphany. The Epiphany is associated with a feast and traditions for children. The children fill their shoes with hay that night and during the night the three kings, who represent those who gave gifts to the baby Jesus, will replace the hay with candy and toys. There are often fireworks displays at night as well. This celebration marks the end of the Christmas/holiday season.

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By: Alex Marino

Peruvians celebrate the arrival of the 3 wise men that brought Jesus gifts on January 6th. In Peru, this celebration meshed with the indigenous groups celebration named La Bajada de los Reyes, which celebrates the height of the rainy season, essential for growing crops in the Andes. Since both fall around the same time, Peruvians usually celebrate both to commemorate ancient traditions as well as Spanish traditions brought by the conquistadors.

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By- Andrew Alonso
On January 6th a celebration called the Epiphany or the Feast of the Epiphany takes place in Nicaragua. Children on the day wait to visit the three kings representative of the three wise men that gave gifts to the baby Jesus. The children fill their shoes with hay that night and wake up in the morning with toys and candy. Often there are fireworks set off at night. This celebration marks the end of the Christmas/holiday season.

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by: Yanique Walters
The 3 king day takes place Sunday, January 6th. According to the text they leave a shoe box under a tree with grass and a bowl of water underneath a tree. Also text evidence say that it is a a spiritual and faith filled representation of the birth of Christ i think this holiday is to honor the 3 kings and or Jesus and its a extension to Christmas also because some receive gifts and on January 6th they give back.

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By: Kiara Jimenez Fuentes

Three Kings Day is celebrated in Mexico, on January 6 every year. During this holiday, people are honoring the three kings who presented gifts to Jesus Christ. In Mexico, this day ends Christmas celebrations, and the people in Mexico exchange gifts.

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By Tatum Trainor
In Puerto Rico, citizens finish off the holiday season with the celebration of Three Kings day, which can also be called Los Reyes Magos. The day is used to celebrate the birth of Jesus and adoration by the three wise men, also known as the three kings. Just like 'La Dia de los Muertos" people bring things to celebrate, one thing being the traditional "Rosca De Reyes" which is a baked good that alludes to the image of a kings crown.

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The three kings day in Puerto Rico   By: Lyan E. Ortiz Brito

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The three kings day in Puerto Rico   By: Lyan E. Ortiz Brito

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In Puerto Rico people celebrate and participate in the most common tradition, Christmas. In Puerto Rico and in some other Caribbean countries we celebrate for a long time. Often, the people of the United States and the people of other countries classify the Puerto Rican Christmas season as the longest. In addition, they  classify it like this because Puerto Ricans celebrate the day of the three kings and the twentieth day of December as the birth of Christ. The three wise men is a day in which Puerto Ricans celebrate the reception of the baby Jesus. In addition, Christmas is celebrated as the birth of the Messiah and the savior of the world. Puerto Rico has several traditions that are religious or just fun. Puerto Ricans are often also caled the happiest people in the world.

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Although Christmas Day might be the highlight of the holiday season for many Americans, the people of Puerto Rico complete their Christmas Season marathon with the celebration of the Three Kings, or Los Reyes Magos, a spiritual and faith-filled representation of the birth of Christ that leaves Santa Claus behind in favor of parades and festivals honoring the Three Wise Men of biblical lore.

If you're planning to travel to Puerto Rico, especially Old San Juan, for the holiday season, consider moving your trip to January so you can take part in this great cultural celebration that's shared by a majority of the Latin world.

Read on to learn more about Three Kings Day, also known as Epiphany, which is when Puerto Ricans (and large swaths of the Latin world) exchange gifts, gather together with their loved ones, and celebrate the birth of Christ and the men who helped him enter the world.

Biblical Background

Regardless of faith, most Americans know the story, or at least, know of the story, of the Three Kings. However, as the Christianity Guide Mary Fairchild explains, we don't know a whole lot about the Magi-in their sole appearance in the Gospel of Matthew, they are never named, and hail from "the east."

The names we have since come to know them by-Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar-were handed to them much later on in biblical history. However, the most well-known thing about them, of course, is that they came bearing gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

On the night Christ was born, they were drawn by a "mysterious light," which became a star that hung in the western sky, and followed this sign to Bethlehem, where they arrived (a little late) to honor Christ's birth, and because these men arrived late, the "12 Days of Christmas," which is so often believed to end on December 25, actually begins on the 25th and runs through January 6, culminating with the Feast of Epiphany, or "The Adoration of the Magi."

The Puerto Rican Tradition

Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, is one of the most important holidays on the Puerto Rican calendar. Traditionally, the island, and most of the Latin world, marked the eve of January 6 as the day to exchange presents rather than December 25, and kids would gather grass, hay, or straw in shoe-boxes for the Magi's horses or camels-a charming alternative to cookies and milk for Santa.

Traditionally, good kids were rewarded with presents and candy on Three Kings Day, while bad kids ended up with charcoal or even dirt, but today children typically get their main presents on Christmas Day but always get a smaller, humbler, or perhaps even more rewarding gift reserved for Epiphany.

The Three Kings are also a mainstay of Puerto Rican arts and crafts as they are among the most popular subjects for the island's santos, or handmade figurines of saints and other religious persons, and practically every souvenir shop worth its salt will carry some homage to them; traditionally, you'll find carvings and artwork of the three kings on horses instead of camels because the country folk in years past didn't know what a camel was.

What to Expect on January 6

On Three Kings Day, expect parades and festivals and a time of family gatherings and parties with a more spiritual focus. Old San Juan throws an annual festival at the Luis Muñoz Marín Park with live music, food and drink, and free gifts given out to lucky kids, but the highlight of the day occurs when the Three Kings come walking into town.

These particular Puerto Rican kings hail from Juana Díaz, a town in the south of the island that is the unofficial hometown of the Magi-a statue of the kings greets you when you enter the town, and also adorns the main plaza-and from this base, the Three Kings travel around the island, but their stop in Old San Juan is the largest of the island's celebrations.

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Discover the History of Three Kings Day in Puerto Rico

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Although Christmas Day might be the highlight of the holiday season for many Americans, the people of Puerto Rico complete their Christmas Season marathon with the celebration of the Three Kings, or Los Reyes Magos, a spiritual and faith-filled representation of the birth of Christ that leaves Santa Claus behind in favor of parades and festivals honoring the Three Wise Men of biblical lore.

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By: Annaliese Sulzberger
Three Kings Day is celebrated on January 6th in many Spanish-speaking countries. In Cuba, however the holiday was banned  in 1969 along with Christmas. Fortunately, in 1998 it was brought to light by Pope John Paul II when he traveled to Cuba.
" Día de los Reyes" or the "Feast of the Epiphany" celebrates the Three Kings or the three wise men that visited baby Jesus when he was born. The holiday in Cuba consists of family members placing their shoes under their beds ( sometimes even filling their shoes with grass or hay for the kings' camels) before going to sleep. When they wake up they hopefully will have presents ,but if they have been bad the person receives rocks. " Roscon de Reyes" is a fruit-filled cake that is either served the evening before or for breakfast.

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By: Alexandra Kuptsova
Three Kings Day is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God in his Son as human in Jesus Christ. At January  6th kids of Spain and  Hispanic countries get their presents for christmas time. Kids leave their shoes by the door and waiting to have presents by the time they awake. The story of this holiday is that three wise man traveled their way to the Bethlehem by following the star to the place where Jesus Christ was just born. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar wated to give newborn Jesus a three symbolic gifts. Those gifts were gold, frankincense, myrrh.

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Three Kings Day in Argentina. By: Blake Mulkey

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Three Kings Day in Argentina. By: Blake Mulkey

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In Argentina children celebrate a christian holiday called Dia de Reyes. Before the children go to bed they will put a pair of shoes, a bowl of water, and some grass  under the Christmas tree. The next morning the Children will wake up to find presents inside there shoes. This holiday is to represent a story in the christian bible about the three kings, or magi, visiting the baby Jesus on Christmas and giving him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The grass and water left out under the tree is for the camels that the magi ride on.

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The three kings in el Salvador. By: Azelea Martinez.

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The three kings in el Salvador. By: Azelea Martinez.

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Epiphany, also known as the three king's day. Is mainly celebrated on January 6 in the U.S. And also in el Salvador. It celebrates the three wise men's visit to baby Jesus and also remembers his baptism, according to the Christian Bible's events. January 6th was a day full of hope and joy for each of the children and we would like to thank everyone who helped us make this possible!

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Three Kings Day in Puerto Rico by Hunter Piatt

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Three Kings Day in Puerto Rico by Hunter Piatt

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On January 6 Around the world Hispanic countries or even Americans celebrate three kings day. It is i time to remember the 3 wise men (3 kings) who visited Jesus when he was born. When the 3 kings visited Jesus they gave him Gold, frankincense, and Murr
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So on 3 kings day people will give each other presents to celebrate. January 6th should be a day of hope and joy for hispanic countries around the world.

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Three Kings Day In Mexico                        by-Jeremy Solla             Mexicans celebrate the day of the Three Wise Men on January 6. The holiday represents the day the Three Wise Men that gave gifts to Jesus Christ. The day of the Three Wise Men ends the Christmas festivities and is also the day where the people of Mexico exchange gifts.

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Three Kings Day In Mexico                        by-Jeremy Solla             Mexicans celebrate the day of the Three Wise Men on January 6. The holiday represents the day the Three Wise Men that gave gifts to Jesus Christ. The day of the Three Wise Men ends the Christmas festivities and is also the day where the people of Mexico exchange gifts.

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three kings day to Puerto Rico by Kymanny Bryant 

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three kings day to Puerto Rico by Kymanny Bryant 

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on january 6th a holiday known as E Dia de Reyes (three kings day) this holiday represents christmas. This holiday also marks the culmination of the twelve days of christmas and commemorates the three wise men who traveled from afar, bearing gifl for the baby "Jesus".

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 By: Eric Esquivel                                                                   In Mexico, Día de Los Reyes (known elsewhere as Epiphany) is celebrated on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men. This holiday represents the day the Three Wise Men gave gifts to Jesus Christ. ... During Día de Los Reyes, Mexicans serve Rosca de Reyes, or King's Cake.

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 By: Eric Esquivel                                                                   In Mexico, Día de Los Reyes (known elsewhere as Epiphany) is celebrated on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men. This holiday represents the day the Three Wise Men gave gifts to Jesus Christ. ... During Día de Los Reyes, Mexicans serve Rosca de Reyes, or King's Cake.

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 Día de los Reyes in Guatemala By: Celeste Pelayo 

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 Día de los Reyes in Guatemala By: Celeste Pelayo 

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In Guatemala before

Epiphany

people make elaborate scenes with colored sawdust, trees, lakes and mountains. Before going to bed the children place their old shoes under their bed or in the living room near the nativity scene, where the Wise Men will leave them their presents. Some also place outside the house hay and a bucket with water for the animals, and even some cookies and milk for Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar.
Early in the morning on January 6th we would wake up and run to see what the Reyes had left for us.And take down the tree and decor on that day.

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305.365 Waiting for the Three Wise Men | Esperando a Los Reyes Magos

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El Dia De Los Reyes, or Three Kings Day is an Latin American and Spain holiday celebrated on January 6th. The tradition is in remembrance to baby Jesus and the three kings who brought gifts to him when he was born. Melchior representing Europe cam by horse, Gaspar of Arabia came by camel, and Balthazar of Africa came by elephant. The three symbolic gifts brought to Jesus were gold (acknowledgement of his royal standing as “King Of Jews”. Frankincense manifests him being the son of God. The last gift, myrrh, used to embalm corpses, as his mortality.

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The Puerto Rican TraditionBy: Salomé Fernández

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The Puerto Rican TraditionBy: Salomé Fernández

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El Dia De Los Reyes, or Three Kings Day is an Latin American and Spain holiday celebrated on January 6th.

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The holiday of the 3 kings day is the birth of Jesus Christ, also referred to as three Wise Men or Magi. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the men found the divine child by following a star across the desert for twelve days to Bethlehem. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar —  traveled by horse, camel, and elephant in order to present baby Jesus with three symbolic gifts. So what we do we wake up and pray then people sometimes have present for other people and then they do parades for Jesus Christ

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Three Kings Day is celebrated on January 6th in many Spanish-speaking countries.The holiday in Cuba consists of family members placing their shoes under their beds ( sometimes even filling their shoes with grass or hay for the kings' camels) before going to sleep.So on 3 kings day people will give each other presents to celebrate.The story of this holiday is that three wise man traveled their way to the Bethlehem by following the star to the place where Jesus Christ was just born. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar waited to give newborn Jesus a three symbolic gifts. Those gifts were gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Fiesta de Los tres Reyes Mages - Dymond McCauley

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Fiesta de Los tres Reyes Mages - Dymond McCauley

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Fiesta de los tres reyes mages, also known as "Three kings day" is celebrated in the United States on January 6th but it is also celebrated in Spain on this day. This tradition is upheld to remember the three wise men who came to visit and give gifts to baby Jesus. This day also celebrates the day Jesus was baptized when he was around 30 and started to teach people about god. Children typically write letters to the kings and ask for toys and presents, On January 5th a shoe is left under a Christmas tree filled with presents. In Spain, on this morning you would go to a bakery to buy a special cake called "Roscon" this cake is filled with cream and sometimes chocolate with a paper crown in the middle.

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Three Kings Day In Puerto Rico- Amira Barek 

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Three Kings Day In Puerto Rico- Amira Barek 

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Three kings day is a Holiday celebrated January 6th. This holiday is known for when the three wise men came  to visit baby Jesus. Many families would have their kids gather grass, straws, or hay and water to leave out for the kings camels to eat. The camels are known for being a little sloppy and leaving a trail of grass, hay , or straw for the kids to follow to their gift.

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Three Kings day is the day when in the bible the three wise men Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar finally finished there journey to visit the new king also known as Jesus, they brought gifts with them, they were myrrh, frankincense, and gold. This is also known as the Epiphany in the Catholic church. Festivities start on January fifth, Spanish families line the streets to see the reenactment of the three kings entering. At night they leave their shoes out to receive gifts, they also leave them treats. The Hispanic culture sees the three kings as Santa. In the morning after they open their gifts they have a breakfast with  a  cake with fruit on it, this is known as Roscón de Reyes.

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Three Kings Day in Mexico  By Tyreke Holt

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Three Kings Day in Mexico  By Tyreke Holt

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January 6th is Three Kings Day in Mexico, known in Spanish as el Día de Reyes. This is an insight on the church calendar, the 12th day after Christmas (sometimes indicated as the Twelfth Night), when Christians memorialize the arrival of the Magi or "Wise Men" who arrived comporting gifts for the Christ Child. In Mexico, children collect gifts on this day, brought by the three kings, or los Reyes Mago’s, whose names are Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltazar. Some children receive gifts from both Santa Claus and the Kings, but Santa is seen as a foreign custom, and the traditional day for Mexican children to receive gifts is January 6.

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By: Neele Lafontaine
Día de los Reyes Magos is celebrated on January 6th and it is to honor the 3 wise men. It is a celebration for the day the 3 wise men gave their gifts to Jesus. In Mexico, the people exchange their gifts and it is the last day that they celebrate Christmas. Many Hispanic cultures celebrate Día de los Reyes Magos. Kids will leave their shoes outside of the door and it gets filled with gifts. Another tradition in Mexio is if you find a baby in your shoe, it means that you will host a party on February 2nd. Some other names for it are the Epiphany, Theophany, Denha, Little Christmas, or Three Kings' Day

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Three Kings Day in Puerto Rico by Jon Fairbank

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Three Kings Day in Puerto Rico by Jon Fairbank

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Three Kings Day is a famous holiday that takes place on January 6th that is very popular in Puerto Rico. It celebrates the biblical story of the three magi visiting the newborn baby jesus. In Puerto Rico, this is the day that children receive their holiday gifts. They set out bins filled with hay under their beds, and if they are good that year, the next morning there will ben candies and toys in the bins. If they have been bad, they sadly would receive charcoal or dirt. However, for the more mature and aged population of the country, three kings day is a night for partying, celebration, and happiness.

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Dia de los tres reyes en España: Gabriela Ojeda 

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Dia de los tres reyes en España: Gabriela Ojeda 

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Día de los Reyes Magos, cae el 6 de enero de cada año. Es el día en que la mayoría de los niños en España y otros países hispanos reciben sus regalos de Navidad. Los niños de otras partes del mundo esperan ansiosamente a Papá Noel en la víspera de Navidad. Aquí en España, sin embargo, el hombre de barba alegre toma un asiento trasero a los tres reyes de la tradición bíblica. En la víspera del 5 de enero, los niños dejan sus zapatos en la puerta con la esperanza de que los tres reyes dejen los regalos adentro durante su visita nocturna.

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The holiday is celebrated on January 6th. It is known as "Fiesta de Los tres Reyes", in english it means the festival of the three kings. People would celebrate it by giving gifts to each other and add their own custom to celebrate the kings. Some leave their shoes outside by the door with grass and water for the kings. This holiday happens in most Spanish speaking countries like Argentina, Mexico, and Uruguay. This is how they celebrate christmas is Spanish speaking countries.

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Arlenne Castillo
El día de los Reyes Magos en República Dominicana casi tiene el mismo significado que la Navidad, y es muy importante. Es un día que niños y sus padres reciben y dan regalos. El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos conmemora el día en que los reyes, Melchor, Caspar y Balthazar, visitaron al bebe Jesús después de su nacimiento. Este día tiene mucha importancia para el pueblo dominicano. El día festivo también incluye tradiciones  como, niños que escriben cartas a los reyes pidiendo regalos y dejando césped y comida para alimentar a los camellos y los reyes.

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La Vispera y El Dia de los Reyes Magos- Puerto Rico

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La Vispera y El Dia de los Reyes Magos- Puerto Rico

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Alyssa Matala
Christmas isn’t truly celebrated until January 6th for many Spanish speaking countries, especially in Puerto Rico. The day that’s celebrated is called “ Dia de los Reyes Magos” or the three kings day. The 3 magi who visited visited baby jesus when he was born and took him gifts. The tradition in Puerto Rico is for kids is to fill a shoe box with cut grass for the camels (of the magi) to eat while the magi leave gifts.

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McKenna Houston
The holiday Three Kings Day is celebrated on January 6th. In Spain they call it Los Reyes Magos.  Also known as the Three Wise Men or the Three Kings. Three Kings Day is a Christian feast day that celebrates the biblical worship of baby Jesus by the three kings. The three kings visited baby Jesus once he was born and welcomed him with gifts.  On January 5th, kids leave their shoes out by the door and the three kings will leave gifts inside, overnight.

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Also known as the Three Wise Men or the Three Kings. Three Kings Day is a Christian feast day that celebrates the biblical worship of baby Jesus by the three kings.