Happy Three Kings Day Parade! 🤴🏼🐪🤴🏿🐪🤴🏻🐪 • This is a tradition every January 6th in Spanish Harlem. The parade starts at the Museo del Barrio toward 106th St, then 3rd Avenue, and it ends on 116th St. This is right in the heart of my neighborhood. There’s always something going on here! • On the twelfth day of Christmas, January 6, we celebrate Three Kings Day! Celebrated most in Europe, Spain, and Latin America, ‘El Dia de los Reyes’, as it’s called in Spanish, marks the glorification of baby Jesus by the Three Wise Men. • Christmas celebrations must go on until Three Kings Day on January 6! For Christians, Christmas Day is just the beginning of the festivities, as it kicks off the celebrations for the Twelve Days of Christmas. • In Mexico and many other Latin American countries, Santa Claus isn’t as popular as he is in the United States. Rather, it is the Three Wise Men who are the bearers of gifts and leave presents in or near the shoes of small children. The holiday is also known by the name Epiphany and dates back to the 4th century. A grand feast would be held on this day to honor the occasion of Jesus’ baptism and to pay homage to the Three Wise Men. • Three wise men, or Magi as they were known, whose names were Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, traveled a far distance to pay homage to Christ. They brought with them fine gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. • • • #lostresreyes #lostresreyesmagos #thethreewisemen #threekings #threekingsday #threekingsdayparade #museodelbarrio #elbarrio #spanishharlem #harlem #uptown #streetsofnewyork #celebrate #celebration #tradiciones #tradicionesnavideñas #christmas #navidad #christmastraditions #merrychristmas #feliznavidad #12daysofchristmas #12diasdenavidad #nyc #onlyinnewyork #thebigapple #i❤️ny #manhattan #welcometonewyork #lifeisgood (at El Barrio, NYC (Spanish Harlem/SpaHa)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnHqwlnu1Ov/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
