How Do You Celebrate Three Kings Day In Mexico?
While Christian Americans enjoy a big celebration on Christmas Day, Christians in Mexico have their celebration on Three Kings Day or El Dia de los Reyes. This holiday is celebrated twelve days after Christmas on January 6th. It commemorates the day the Three Wise Men (Melchoir, Gaspar, and Baltazar) arrived in Bethlehem to bring gifts to baby Jesus. Write a letter to the Three Wise Men asking for the gifts you hope to receive. Just as American kids send letters to Santa asking for presents, children in Mexico write similar letters that also include explanations of how they’ve been good and deserve gifts. These letters are then tied to a balloon and lit so that they burn as they float away. The smoke send offs the requests. You also can place the letters in a shoe, which is left under the nativity or Christmas tree. Leave gifts out for the Wise Men and their animals on the evening of January 5th. Traditionally Mexican children will fill their shoes with hay for the camels and leave wat
