{"id":5050963,"date":"2021-01-04T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malatinonews.com\/?p=5050963"},"modified":"2021-01-04T15:07:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T15:07:01","slug":"dia-de-los-reyes-closes-the-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/2021\/01\/04\/dia-de-los-reyes-closes-the-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00eda de los Reyes closes the holiday season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Latinos in Massachusetts are excitedly waiting for D\u00eda de los Reyes, Three Kings Day, the closing event of the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Epiphany is a January 6 Christian feast day celebrating the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commemoration of the three wise men who traveled to visit baby Jesus is very popular in Hispanic cultures; annual traditions include children leaving shoeboxes of\u00a0hay or grass underneath their beds, parrandas, and rosca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/vsi.coy.mybluehost.me\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5050082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/kings.jpg 500w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/kings-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Gospel of Matthew, the three Kings, named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar follow a star across the desert for twelve days to find baby Jesus in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kings offered gold as a symbol of kingship on earth, frankincense as a symbol of deity, and myrrh as a symbol of death. The gifts meant to be symbolic, representing a distinct part of the baby Jesus\u2019s destiny:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Gold<\/strong>: the belief that Jesus was the King of Jews<\/li><li><strong>Frankincense<\/strong>: divine nature of Jesus and the fact that people would come to worship him as the Son of God<\/li><li><strong>Myrrh<\/strong>: the fact that Jesus would eventually suffer and die<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vsi.coy.mybluehost.me\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kings1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5050083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/kings1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/kings1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/kings1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/kings1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gift-giving<\/strong>&nbsp;is a special part of D\u00eda de los Reyes. Before going to sleep, children place their old shoes and\/or shoe boxes with grass for the kings\u2019 camels to enjoy after their long journey, and then wake up to toys and other gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No holiday is complete without a family meal, Three Kings\u2019 Day is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular Mexican tradition is&nbsp;<strong>Rosca de Reyes<\/strong>, a round-shaped sweet bread decorated to resemble a crown with the candied dried fruit for the jewels. A small baby Jesus figurine porcelain is baked within the folds of bread. Whoever finds the toy must then host a party for everyone on&nbsp;D\u00eda de la Candelaria, the Day of the Candles on February 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music is also part of the celebration. In Puerto Rico, las\u00a0<strong>parrandas\u00a0<\/strong>begin right after Christmas, with people going door to door at night, singing religious folk songs,\u00a0and offering\u00a0small gifts to\u00a0their neighbors. The custom\u00a0is\u00a0similar to caroling in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s very important for us to instill in the younger generations a sense of history and an understanding of our cultural traditions,\u201d said Maria Perez, a Springfield School Committee member who organized a celebration last year at Chestnut Middle School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year due to COVID-19 restrictions, Three Kings Day events have gone virtual or been canceled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Latinos in Massachusetts are excitedly waiting for D\u00eda de los Reyes, Three Kings Day, the closing event of the 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