{"id":5061356,"date":"2023-01-06T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T22:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilatinonews.com\/?p=5061356"},"modified":"2023-01-06T22:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T22:22:29","slug":"dia-de-los-reyes-closes-the-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/wiln\/2023\/01\/06\/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 Wisconsin had been 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 January 6 commemoration of the three wise men who traveled to visit baby Jesus is very popular in Hispanic-Latino 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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vsi.coy.mybluehost.me\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5050082\"\/><\/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.&nbsp;<\/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\">\n<li><strong>Gold<\/strong>: the belief that Jesus was the King of Jews&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Frankincense<\/strong>: divine nature of Jesus and the fact that people would come to worship him as the Son of God&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Myrrh<\/strong>: the fact that Jesus would eventually suffer and die<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vsi.coy.mybluehost.me\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kings1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5050083\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gift-giving<\/strong>\u00a0is 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<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/wiln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/0F4D540B-73B2-46F4-B184-1B8A43B0A007.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5061357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/wiln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/0F4D540B-73B2-46F4-B184-1B8A43B0A007.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/wiln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/0F4D540B-73B2-46F4-B184-1B8A43B0A007-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/wiln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/0F4D540B-73B2-46F4-B184-1B8A43B0A007-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No holiday is complete without a family meal, Three Kings\u2019 Day is no exception.&nbsp;<\/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.&nbsp;<\/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\">Feliz D\u00eda De Los Reyes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Latinos in Wisconsin had been excitedly waiting for D\u00eda de los Reyes, Three Kings Day, the closing event of 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