For Christians, Wednesday night marked the Epiphany: the 12th day of Christmas, when the Wise Men or Three Kings bring presents to Jesus in Bethlehem. In Spain, it's a holiday not to be missed.

The Three Wise Men already have it prepared for one of the most magical nights for children. Their Majesties have arrived on time and are parading through the main cities of Spain. In some places ...

The three wise men, or three kings, ... He has master’s degrees in Spanish, linguistics and divinity from Middlebury College, Georgetown University and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Correspondent. YOUNGSTOWN — A longtime gathering at the Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana center could perhaps be best summed up by the numbers: three colorfully dressed wise men ...

The Three Wise Men flew over Seville in a hot air balloon on Tuesday morning, after traditional street parades on the eve of the Epiphany were cancelled throughout Spain to avoid drawing big ...

Three men dressed as Melchior, ... The Three Wise Men flew over Seville in a hot air balloon on Tuesday morning, ... as is often the case in Epiphany celebrations in some Spanish cities.

Spanish, Hispanic, Brazilian and Portuguese faithful will celebrate the feast with extraordinary parades, often replete with live camels. After all, what’s a Wise Man without his trusty camel?

St. Eusebius of Caesarea and St. Jerome in the fourth century — as well as St. Epiphanius in the sixth century — stated that the kings arrived to see the child Jesus before he was 2 years old.

It was from the 19th century that the tradition of giving gifts arrived, and it was in 1866 when the first Three Wise Men parade took place in the Spanish community in Alcoy, Alicante.The ...