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Three Kings Day (三賢人の日)
2007.01.06
Tree kings day Spain
On 5 January Spain celebrates the end of Christmas with a great party where everybody gives and receives presents. It is to celebrate the arrival of the Three Wise Men - Melchior Caspar and Balthazar - to the city where Jesus was born. In the same way that the Three Wise Men gave gifts to baby Christ, here they share out presents amongst children around Spain - in fact; they are more popular than Santa Claus.
There are lots of processions of the Three Wise Men in each city, the children go along with there parents to see the kings and receive sweets from them.
Before going to sleep, children put some milk and biscuits next to the Christmas tree for the Three Kings and some water for their camels. They also leave out their best pair of shoes to be filled with presents.
On the next day, 6 January children wake up and see how many presents they have received. If they have been good, they will find a lot of good presents but if they have been naughty they will find coal. These days, the coal is actually made of sugar, but some years ago it was real coal.
スペインのクリスマス長く、１月６日のロス・レジェス・マゴス(三賢人の日)が来て終わります。前日、1月5日の夕方に、色とりどりの衣装を身につけたメルチョー、ガスパー、バルタサルという3人の王様の一行が、カロッサと呼ばれる山車(地域によってはラクダや馬)に乗って、待ち受ける観衆に飴をバラ撒きながらにぎやかに街頭パレードします。この夜は街中がまるでカーニバルさながらの熱気と興奮に包まれます。
子どもたちは、この日は寝る前にクリスマスツリーの側にミルクとビスケットを３人の王様たちの為にそしてラクダには水の入った器を置きます。又片方の靴を窓際やベランダへ置いておきます。そうすると、夜中にこっそり王様がやって来て、良い子にはプレゼントを、悪い子には炭を入れて行くそうです。
On 5 January Spain celebrates the end of Christmas with a great party where everybody gives and receives presents. It is to celebrate the arrival of the Three Wise Men - Melchior Caspar and Balthazar - to the city where Jesus was born. In the same way that the Three Wise Men gave gifts to baby Christ, here they share out presents amongst children around Spain - in fact; they are more popular than Santa Claus.
There are lots of processions of the Three Wise Men in each city, the children go along with there parents to see the kings and receive sweets from them.
Before going to sleep, children put some milk and biscuits next to the Christmas tree for the Three Kings and some water for their camels. They also leave out their best pair of shoes to be filled with presents.
On the next day, 6 January children wake up and see how many presents they have received. If they have been good, they will find a lot of good presents but if they have been naughty they will find coal. These days, the coal is actually made of sugar, but some years ago it was real coal.
スペインのクリスマス長く、１月６日のロス・レジェス・マゴス(三賢人の日)が来て終わります。前日、1月5日の夕方に、色とりどりの衣装を身につけたメルチョー、ガスパー、バルタサルという3人の王様の一行が、カロッサと呼ばれる山車(地域によってはラクダや馬)に乗って、待ち受ける観衆に飴をバラ撒きながらにぎやかに街頭パレードします。この夜は街中がまるでカーニバルさながらの熱気と興奮に包まれます。
子どもたちは、この日は寝る前にクリスマスツリーの側にミルクとビスケットを３人の王様たちの為にそしてラクダには水の入った器を置きます。又片方の靴を窓際やベランダへ置いておきます。そうすると、夜中にこっそり王様がやって来て、良い子にはプレゼントを、悪い子には炭を入れて行くそうです。
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Excellent set of pgotos from the procession! It is not easy to make flash photos that look good. Well done!
jorgen · 2007-01-06: 01:46
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