Three Kings Day

Three Kings Day (also known as Día de los Reyes, The Epiphany, The Adoration of the Magi, and The Manifestation of God) is celebrated on January 6 (12 days after Christmas).This holiday is observed all over the Spanish speaking world. It commemorates the Bible story of the Three Kings (Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar) who followed the Star of Bethlehem to bring gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...so on the night of Monday 5th January we joined tens of thousands of people who packed the streets of Santa Cruz to watch the very bright and noisy procession go by, which included carnival floats, marching bands, and the Three Kings on their camels, surrounded by their loyal supporters on foot and on horse. It was quite a spectacle, although it rained nearly all evening! Libby was mostly terrified of every aspect, including the camels, horses, fire-eating jugglers, men on stilts, flashing lights, loud noises etc etc, so I spent a great deal of time way back from the road and crowds where she felt less "scarey" (in her own words). Olly