{"id":60957,"date":"2016-01-02T15:08:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T14:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60957"},"modified":"2021-12-01T19:15:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T18:15:03","slug":"dia-de-los-reyes-magos-the-three-wise-men-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dia-de-los-reyes-magos-the-three-wise-men-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dia de los Reyes Magos in Barcelona 2022 \u2013 The Three Wise Men Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spanish tradition dictates that the official gift-giving day is the 6<sup>th<\/sup> of January. And though there are many families who are now adopting the concept of Santa Clause and giving out gift on the night of 24<sup>th<\/sup> or the morning of the 25<sup>th<\/sup>, a lot of people still reserve them for <strong>Dia de los Reyes Magos<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>The Three Wise Men Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104526\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104526 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104526\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104526' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-104526 slide-104528\" alt=\"rent barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio larga estancia inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dia-de-los-reyes-magos-the-three-wise-men-day\/#How_to_celebrate_Dia_de_los_Reyes_Magos_in_Barcelona_in_2022\" title=\"How to celebrate Dia de los Reyes Magos in Barcelona in 2022\">How to celebrate Dia de los Reyes Magos in Barcelona in 2022<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dia-de-los-reyes-magos-the-three-wise-men-day\/#Who_are_these_Three_Wise_Men\" title=\"Who are these Three Wise Men?\">Who are these Three Wise Men?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dia-de-los-reyes-magos-the-three-wise-men-day\/#What_happens_during_Dia_de_los_Reyes_Magos\" title=\"What happens during Dia de los Reyes Magos?\">What happens during Dia de los Reyes Magos?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dia-de-los-reyes-magos-the-three-wise-men-day\/#Letter_for_the_kings\" title=\"Letter for the kings\">Letter for the kings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_celebrate_Dia_de_los_Reyes_Magos_in_Barcelona_in_2022\"><\/span>How to celebrate Dia de los Reyes Magos in Barcelona in 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_are_these_Three_Wise_Men\"><\/span>Who are these Three Wise Men?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Three Wise Men day<\/strong> is a tradition that comes from Catholicism, inspired by the passage in The Bible where three kings from the Far East arrive to Jerusalem to worship the newborn Christ.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60959\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Reyes_Magos_en_centro_comercial.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60959\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60959\" class=\"wp-image-60959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Reyes_Magos_en_centro_comercial.jpg\" alt=\"three kings in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following an unusual star in the sky, they made their away to Jerusalem, until they found the baby\u2019s barn.&nbsp;The <strong>three kings<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Melchior, an older king from Persia sporting white hair and beard<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gaspar, a king from India with brown hair and beard<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Balthasar, a dark-skinned king from Arabia with a black beard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_70324\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70324\" class=\"wp-image-70324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/3-kings.jpg\" alt=\"los reyes magos in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"284\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-70324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each king brought a special gift to offer baby Jesus, who received frankincense, an aromatic gum resin used in incense and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/perfume\/\"><strong>perfumes<\/strong><\/a>, gold, and myrrh, also an aromatic plant resin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>three Wise Men<\/strong> are beloved by the Spanish people, particularly the younger ones, since they continue to pay visits and leaving them <strong>gifts<\/strong>. But before that can happen, children have to write the kings a <strong>letter<\/strong> in which they tell them if they have <strong>behaved<\/strong> during the year and what gifts they would like to receive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Move to Barcelona permanently <\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_during_Dia_de_los_Reyes_Magos\"><\/span>What happens during Dia de los Reyes Magos?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is an important event that takes place the before <strong>Dia de los Reyes Magos<\/strong>, which is the <strong>Three Wise Men parade<\/strong>, or as it is known in Spanish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ilyt7MhFBmU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>La Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each area of Spain has its Three Wise Men parade. Barcelona\u2019s usually starts in the middle of the afternoon at <strong>Port Vell<\/strong>, because the kings are, of course, <strong>arriving in Barcelona by boat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are greeted by the Mayor, make a small speech and then the parade starts. Several characters parade in colorful floats and walking on the streets together with the kings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-facing-the-january-slump\/\">Tips For Facing The January Slump<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60958\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/candy-1083712_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60958\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60958\" class=\"wp-image-60958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/candy-1083712_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"kings barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Letter_for_the_kings\"><\/span>Letter for the kings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letters children have previously written are handed to the <strong>Kings\u2019<\/strong> <strong>royal pages<\/strong> during the parade, so that they know what to bring the kids the next day.&nbsp;Children particularly like the parade, not only for the <strong>music<\/strong> and the <strong>characters&nbsp;<\/strong>but also because the Kings throw <strong>candy <\/strong>at them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The parade usually lasts about three hours, ending all the way at the other side of the city, next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/font-magica\/\"><strong>Magic Fountain of Montju\u00efc<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christmas is already in our rearview mirror, but let&#8217;s enjoy this <strong>3 Kings Day tradition<\/strong> in Spain!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Book long-term accommodation via ShBarcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you been to the Three Kings parade in Barcelona?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tell us if your children were able to pass on their wishlist!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"60957\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish tradition dictates that the official gift-giving day is the 6th of January. 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