Three King Parade

The three Kings ' parade is a parade that is held every year on January 5, in Spain, Andorra, the Czech Republic and Poland. The Epiphany procession is also found in parts of Mexico. The feast is celebrated on the eve of Epiphany, twelve days after Christmas.

The parade in Alcoy is considered the oldest three King parade of Spain, and perhaps the oldest in the world. This procession is first documented in 1866.

Since 1985, in Spain the Epiphany procession broadcast live on television, every year from another city. In some coastal cities, the wise men from the East with a boat and nowadays it is also possible to letters to the Magi to send via email . ==Gradient[ Edit] == Christmas Tirisiti, is preceded with a puppet shows. On January 4, announces an emissary of the wise men from the East the arrival of Melchior, Balthasar and Casparto. Children write letters and bring it to asses, those boxes carry. read at night the Kings all letters and bring up the children the next day their gift.

On January 5, the wise men come on camels through the streets, accompanied by their pages. Throw the pages with sprinkle good and bring gifts to the children in houses along the route, they use stairs to enter the houses.

On the square in the Centre of the city offer the designate their gifts (Gold, incense and myrrh) with the Nativity scene (s) in honor of the birth of Jesus. After the celebration should children without jokes, games and dawdling home. Cleaning their shoes and evening the children must go to bed early. The next morning they find than a gift in their shoes. According to the tradition retrieved children who are not well have carried coal instead of something tasty. Nowadays is then often sugar confectionery or foam in the form of coal given.


 * The emissary of the wise men from the Eastannounces the three King parade in Barcelonato
 * Donkeys with boxes for the letters from the children


 * Pages of the Magi


 * Deliver the presents the pages via a ladder to the houses


 * Image from 1956


 * Camels with presents


 * The three King parade inKrakow


 * <p lang="en" len="223" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The black page and theSanta Claus bringing gifts via the balcony

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 * The Epiphany procession has agreements with the arrival of Sinterklaas
 * Carbon also plays a role in Olentzero
 * In Cantabria Esteru takes part in the Epiphany procession
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