We celebrate this important day on January
6th.
As you know, the day before in the evening, there is an
important parade where the three kings go in a procession giving sweets to
children along the city.
Traditionally, in the days preceding The Three Wise Men Day, children write letters to the Kings requesting a toy or gift that
they would like. On the night before children leave some food and drinks at
home for Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar. Also they leave out their shoes so
that the kings know how many people live in that house. When children wake up on
the 6th in the morning, their gifts will appear near shoes or boots.
This date is important for everyone
because everybody uses to have a present or gift.
After that, families meet together in a
lunch in which the most important tradition is eating a “King’s Ring Cake”, a
sweet bread shaped like a wreath, with candied fruit on top and a cardboard
crown in the middle. When you eat that delicatessen, you can find two different surprises. If you find a
king, you will be crowned!
but it you find a bean, the tradition says that this
person will pay the cake.
Children also wear a crown at the table in
honor of the kings.
By the way, this is the cake stuffed with marzipan I cooked at home.
The bean and the king are hidden into the marzipan
