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What is Día de Los Reyes Magos?
In the Latino community, Día de Los Reyes, also known as Three Kings Day or Epiphany, is celebrated on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men Los Tres Reyes Magos who brought gifts to Jesus Christ. The day also marks the close of Christmas festivities. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the kings Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar found the baby by following a star across the desert to Bethlehem.
The gold offered by one of the wise men is a symbolic acknowledgment of Jesus s standing as King of the Jews, while the frankincense gift represents the baby s divinity and the myrrh represents his mortality.