Gonzalez Byass held a candle-lit dinner for the 3 Kings and
members of the public in their Apostoles bodega last night. Each year this is one
of the important dates on the Kings’ busy schedule, though slightly earlier
than usual this year. Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar were able to chat with
others who had played the roles of the Kings in the past, and who gave them
good advice for the year’s most magical night.
In Spain Christmas is celebrated on the 5th/6th
of January, when the Kings or Wise Men (Reyes Magos) are supposed to have given
their gifts to the infant Jesus. Local worthies dress up as the Kings and drive
through the streets in a cavalcade giving children sweets. On the 2nd
of January the Grand Vizier of the Kings will pass through central streets
dishing out 2,000 kg of sweets with bands playing. He will then repair to the
Alcazar to receive children’s Christmas wishes in writing which he can pass to
the Kings
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