For instance, children and some adults polish their shoes and leave them outside the night before in preparation to receive the kings’ gifts. Nevertheless, certain Christian practices still hold sway on the Dia de Los Reyes. Today, Uruguay is the most secular country in all of Latin America. Christmas is now known as Family Day, Easter is now known as Tourism Week, the Immaculate Conception feast is now known as Beach Day, and Da de Los Reyes is now known as Day of the Child or ‘Da del Nio’ in Spanish. In 1919, the government adopted a secular calendar when a liberal elite man waged a battle in parliament and succeeded in removing Christianity from the country’s calendar. In 1916, the church and the state were officially separated in Uruguay. Unlike other Latin American countries, the celebration of Día de Los Reyes in Uruguay takes a different shape because of the country’s unique religious situation. In the Christian Bible’s accounts of the birth of Jesus, wise men from the east arrived at the site where Jesus was born, worshipped him, and presented him with precious gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The original name in Spanish is ‘Día de Los Reyes,’ meaning ‘honor the wise men.’ The holiday commemorates the arrival of the wise men at the birth of Jesus Christ. Otras tradiciones del día incluyen reuniones familiares, parrandas y el Roscón (o Rosca) de Reyes, una torta redonda con frutas secas, azúcar en polvo y una figurilla escondida adentro.Įsta obra de arte de madera tallada y pintada, que representa a los Reyes Magos, se encuentra en el Museo de Arte Americano del Smithsonian.Day of Los Reyes is an annual Catholic holiday celebrated on January 6. Aunque la tradición se remonta a la Europa medieval, donde los Reyes se representaban sobre camellos, las imágenes puertorriqueñas como esta suelen representarlos a caballo.Ĭuando los niños se despiertan en la mañana del 6 de enero, encuentran los regalos que los Reyes Magos les trajeron. Los niños esperan con ansiedad la llegada de los Reyes, dejando paja y un tazón con agua para sus caballos la noche anterior. Una de las tradiciones navideñas que se celebra en España, Puerto Rico y muchos países latinoamericanos es el día de los Reyes Magos, o la Epifanía, en conmemoración de la llegada a Belén de los Tres Reyes Magos (Baltazar, Melchor, y Gaspar) para adorar al Niño Jesús recién nacido. This carved and painted wood artwork, which depicts the three kings, is at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Other traditions include family gatherings, parades and eating the Roscón (or Rosca) de Reyes, a round cake with dried fruit, powdered sugar and a figurine hidden inside. 6 to find the gifts that the three kings have brought them. Although the tradition began in medieval Europe, where the kings are shown riding camels, Puerto Rican images such as this one generally show them on horses.Ĭhildren awaken Jan. “Los Reyes Magos,” attributed to Hipolito Marte Martinez, Smithsonian American Art MuseumĪ festive tradition in Spain, Puerto Rico and many Latin American countries, Three Kings Day, or the Feast of the Epiphany, commemorates the arrival of the three kings (Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspar) in Bethlehem to worship the newborn Christ child.Ĭhildren eagerly await their arrival, leaving boxes of hay and bowls of water for the kings’ horses the night before. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.
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