Three Kings Day in Spain is when they give and recieve presents to celebrate Jesus's birth. On January 5th, many towns celebrate with lavish parades and then that night kids leave their shoes out for the Three Kings to deliver presents in! We took part in some of the traditions by going into Rota for the parade! The people riding on the floats pelt hard candies at the parade watchers! And then even toys were being thrown out into the crowd! Shawn caught a ball and was so excited! The kids had a great time watching the floats, getting candy and dancing to the music as the parade went by! The adults were entertained by a lady across the street from us who was wearing pajamas, with bathrobe and slippers!!! She was hopping into the street in between the floats to pick up candy off the ground!
The next day, January 6th is Three Kings Day, the spanish schools don't have school as this is their day of celebration. Shawn's teacher, Ms. Cuba, invited the parents to participate in a breakfast with the class. She left them treats on their desks from the Three Kings! A father of another student dressed up as a king and also handed out treats. Another tradition is the king cake. The king cake has two treasures in it, one a baby or king, which is supposed to bring good luck to the person who finds that in their piece of cake, and another a bean, which means that person will make or buy the king cake next year. The kids enjoyed digging into their cake looking for the treasures!
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| The lady in the pink bathrobe and green slippers was quite entertaining! |
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| Shawn's class at school with a king! |
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| Shawn's teacher Ms. Cuba telling the kids about the king cake. |
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