Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for January 06, 2012
January 05, 2012
January 07, 2012
Transcript:
Gracie: Today is the feast of the epiphany, also known as el día de los reyes. Gracie: On this day, we celebrate the arrival of the three wise men, and children everywhere receive special gifts. Tia Carmen: Here you go, Gracie. Baldo: Really?! It's that easy?!
barbhinkins over 12 years ago
Time to put away the Christmas tree and decorations :(
maestrabella67 over 12 years ago
Rosca de reyes, yum! But watch out! If you get the baby, you have to throw the party on Feb 2! ☺ Feliz Día de Reyes!!!
cork over 12 years ago
Put my decorations away last night, kinda still keeps the tradition.
J Short over 12 years ago
She got tube of frankincense.
quinones.felix over 12 years ago
I remember my parents tell of the practice that kids would place grass and water for the camels under their beds. In its place they would find a gift left by the Magi.
marrocco Premium Member over 12 years ago
Well, now you’ve had an epiphany. :)
Shikamoo Premium Member over 12 years ago
So that is where King Cake comes from? I saw it at Mardi Gras in New Orleans for the first time. Very colourful.
i_am_the_jam over 12 years ago
Geez….Nowhere in the Bible does it say there were 3 wise men, and the name “Belteshazzar” is only mentioned in Daniel. There were 3 SETS of gifts, but 3 rich men were NOT going to travel through the bandit-infested desert for 4 months (from Babylon to Israel) by themselves.Minimum, it was a caravan of 20 people on 30 camels (10 astrologers, 10 soldiers, and 10 camels with the gifts and food and water for the trip).
Ze Juankis over 12 years ago
Mexican tradition has the decorations taken down on Dia de la Candelaria (Candlemas in english), which is February 2nd (yay procrastination), the same day the people who got a baby Jesus doll are supposed to throw a party, to celebrate the day Jesus was presented at the Temple.
They would also take the baby Jesus from the nativity scene dress it up in finery (paid by the same people throwing the party) and bring it to their local church fro blessing
hippogriff over 12 years ago
On February 2, you serve sausage. After all, it is ground hog day.
789coolcatlane over 12 years ago
I agree with Baldo but I did not know that kids get presents today
fritzoid Premium Member over 12 years ago
Where I come from, the tradition was for young ladies to dress like boys, old men to wear yellow stockings (cross-gartered), and to engage in mock sword-fighting. Then we would build a willow cabin at the gate, where we consumed cakes and ale because we are saved.
We called it “Feste de Vos” (“The Feast of You”)
tigre1 over 12 years ago
Around here we do this thing with twelve grapes…anybody know about that one?