Today is Three Kings Day, also known as Twelfth Night and Epiphany. In the Christmas story, this is the day the three wise men brought gifts to Jesus in the manger.Here in Puerto Rico, Three Kings Day (Dia de Tres Reyes) is often bigger than Christmas Day itself. It is a holiday, a time for families to gather and celebrate, either instead of Christmas or in addition to Christmas.
On Three Kings Eve, children put hay or grass for the wise men's camels in boxes under their beds (much like their northern cousins leave cookies and milk for Santa). In the morning the boxes are gone and wonderful presents have been left in their place.
The three kings are very popular and common in Puerto Rican art and are represented in many different ways and styles. It is a rare Puerto Rican household that does not have some representation of the three kings.
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