Emma Deras, 5, tries on a crown she made during the Three Kings Day celebration Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose. (Carl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
On Saturday, January 6th, families around the world ended the Christmas season. Celebrations known as the Day of the Three Kings (Día de los Reyes), Little Christmas, and the Feast of the Epiphany were held.
In Oakland, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park’s annual fiesta featured live music, traditional holiday cake Rosca de Reyes (Three Kings Bread), and Mexican hot chocolate. The children made and decorated crowns and were also given free toys.
In San Jose, the Children’s Discovery Museum held its 25th annual event. Activities for children included making and decorating crowns. The trio played the role of his three kings, visiting guests and handing out gifts of chocolate and his coins.
In Venezuela, there was a traditional go-kart race known as carrucha. In the Bronx, children lined up to receive gifts of toys and clothing. In Lithuania, people paraded through the streets. In Hartford, Connecticut, celebrants dressed as the Three Wise Men riding camels also joined the procession.
Here are photos of local and international celebrations.
Chad Brown, Monica Medina and Fernando López are the three kings at the El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos gala held at the San Jose Children’s Discovery Museum on Saturday, January 6, 2024 play the role of (Carl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Madison Barajas, 4, of Oakland uses a star sticker to decorate her crown during the Three Kings Day Fiesta at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park on Saturday, January 6, 2024 in Oakland, California. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Mariam Abuhamdiyya, 7, and Emma Intelli smile as they open presents during the Three Kings Day Fiesta at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park on Saturday, January 6, 2024 in Oakland, California. 12 years old, left). Both are from Auckland. Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Volunteers help children decorate paper crowns during the Three Kings Day Fiesta at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park on Saturday, January 6, 2024 in Oakland, California. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Nirvana Majli, 1 year old, colors a picture of the Three Kings during the El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos celebration on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose . This is the 25th year the museum has hosted an event commemorating Epiphany. (Carl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) The Three Kings arrive on handmade wooden carts during a traditional street go-kart race known as a “culcha” as part of the Epiphany festival, Saturday, January 6, 2024, in Caracas, Venezuela. Men in costume. (AP Photo/Matthias Delacroix) On Saturday, January 6, 2024, the Three Kings, from left, Geraldo Rivera, Geraldo Polanco, and state Rep. Gerardo Reyes, D-Waterbury, begin their journey down Park Street in a procession to Pope Park. This event commemorates the feast. The Biblical story of the Feast of the Epiphany and the visit of the three wise men who brought gifts to the newborn baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The event was hosted by Catholic Charities and his SAMA (Spanish American Merchants Association). (Jessica Hill/Courant Special) Gerald Polanco, one of the Three Kings, waves from his camel during the procession on Park Street on Saturday, January 6, 2024. The event commemorates the Feast of Epiphany and the Biblical story of the visit of the three Magi with gifts to the Anglican Church. Newborn baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The event was hosted by Catholic Charities and his SAMA (Spanish American Merchants Association). (Jessica Hill/Courant Special) People parade through the city as part of the Three Kings Day celebrations in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, January 6, 2024. Epiphany, the 12th night of Christmas, commemorates the day the three wise men visited Jesus. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Klubis) Lithuanian Orthodox worshipers light candles before the Orthodox Christmas Eve liturgy at Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, January 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Klubis) Lithuanians dressed as the three kings parade during Epiphany celebrations in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, January 6, 2024. Epiphany is the night of the 12th day of Christmas, the day the three wise men visited Jesus. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Klubis) People attend a Three Kings Day celebration at Calvary United Methodist Church in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, on January 6, 2024. The celebration provided families with hot meals, warm clothing, toys and other donated items. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Volunteers help with gifts for children during the Three Kings Day celebration at Calvary United Methodist Church in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, New York City, on January 6, 2024. The celebration provided families with hot meals, warm clothing, toys and other donated items. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
