25th. The official date for taking down the Christmas tree falls on the night of January 5th to 6th. This corresponds with the arrival of the Three Wise Men in Christian tradition. Why does taking down decorations early bring bad luck? The Christian tradition tells that three Wise Men from the Eas ...
hristian holiday whose name means 'manifestation' or 'appearance'. Celebrated on January 6, it commemorates the presentation of Jesus to the three Wise Men: Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspard. This feast, which has a different symbolic meaning depending on the denomination, is moreover associated ...
used for embalming the dead, signifies that he is also truly human and mortal. It is from the number of gifts offered that it was deduced there were three wise men. This number is also symbolic as it evokes the Trinity. At the end of the 13th century, Jacobus de Voragine offered this interpretatio ...
ember 24 by the children. The traditional Christmas dish is a roasted goose with Cabbage red and apples. On Three Kings' Day, children dress up as Wise Men. In some parts of Germany, this day is a holiday and the Sternsinger bless the houses. These are children in disguise who go from house to ho ...
tian era. No less than 50 actors will participate in this living crib, not to mention the ox, donkey, wolf, sheep, falcon, sheepdogs and camels of the Wise Men! Christmas Songs will bring the Nativity story to life. - Times: Saturday: 2:00 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m., Sunday: 2:30 p. ...
ssed as Lucia parade and distribute coffee and saffron or ginger buns. The girls in white dresses and red sashes are accompanied by boys dressed as Wise Men headed with pointy hats dotted with golden stars. All sing traditional songs and on this day, concerts are given in the churches. These S ...
