[Travelandtourism] Three Kings Celebration in Puerto Rico

[Cheryl]

Peter thank you but that is not necessary I was posting from my own information as well as the history in Puerto Rico I specialize in it so the information was also forwarded from the Puerto Rico tourism board 

Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:

>Hello Cheryl and everyone,
>
>    Variations of the Three Kings Celebration are held World-wide 
>particularly in Europe. Mary knows about how Christmas is observed in Spain 
>so I'll let her weigh in on that one.
>
>Peter Donahue
>
>
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>From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
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>Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:25 AM
>Subject: [Travelandtourism] Three Kings Celebration in Puerto Rico
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>
>Good morning all:
>The holidays just don't end on January 1, there are many holidays in other 
>areas of the US or the world that is celebrated, like Kwanzaa, which I am 
>not familiar with, my knowledge is about the Three Kings Celebration in 
>Puerto Rico.
>You may or may not know my husband, Nelson, well he was born and raised in 
>Puerto Rico until the age of the New York Mets here in NY, yeah boy is he 
>old, LOL.
>Anyway, he has been living in NY or as he says it the US, for over 50 years, 
>and yes, he robed the cradle.  LOL, nope was already married, and had a 
>child. I started at 12 rofl.
>Boy, am I in a silly mood today.
>Anyway, Three Kings
>The festival, celebrated since 1884, honors the Three Kings who brought 
>gifts of incense, gold and myrrh to the Baby Jesus. While the holiday is 
>celebrated throughout Puerto Rico, the largest gathering is found in a town 
>outside Ponce, called Juana Diaz. People of all ages and nationalities 
>converge on this small town to watch and participate in the festival.
>
>My husband and his family comes for the town of Juana Diaz.  He says he 
>comes from Ponce, but the city is Juana Diaz, in a little Barrio called, 
>Manizanilla.
>I am posting this another other things and places that go on in Puerto Rico, 
>because everyone thinks Puerto Rico is San Juan, and it isn't.
>It is like me saying I am from Brentwood, NY and let's face it, when you 
>mention, New York, everyone thinks, New York City, and a lot of people who 
>live on Long Island or other areas of NY, have never been to New York City.
>Also, Puerto Rico, is part of the USA, meaning No Passports Required, and 
>for those with the travel and tourism division, we may want to go as a 
>group, it is great, and plus if we go a certain time of the year when my 
>brother in law is not teaching, he knows the ins and outs of the Island.
>I will post tomorrow some of the things that we do and eat during the time 
>between thanksgiving and three kings, which is like going to Walt Disney 
>world during Christmas for myself, it is magical.
>The people of Puerto Rico, are real familia (family), like to party, but in 
>a different way they we like to, will give you the shirts off there backs, 
>like my Nelson.
>
>Anyway, back to the Three Kings Celebration, which start January 6
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