The tradition is to provide some hay and water for the camels on the evening of January 5, the night before Epiphany (January 6th) when the children usually receive their gifts.
they leave a gift for each of them
According to ehow.com, "Traditionally Mexican children will fill their shoes with hay for the camels and leave water and other food out for the Wise Men."
They do it on Three Kings Eve to feed the Camels that belong to the three Wise Men.
The kids polish their shoes, fill them with grass for the kings' camels and leave them right outside the door. The following morning, they find gifts in their shoes left there by the three kings. It is traditional to eat a bread called rosca de reyes.
They leave it outside there doorstep and then there santa puts presents or coal in itThey place their shoes on the doorstep, and in the secret of the night , the three wise man pass leaving gifts.
Everyone knows that they eat bad Australian children. The parents leave disobedient kids out in the desert and the camels carry them off never to be seen again. It's pretty neat solution when you think about it.
children do this during the epiphany (Three Kings Day) which is the evening of January 5 (morning of the 6th). This is the time when the three wise men brought gold, frankincense, and Myrrh to the baby Jesus. Though Puerto Rican Children also look forward to Santa Claus to bring them gifts every Christmas, children also look forward to Three Kings Day for even more gifts given to them by the Three Wise Men! Just like children in the US (and Puerto Rico) leave milk and cookies for Santa on Christmas, Children in Puerto Rico leave grass and water for the camels carrying the wise men on their trip around the world. And just like bad boys and girls would get nothing but a lump of coal from Santa Claus, bad boys and girls would be left a steaming pile of camel dung on the epiphany. ¡Filiz Navidad!
Three Kings Day is celebrated on January 6th in many Hispanic countries, although the customs in each country vary somewhat. January 6th is The Epiphany for Roman and Orthodox Catholics and Three Kings Day is based on the Biblical story about the Three Wise Men who came to see Jesus, bearing gifts for Him. Even though this day is a day of religious observance, a little fun has been thrown in for the kids in many Hispanic countries, such as Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay. Children polish their shoes and fill them with grass, then leave them outside their door. The grass is for the camels of the Three Kings. In the morning, the children will find the grass gone and their shoes filled with small gifts. A traditional sweet bread called rosca de Reyes is also eaten.
"And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and I will not leave my nation Israel" (1 Kings 6:13). G-d doesn't change his mind.
Dutch children leave out wooden shoes to be filled.
Because Bibby's contract ended and who wouldn't want to the play for the Heat over the Kings?
In Austria, children leave mince pies and a glass of Sherry as a treat for Santa. In the US, children leave milk and cookies.
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