Monday 6th January 2010...a special day in Mexico!!

Monday, January 6 is Magic Kings Day

"Día de Reyes"

Although the tradition of receiving Baby Jesus on the night of December 24 has gained prominence in recent decades, Mexico claims the old traditions and the Three Kings Day is still one of the most important events in the different festivities of Christmas.

The Three Kings of the East tradition is one of the oldest in Mexico since the time of Spanish colonization and even today many families keep celebrating this special day where children are certainly the main protagonists. In despite of that in recent years the character of Santa Claus has become more significant.

Every January 6 we celebrate in Mexico the so-called Three Kings Day where the children wake up very early in the morning and run to open the gifts that the Three Kings of the East have left at the Christmas tree or near the representation of the Nativity. A festive day of games and family reunions where everything is special and where children continue believing in the magic of a Christmas, that this day is dismissed until next year.

On the 5th, Their Majesties leave the gifts while the children are sleeping, so that the 6th is celebrated as a special day where the traditional Rosca de Reyesis distributed. A bread with circular shape and a hole in the middle, made with a sweet dough, decorated with dried fruits and which hides a special surprise: the figure of a child. The lucky person who gets this figure will have to pay or invite the tamales on the Candlemas Day.

These days, the tradition orders to hide a Baby Jesus like main figure, generally a plastic one. And whoever finds it should invite those present on February 2, the Candlemas Day, delicious tamales. This day the Virgin Mary, mother of God, is commemorated. In its manger, in Bethlehem were received more than 2,000 years ago the 3 wise men who came with their animals to adore Jesus, with incense, gold and myrrh and that´s the reason of the celebration of the Three Kings Day in Mexico every January 6

So today is really a happy holiday for the locals.

I decided enough lazing around so I went over and worked for three hours cutting and trimming in Gracie’s yard I like doing this kind of work....

Then went to the gym for my first session of the new decade..the gym has been upgraded over the holidays and expanded and quite a few new machines installed......Aaron has not changed in the new year still worked me to an almost stop!!!

There has been some confusion Boyer the English class location were we told at the end of last semester that they had to find new class rooms and they could not and they were going to cancel this semester but at the vey last minute got a reprieve and we are able to stay put for one more semester.....so class starts on Wednesday!!!

I received this personal letter and I want to share with you not for self gratification but to show you the kind of students I have..this from a lovely young lady Iliana....

I like this appeals to my sense of humor ..you??

Also love this too!!!

Time for tea and my show!!

Yashi Kochi!!!