3 Kings Day in Spain is when everyone exchanges presents. It does actually make more sense that presents are given on the 12th Day of Christmas.
The night before is when the 3 kings come and drop off all the presents to the children, anyone that has been naughty will get coal!
The night before is when the 3 kings come and drop off all the presents to the children, anyone that has been naughty will get coal!
In all the major towns will be a procession. We went to San Pedro. We were queuing on the roadside with everyone else, waiting and waiting, then we heard the procession coming. We were amongst all the locals who we assumed would know where the procession would come. So its finally coming, we can here all the banging and music of the drums and trumpets, very excited.......and they went down a different street.
We were peeing ourselves with laughter...only in Spain can they decide to change the route at last minute!
Everyone went running to the other street so we just joined in....this was our first time and didnt really know what to expect...we were just was advised by some good friends to take a carrier bag with you and that sweets get thrown at you.
Well....we ran in front of the procession and when passed by there was a big band, followed by floats with some small kids on all dressed up, throwing lots and lots of sweets out....then the other floats came passed with bigger kids who seemed to be really throwing this sweets quite hard...so hard we buried our face.
Its was a very funny experience and a one that everyone should see.
If it was in the UK Im pretty sure it would have been banned in case someone got hurt and then the town hall got sued, or it offended people on religious beliefs....it was a breath of fresh air.
Go see it next year.
El Corte Ingles in Puerto Banus was open until 12pm on January 5th, and nearly all shops was closed on the 6th January.
Everyone went running to the other street so we just joined in....this was our first time and didnt really know what to expect...we were just was advised by some good friends to take a carrier bag with you and that sweets get thrown at you.
Well....we ran in front of the procession and when passed by there was a big band, followed by floats with some small kids on all dressed up, throwing lots and lots of sweets out....then the other floats came passed with bigger kids who seemed to be really throwing this sweets quite hard...so hard we buried our face.
Its was a very funny experience and a one that everyone should see.
If it was in the UK Im pretty sure it would have been banned in case someone got hurt and then the town hall got sued, or it offended people on religious beliefs....it was a breath of fresh air.
Go see it next year.
El Corte Ingles in Puerto Banus was open until 12pm on January 5th, and nearly all shops was closed on the 6th January.
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